Here are two scholarships for students with COVID-affected families
Scholarships or financial aids are the backbone of an education system. They allow merit to flourish amidst financial challenges. In the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, thousands of students have lost their parents making it difficult (impossible in some cases!) for them to continue with their studies. There are also others, whose parents, the sole bread-earners of the family have lost jobs during the pandemic making them unable to pay school fees. Amidst such a crisis, two organizations have stepped up to make a worthwhile difference in the lives of students with COVID-affected families. They are offering scholarships to these students to ensure that they can continue with their studies. Here is a low-down on them.
Digital Bharati Covid Scholarship
This is a benevolent initiative by PI India (Parliamentarians with Innovators for India) to lend support to primary and secondary students whose one or both parents have succumbed to COVID. This five-year long stipend will be specifically conferred to these students who will receive vouchers to subscribe to the online learning portals for study assistance. The initiative also includes providing gadget supports to relevant students.
Eligibility criteria:
- Students have to be Indian nationals
- They must be between class I and XII.
- Either or both parents must have succumbed to COVID-19 since January 2020.
Application Deadline: 31st August 2021 (may or may not be extended)
Process of Application:
- Go to the official website (digitalbharati.org) and click on “apply now.”
- Fill up the form with relevant information, upload the necessary documents (previous years’ marksheets, ID proofs, bank account details etc.) and click on submit.
Covid Crisis (Jyoti Prakash) Support Scholarship
This initiative has been taken by the Buddy4Study India Foundation to assist students whose families have suffered massive financial setback (loss of jobs, shutdown of business and commerce etc.) due to COVID-19 pandemic. Concerned students will also receive suitable career counselling from professionals and free access to relevant online courses. Benefits include:
- INR 9,000 for students till Class VIII
- INR 12,000 for Class IX & X students
- INR 15,000 for Class XI & XII students
- INR 18,000 to 30,000 for under-graduate students
Eligibility Criteria:
- Students have to be Indian nationals.
- They have to be between classes I, XII and graduation.
- Loss of the only earner of the family to the COVID-19 virus.
- Unemployment of parents
Application Deadline: 31st August 2021 (may or may not be extended)
Process of Application:
- Go to the Buddy4Study India Foundation’s official website, find the scholarship headline and follow the application process mentioned there.
- Start the application, fill the necessary details and upload the relevant documents (refer to the website) and submit it.