Scholarships Opportunities for Students — page 5

Colgate Keep India Smiling Scholarship Program

Colgate-Palmolive India

A scholarship combined with mentorship for economically weaker school and college students in India, spanning educational, sports, and general-merit categories.

Apply → colgatekeepindiasmiling.com

Ericsson Empowering Girlchild Scholarship

Ericsson

A scholarship for underprivileged girl students pursuing engineering (IT/CS) or MBA programs in India, aimed at improving gender diversity in technology careers.

#scholarship#women-in-stem#india

Apply → ericsson.com

JK Cement / Laxmipat Singhania Foundation

JK Laxmipat Vidya Scholarship

A scholarship for economically disadvantaged school and college students in India, awarded based on merit and family financial need.

Apply → jklaxmipatfoundation.org

Ministry of Education, Government of India

Central Sector Scheme of Scholarships for College and University Students

A national merit-based scholarship for Indian students from lower-income families entering college, renewable annually based on continued academic performance.

Apply → scholarships.gov.in

LIC HFL Vidyadhan Scholarship

LIC Housing Finance

A scholarship for meritorious students from economically weaker sections of Indian society, covering school and college education costs.

Apply → vidyadhan.org

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

AICTE Swanath Scholarship

A scholarship for orphans and dependents of deceased or disabled armed forces personnel pursuing technical higher education in India.

Apply → aicte-india.org

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

AICTE Pragati Scholarship for Girl Students

A government scholarship supporting girl students pursuing technical undergraduate education, aimed at improving female representation in engineering fields.

#scholarship#india#women-in-stem

Apply → aicte-pragati-saksham-gov.in

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (UK)

Commonwealth Master's Scholarships

Full scholarships for master's study at UK universities for students from developing Commonwealth countries, covering tuition, travel, and living costs.

📍 United KingdomPaidHard

#scholarship#commonwealth#uk

Apply → cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk

📍 Global (online submission)PaidMedium

Ayn Rand Institute Essay Contests (Anthem, Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged)

Ayn Rand Institute

A set of annual essay contests open to students on Ayn Rand's novels Anthem, The Fountainhead, and Atlas Shrugged, each with a tiered cash prize pool and separate age brackets.

#competition#essay#literature

Apply → aynrand.org

Obama Foundation / Airbnb

Obama Foundation Voyager Scholarship

A scholarship and summer travel-fellowship for undergraduates committed to public service, combining tuition support with a funded storytelling trip abroad.

📍 United States (with international travel component)PaidHard

#scholarship#public-service#travel

Apply → obama.org

📍 Global (online)PaidMedium

IBM Master the Mainframe Challenge

IBM

A three-level self-paced learning competition teaching mainframe computing fundamentals, with travel stipends and scholarships awarded to top performers.

#competition#mainframe#coding

Apply → ibm.com

📍 India / United StatesPaidHard

College Board India Scholars Program

College Board

A program waiving SAT fees and, for top scorers from lower-income families, providing full-tuition scholarships at partner universities for Indian students.

#scholarship#sat#india

Apply → indiascholars.collegeboard.org

HDFC Parivartan ECSS Scholarship

HDFC Bank

A need-based scholarship for meritorious school and college students from low-income households across India, part of HDFC's broader education-access initiative.

Apply → hdfcbank.com

Raman Kant Munjal Foundation

Raman Kant Munjal Scholarship

A need-based scholarship supporting students from lower-income families in India who are pursuing finance-related undergraduate degrees.

#scholarship#finance#india

Apply → ramankantmunjalfoundation.org

Bharti Airtel Scholarship

Bharti Airtel Foundation

A need-based scholarship covering tuition and living costs for first-year undergraduates from low-income households entering engineering, science, or technology programs.

Apply → bhartifoundation.org

L'Oréal India For Young Women in Science Scholarship

L'Oréal India

A scholarship for female undergraduate and postgraduate students pursuing scientific fields, intended to counter the gender gap in STEM higher education.

#scholarship#women-in-stem#india

Apply → lorealindiaforwomeninscience.com

Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship (India)

Amazon

A scholarship supporting academically strong, financially underserved students — with a particular focus on girls — through undergraduate engineering or computer science study in India.

#scholarship#engineering#india

Apply → amazonfutureengineer.com

Schmidt Futures / Rhodes Trust

RISE (Rhodes Trust / Schmidt Futures)

A global talent search identifying teenagers for a lifetime of support — scholarships, mentorship, and community — aimed at helping them pursue work that benefits others.

📍 Global (online application)PaidMedium

#fellowship#scholarship#youth

Apply → risefortheworld.org

Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation

Narotam Sekhsaria Scholarship Programme

An interest-free loan scholarship with mentoring support for Indian students pursuing postgraduate study either in India or abroad.

📍 India and abroadPaidMedium

#scholarship#india#graduate

Apply → nsfoundation.co.in

📍 Global (study abroad)PaidMedium

J.N. Tata Endowment Scholarship

J.N. Tata Endowment

A century-old, interest-free loan scholarship supporting Indian students pursuing postgraduate, doctoral, or research study abroad across virtually any discipline.

#scholarship#india#graduate

Apply → jntataendowment.org

Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation

Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarships

Loan-based scholarships supporting Indian students pursuing full-time postgraduate study, research, or professional training abroad in almost any field.

📍 Global (study abroad)PaidHard

#scholarship#india#graduate

Apply → inlaksfoundation.org

Breakthrough Prize Foundation

Breakthrough Junior Challenge

A global video competition inviting teens to explain a challenging concept in life sciences, physics, or mathematics in an engaging short film, with a major scholarship as the top prize.

📍 Global (online submission)PaidMedium

#competition#science-communication#scholarship

Apply → breakthroughjuniorchallenge.org

📍 Multiple countriesPaidHard

Aga Khan International Scholarship Programme

Aga Khan Foundation

A part-grant, part-loan postgraduate scholarship for outstanding students from select developing countries who have no other means of financing further study.

#scholarship#graduate#financial-need

Apply → the.akdn

Institute of International Education / Quad Governments (Australia, India, Japan, US)

Quad Fellowship

A one-time award supporting 100 students annually from Australia, India, Japan and the US to pursue STEM master's or doctoral study in the United States.

📍 United StatesPaidHard

#scholarship#stem#graduate

Apply → quadfellowship.org