JNU Scholarship Details

Pratiki Patra

Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, believes that the journey to successful career excellence can be daunting, with financial hurdles coming in the way. Therefore, the college offers various scholarships to ensure their growth and passion for crafting a well-rounded academic and professional life. Further details about the JNU scholarship are given below.

• Merit-cum-Means Scholarships
• Ford Foundation Scholarships
• Prof. Ramesha Rao Scholarship and Travel Grant
• Tendulkar Scholarship
• Prof. Nurul Hasan Scholarship
• Jawahar Bhawan Trust Scholarship
• Prof. MJK Thavaraj MCM Scholarship
• D S Gardi Sanskrit Scholarship
• Prof. Gouri Shankar Singhal Merit Scholarship

Merit-cum-Means Scholarships: A number of Merit-cum-Means scholarships are offered for worthy and distinguished students whose annual household income does not exceed Rs 2,50,000 or as may be determined from time to time. Scholarship payments will be governed by the guidelines in effect at the University at the time.

Ford Foundation Scholarships: For students in the School of International Studies' M.A. Program, a limited number of ford foundation scholarships of Rs 700 per month are available. The Jawaharlal Nehru University Delhi scholarships will be awarded solely on the basis of merit. Furthermore, students pursuing studies can apply for the following endowments (scholarships), fellowships, and awards.

Prof. Ramesha Rao Scholarship and Travel Grant: Dr. (Mrs.) K. Sudha Rao, wife of Late Prof. A. Ramesha Rao of the School of Life Sciences, donated Rs.10,000 to establish an endowment for the "A. Ramesha Rao Scholarship and Travel Grant" for students who receive the highest grade in Cancer Biology, a discipline in which Professor Rao specialised and guided students. The award is for ten months at a monthly rate of Rs 3,000 per year, with a travel grant of Rs 30,000 to an M.Phil/PhD student for presenting a paper at an international conference, seminar, or other events in the field of cancer biology.

Tendulkar Scholarship: The JNU offers a scholarship of Rs 400 per month to two students from different centres of the school of social sciences on a rotating basis for a term of two years.

Prof. Nurul Hasan Scholarship: For the promotion of education and other Ideals and values for which Prof. Hasan worked during his lifetime, two scholarships of Rs.1500 per month each are awarded for a period of one year to students of second year M.A./M.Sc./MCA students with the highest CGPA at the end of the first year, one for social science subjects and the other for science subjects.

Jawahar Bhawan Trust Scholarship: These scholarships worth Rs.1000 per month are offered to ten students for one year (two semesters). Students must maintain a CGPA of 5.5 at the end of the third semester of MA/M.Sc. or the fifth semester in the case of MCA.

Prof. MJK Thavaraj MCM Scholarship: MA(Economics) first-year students at the school of Social Sciences are eligible for two scholarships for Rs 300 each per month and Rs 2000 as a contingency.

D S Gardi Sanskrit Scholarship: Two MA students in Sanskrit Studies are annually given for two years. These JNU scholarships are given out based on a student's performance in the first semester.

Prof. Gouri Shankar Singhal Merit Scholarship: One scholarship of Rs.1000 per month for one year to an M.Sc. (SLS) 2nd-year student who achieved the highest CGPA after the third semester, to be selected at the school level based on merit and need. Under the earn, as you learn the system, there is a provision for pupils from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.