Vidyadhan Scholarship Program from Sarojini Damodaran Foundation
Vidyadhan Scholarship Program from Sarojini Damodaran
Foundation supports the college education of meritorious students from
economically challenged families. The students are selected after completion of
10th grade /SSLC through a rigorous selection process including test and
interview. Currently Vidyadhan program has around 2800 students across the
following states: Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Andhra Pradesh,
Gujarat, Maharashtra and Telangana.
Those selected will be eligible for two year scholarship
from the Foundation. If they continue to do well, they will be given
scholarship for pursuing any degree course of their interest; these
scholarships are directly through the foundation or external sponsors who have
registered with the Foundation. The scholarship amount for graduation courses
varies from Rs 10,000 to Rs 60,000 per year depending on the state, course,
duration etc. The selected students will be required to attend the mentoring
programs from the Foundation.
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
Please see below for the currently open scholarship
programs. Click on the program to see related information.
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS
The scholarship amount for 11th and 12th grade will be a
maximum of Rs. 6000/year.
WHO CAN APPLY?
Students whose family annual income is less than Rs. 2 Lakhs
and who have completed their 10th grade/SSC exam in the year 2018 from Andhra
Pradesh. They should also have scored 90% or obtained 9 CGPA in their 10th
Grade/SSC examination. The cut off mark for students with disability is 75%.
SELECTION PROCESS
SDF will shortlist the applicants based on the academic
performance and the information provided in the application form. The
shortlisted candidates will be invited for a test/interview. Exact locations
for the test and interview will be informed to the shortlisted students
individually. SDF will reimburse the out of district travel expense of the
student and a parent for eligible cases.
IMPORTANT DATES:
30th June 2018: Application last date
10th July 2018: Screening Test
10th July to 30th August 2018: Interview/Tests will be
scheduled during this time frame. Exact date and location will be intimated to
each of the shortlisted candidates.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Scanned copies of the following are required
10th Marksheet (If original
marksheet is not available , you can upload provisional /online marksheet from
the SSLC/CBSE/ICSC website)
Income Certificate
(from a competent authority; ration card not accepted.)
Photograph
CONTACT DETAILS
For any clarifications send an email to
vidyadhan.andhra@sdfoundationindia.com or call Umasankar, Phone: 8367751309.
How To Apply? :
1.
You need to have a personal Email Account to apply
online. DO NOT USE THE EMAIL ID of cyber café/DTP centre since all future
communications will be sent to the registered email id. If you do not have an
email ID, please create a new account in www.gmail.com or with any other email
service providers. Please memorize the email login and password for future use.
2.
While registering a new account you will be asked
for details like:
a.
First Name: Please mention your first name as per your
educational records.
b.
Last Name: Please mention your last name as per your
educational records.
c.
Email ID: Please mention your email address and do not forget
to regularly check this email account for our intimation. For future login, use
the email id.
d.
Vidyadhan Password: Please choose a complex password for
the user name you have created above. The Password should have at least
8 characters. This password is not same as the password you have created for
the email id. When you log into the vidyadhan application next time, you have
to use the email id and the vidyadhan password you have created. Please
remember it; do not write it anywhere for security reasons. If you forget the
password then you can retrieve it by clicking "Forgot Password" link
in the Home Page.
3.
Click on "Apply Now " button. An email
will be sent to your email account with account activation link.
4.
Please open your email in a new window and open the
account activation email. Click on the activation link provided in that email.
This will open the home page with a message that Account is activated and a
login form to proceed further.
5.
Please login with the email id and the vidyadhan
password that you have entered in Step 2 above while registering a new account.
6.
After you login you can see a link "Help"
on the main menu. You can click on that link to read help and instructions for
creating an application, updating and tracking it.
7.
Please select the appropriate scholarship program
from the list available programs and click on the 'Apply Now' button to create
your application.
8.
After creating the application you can edit it and
make changes by clicking on Edit Application on top of the application.
9.
After you complete the application and submit, you
will get a message “submission successful”. However please note that the
application will be considered complete only after you upload the mandatory
documents and photograph.
Please check your email regularly for communication and updates from
SDF.
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