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The GyanDhan Scholarship is a one-time merit based award granted to academically bright Indian student going to pursue postgraduate studies abroad irrespective of the country.

Benefits Worth

INR 100,000

Deadline

30 Sep 2024

Country

Multiple

Course Level

Masters

Special Restrictions

NA

Scholarship Type

Merit based
The Prodigy Finance - GyanDhan Engineering Scholarship funds two academically bright Indian students to study abroad.

Benefits Worth

₹ 210,961
USD 2,500

Deadline

31 Aug 2024

Country

Multiple

Course Level

-

Special Restrictions

NA

Scholarship Type

Merit based
The Prodigy Finance - GyanDhan Scholarship funds two academically bright Indian students to study abroad.

Benefits Worth

₹ 210,961
USD 2,500

Deadline

31 Aug 2024

Country

Multiple

Course Level

Masters

Special Restrictions

NA

Scholarship Type

Merit based
IU Scholarships at IU Internationale Hochschule, Germany offer 40% - 75% funding for international students on basis of academic merit & financial need for undergraduate & postgraduate studies.

Benefits Worth

Variable

Deadline

15 Feb 2025

Country

Germany

Course Level

-

Special Restrictions

NA

Scholarship Type

-
The University of Adelaide Global Citizens Scholarship provides reduction in tuition fee for international undergraduate & postgraduate students of different academic disciplines.

Benefits Worth

Variable

Deadline

15 Jan 2025

Country

Australia

Course Level

Masters, Undergrad

Special Restrictions

NA

Scholarship Type

Merit based
The Aga Khan Foundation Scholarship for Indian students is a 50% grant & 50% loan funding for graduate courses abroad, provided upon academic merit & financial need.

Benefits Worth

Variable

Deadline

15 Jan 2025

Country

Multiple

Course Level

Masters

Special Restrictions

NA

Scholarship Type

Merit & Need based
Orange Tulip Scholarship (OTS) gives talented undergraduate, graduate, doctoral Indian students the opportunity to study in Netherlands with partial or full coverage of the tuition fees.

Benefits Worth

Variable

Deadline

01 Apr 2025

Country

Netherlands

Course Level

Masters

Special Restrictions

NA

Scholarship Type

Merit based
Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships are designed for Indian Ph.D. scholars registred at an Indian institution to conduct part of their research in the US with sponsorship.

Benefits Worth

Variable

Deadline

15 Jul 2024

Country

United States

Course Level

Phd

Special Restrictions

NA

Scholarship Type

Merit & Need based
DAAD Scholarships in Germany offer financial support to international students enrolled for full-time graduate and doctoral level courses.

Benefits Worth

Variable

Deadline

15 Jan 2025

Country

Germany

Course Level

Masters, Phd

Special Restrictions

NA

Scholarship Type

Merit Based
The Cornell University Tata Scholarship awards approximately 20 scholarships to deserving Indian students with academic merit & leadership skills pursuing undergraduate courses at Cornell university.

Benefits Worth

Variable

Deadline

15 Jan 2025

Country

United States

Course Level

Undergrad

Special Restrictions

NA

Scholarship Type

Need based
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Why do you need a Scholarship?

A scholarship for studying abroad is beneficial as it provides crucial financial support, making education at prestigious institutions accessible. Beyond cost relief, it offers a diverse and enriching learning experience, fostering personal growth and independence. The exposure to different cultures enhances language skills and broadens perspectives, creating a globally-minded individual. Additionally, the international experience enriches resumes, increasing career opportunities, and the diverse network built abroad proves valuable both personally and professionally. Overall, a scholarship for overseas education is a gateway to a comprehensive, transformative, and globally relevant academic journey.

What is a merit-based scholarship?

As the name suggests, these scholarships are given to students who have proved their merit – either in the field of academics, sports, extra-curricular, or something similar. These scholarships take into account a student’s exceptional achievement in any of the above fields. Most Universities offer such scholarships to deserving students who have demonstrated their achievements in these fields.

What is a need-based scholarship?

These scholarships take into account a student’s financial background. In order to be eligible for these scholarships, students should belong to a financially weaker background and should need financial assistance for pursuing their desired program. Though the student’s financial background is the primary concern for this scholarship, it should be remembered that even for this kind of scholarship, a student’s academic record is considered and only students who have demonstrated their zeal to learn and their academic prowess are given this scholarship.

Which are country specific scholarships?

Country-specific scholarships: Many governments, public authorities, or universities award scholarships, bursaries, and funds to students belonging to a particular country. For example, The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF), in a bid to promote “understanding between the people of the United States and India through an academic and cultural exchange” offers Fulbright-Nehru fellowships, Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship, etc. for Indian students studying in the U.S.A.

What are college-specific scholarships?

These scholarships are specific to individual colleges are awarded only to Indian students pursuing any program in that specific college. These scholarships are highly competitive and students are awarded this based on their academic performance, over-all profile, personal achievements in any field, etc.

How GyanDhan help students?

Explore various scholarships easily with GyanDhan! We understand the pivotal role scholarships play in easing financial burdens for studying abroad. Visit our dedicated page, filter scholarships based on eligibility, and find direct application links. Simplify your study abroad dream with GyanDhan—your go-to resource for scholarships and application assistance. Contact us at contact@gyandhan.com for support from our study abroad partners.

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    Vaibhav Desai

    Stevens Institute of Technology, USA

    An alumnus of Stevens Institute of Technology, Vaibhav Desai was working as Data Engineer- SQL at Datavail Infotech. He later decided to pursue MS in US to open up many career opportunities. While articulating how he planned his MS in U...

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    Ashish Acharya

    National College of Ireland, Ireland

    Ashish's life story includes working for multiple companies when he decided to pursue masters from abroad after realizing the boom in the analytics sector. He did his masters from National College of Ireland. In his story, Ashish also s...

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    Yugali Gullapalli

    University of Wisconsin-Madison , USA

    Yugali shares the excerpts from her journey's story of pursuing MS in Computer Systems and Networking, Wisconsin-Madison US. She wanted global exposure and thus chose to study abroad. She describes how she was facing issues with the spe...

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    Ganga Barani

    SUNY Buffalo, USA

    Read how Ganga Barani planned his MS from the SUNY Buffalo US. While working as a software developer at a product-based MNC, he yearned for seeing the world and made his mind to study abroad. In his story, he also tells GyanDhan came as...

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    Abhishek Kumar

    Purdue University, USA

    Graduation from NIT Nagpur and then 4 years in TCS Mumbai, Abhishek's study abroad journey is an interesting tale of planning, preparing, and finally pursuing MS from the Arizona State University. His recollects how he successfully plan...

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    Pradeep Shekhar

    University of California, USA

    A graduate of IIT Madras, Pradeep Shekhar went on pursue Masters in Communications and Signal Processing from University of California, Santa Barabara. Pradeep revisits his journey to UCSB from IIT Madras and also shares how GyanDhan he...

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    Hemalatha Jayakrishnan

    Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

    To steer up the career opportunities while working at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Hemalatha Jayakrishnan decided to pursue abroad education. She went on to do MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology, United States. Hemalatha...

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    Ashutosh Sharma

    The University of Utah, USA

    Discontented by his career growth, Ashutosh Sharma decided to give his career a major boost and went on to pursue MS in Business Analytics from The University of Utah. Ashustosh describes his study abroad journey and also recollects how...

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    Deepa Krishnakumar

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    Deepa was in the academic world working as an assistant professor when het peer group and seniors suggested her about the quality education and career opportunities of abroad education. In her story to the University of Auckland, New Ze...

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    Akash Kashyap

    Arizona State University, USA

    Akash has a deep interest in analytics and was working in Deloitte as a consultant when he decided to study abroad to beef up the career opportunities. He did MS in Business Analytics & Information Management from Purdue University. In h...

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    Carnegie Mellon University

    Sreyash is an MS graduate from Carnegie Mellon University. He has done his BTech in Computer Science and Engineering from NIIT University. Sreyash is currently working as an Associate Security Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Seatt...

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    Omkar Jadhav

    Northeastern University

    Omkar is pursuing MS in Bioengineering from Northeastern University. His goal is to work as a Research and Development Engineer in a Biomedical company and introduce pioneering devices to restore health and increase life expectancy.

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    HEC Paris

    Swanubhooti is pursuing MBA from HEC Paris. An engineering graduate, she has worked as Senior Analyst at KPMG. Swanubhooti wishes to strategize and implement sustainable futuristic business solutions through automation.

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