National Overseas Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities
Comprehensive financial support for Indian students with disabilities (40%+) to pursue Masters or PhD at recognised foreign universities, covering maintenance allowance, tuition fees, travel, medical insurance, and assistive equipment.
About this scheme
The National Overseas Scholarship for Students with Disabilities (NOS-SWD) is a scheme by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. It provides comprehensive financial support to Indian students with disabilities for pursuing Masters or PhD studies at recognised foreign universities. Benefits include an annual maintenance allowance of USD 15,400 (USA) or £9,900 (UK), full tuition fee reimbursement, economy-class air travel, visa fees, medical insurance, and an assistive equipment allowance.
Eligibility
- Citizenship: Must be an Indian citizen
- Disability: Certified disability of 40% or above under the RPwD Act, 2016 (visual, hearing, speech, locomotor, intellectual, or multiple disabilities)
- Age limit: Up to 35 years as of the first day of the application month
- Annual family income: ≤ ₹6,00,000 per annum
- Admission: Must hold an unconditional offer/admission letter from a recognised foreign university for a full-time Masters or PhD programme
- Exclusion: Cannot hold any other scholarship simultaneously or have previously studied abroad on another government scholarship
Benefits
- Annual maintenance allowance: USD 15,400 (USA) / £9,900 (UK)
- Annual contingency allowance: USD 1,500 (USA) / £1,100 (UK)
- Full tuition fee reimbursement (actual amount)
- Economy-class air travel (India ↔ foreign university) — actual fare
- Visa fees — actual
- Medical insurance premium — actual
- Assistive equipment allowance — as applicable
Required documents
- Application form (downloaded from disabilityaffairs.gov.in, in duplicate)
- Birth certificate or Class 10 certificate (age proof)
- Disability certificate from competent authority
- Aadhaar card
- Voter ID(optional)
- PAN card(optional)
- Bank account linked with Aadhaar
- All educational certificates and mark sheets
- Income certificate and ITR copies
- Unconditional admission letter from foreign university
- Study plan (up to 500 words)
- Self-declaration (not availing any other scholarship)
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