National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC)
(Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Pwds)
Ministry of Social Justice Empowerment, Govt. of India.
Unit No. 11 & 12, Ground Floor, DLF Prime Tower,
Okhla Phase –I, Near Tehkhand Village, New Delhi-110020
Email: nhfdc97@gmail.com
Website: http://www.nhfdc.nic.in

SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME II ― FOR 2500 DIFFERENTLY ABLED STUDENTS

Objective

The objective of the Scheme is to provide financial assistance to the differently-abled students to enable them to pursue professional or technical courses from recognized institutes and get employed/self employed.

Differently-abled students face several barriers physical, financial, psychological, mental in pursuing studies and living with dignity. At times such students are deprived of harnessing their latent skills and thereby miss the opportunity to earn their livelihood and find a dignified place for themselves in the society. This scheme envisages encouraging differenly-abled students by providing scholarships and other assistance to pursue professional or technical courses and various skill development courses for their empowerment.

The following benefits will be available under the scheme:-

Non-refundable fees shall be fully awarded in case of Government/Government-aided institution. In case of private Institutes the reimbursement would be restricted to similar courses in Government-aided institutions.

Maintenance Allowance will be paid to the students for a period of 10 months only in
one academic year at following rates.    

Professional Graduate Courses : Rs. 2500/- per month (Maintenance Allowance)

Rs. 6000/- per annum (Book/Stationary allowance)

Professional Post-Graduate courses: Rs. 3000/- per month (Maintenance Allowance)

Rs. 10000/- per annum (Book/Stationary allowance)
Along with the application the following enclosures will have to be furnished:
Academic record-attested copies of relevant certificates/mark sheets for the qualifying examination
Proof of annual income – Proof of income shall include last
Proof of annual income - Proof of income shall include last salary slip of parent/guardian, acknowledgement of income tax/income certificate e from revenue official/gazetted officer/public representative e.g. MP, MLA, MLC, Panchayat officials etc.

Attested copy of Disability certificate
Course fee receipt if any, duly paid during the academic session;

Receipt/Invoice of eligible assistive devices duly countersigned by the authorized signatory of the institution

Attested copy of Aadhar Card
Prepare the following files to upload at the time of filling of application form.

Disability certificate should be in pdf,doc format having file size not more than 100 kb.
Current Year Paid Fee Receipt should be in pdf,doc format having file size not more than 100 kb.
Candidate Photo should be in jpg,bmp,png format having file size not more than 50 kb.
Cancel cheque Or Copy of pass book should be in pdf,doc format having file size not more than 100 kb..
In case of Renewal Form.
Marksheet of previous year(In case of semester system,enclose marksheet of two semester in one pdf()Upto 100kb)
To register: http://www.nhfdc.nic.in/Document_needed.htm
For more details: http://www.nhfdc.nic.in/scholarship.html
Applications will be available upto : 30th June 2021for Renewal.