A scholarship has always been a financial help for the students who are financially weak. Thus, to carry on the process of Scholarship Colgate has come up with the Keep India Smiling Foundation scholarship for the year 2019-2020. The scholarship has been provided by the Colgate India company that is a toothpaste company residing in India for many years and this year they have decided to provide scholarship to different aspects of students. So today we will talk about all the details of the Keep India Smiling Scholarship for the year 2019-2020.
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Keep India Smiling Foundation Scholarship 2019 – 2020
The Keep India Smiling Foundation was developed by Colgate India. And now the scholarship schemes have been announced under the foundation. There are many types of scholarship that are the scholarship for the students who are still in Class 11th or Class 12th. Also, there are scholarships for students who were pursuing postgraduate or undergraduate degrees. Many other types of scholarship schemes are also available on the foundation.
Benefits Of The Scholarship
The Keep India Smiling Foundation scholarship scheme will provide many benefits to the beneficiaries under the scholarships. Few such benefits are given below:-
- First of all, an incentive will be provided to the beneficiaries under the scholarship scheme.
- The programme will also focus on mentorship to the beneficiaries.
- The applicant will be provided career guidance when required.
Different Types Of Scholarship
As mentioned above there are several types of scholarships which are provided by the Keep Smiling India Foundation:-
- First Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship Programme for Education
- Second Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship Programme for Sportspersons
- Third Keep India Smiling Foundational Grant for Individuals Helping Others
About Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship
The Keep Smiling Foundational Scholarship program for education is a program for the students who are studying any type of education. Under this category the following scholarships are provided to the students:-
Scholarship for Class 11th
To be eligible for the scholarships for class 11th, the students must go through the following eligibility criteria as mentioned below :-
- Must have passed Class 10 board examination in 2019
- Candidate Must be enrolled in Class 11 at a recognised school in India
- Must have scored at least 75% in Class 10 board exams
- Annual family income should be less than INR 5 Lakhs.
- The Scholarship Amount is INR 20,000 per year for 2 years.
Scholarship for Graduation/Diploma
To be eligible for the scholarships for Graduation/Diploma, the students must go through the following eligibility criteria as mentioned below :-
- Must have passed Class 12 board examination in 2019
- Must have scored a minimum 60% in Class 12 board exams
- Must be enrolled in a 3-year graduation/diploma programme in a recognised institution of India
- Annual family income should be less than INR 5 Lakhs
- The Scholarship Amount is INR 30,000 per year for 3 year.
Scholarship for UG/Engineering
To be eligible for the scholarships for UG/Engineering, the students must go through the following eligibility criteria as mentioned below:-
- Applicant Must have passed Class 12 board examination in 2019
- Must have scored a minimum 60% in Class 12 board exams
- Must be enrolled in any recognised undergraduate engineering programme in India
- Annual family income should be less than INR 5 Lakhs
- Scholarship Amount is INR 30,000 per year for 4 years
Scholarship for Vocational Courses
To be eligible for the scholarships for Vocational Courses, students must go through the following eligibility criteria as mentioned below:-
- Must have passed Class 12 board examination in 2019
- Must have scored a minimum 60% in Class 12 board exams
- Must be enrolled in any vocational course at any recognised institution in India
- Annual family income should be less than INR 5 Lakhs
- The Scholarship Amount is INR 20,000 for 1 year
Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship Sportspersons
The Keep Smiling Foundational Scholarship program for Sportsperson is a program for the students who are representing our country in sports. To be eligible for the scholarship applicants must go through the following eligibility criteria :-
- Must have represented the country/state/district at national/state or district level
- Must be ranked within 500 in the national ranking/ within 100 in the state ranking/ within 10 in the district ranking
- Annual family income should be less than INR 5 Lakhs
- The Scholarship Amount is INR 75,000 per year for 3 years.
About Keep India Smiling Foundational Grant for Individuals Helping Others
The Keep Smiling Foundational Scholarship program for Individuals Helping Others is a program for the students who are having a keen interest in helping others. To be eligible for the scholarship applicants must go through the following eligibility criteria :-
- Must be involved in activities like teaching a group of underprivileged children or providing sports training to them
- Must be from the economically weaker or moderate-income group of the society
- The Scholarship Amount is INR 75,000 per year for 2 years.
Documents Required To Fill Out The Application Form
The following documents are required to fill out the application form:-
- Passport size photograph for identification.
- Valid ID proof you can submit either Aadhaar Card/Driving License/Voter Id Card/Pan Card.
- Income Proof – Income certificate/BPL certificate/Food security certificate to prove the prescribed income.
- The latest mark sheet and education certificate to prove the prescribed marks.
- Disability certificate, in the case of any physical disability.
- Name & Registration no. of NGO/Rotary/Association/ Not for profit (If applying for general financial support category)
Application Procedure For The Scholarship
- The Candidate who wish to apply for Keep India Smiling Foundation Scholarship
- Firstly Visit the official Website
- After that Click on the “Application Form OR Apply Online” and Fill all the required details carefully
- Now upload all required documents and then click on the submit button.
- Take a Print out of application form for future use