SBI General Suraksha Support Scholarship Program
Eligibility
• Open for Indian nationals only.
• Students who have been through any of the below two crisis situation –
• Lost their parent(s)/earning family member since January 2020, OR Earning family member lost their job/employment during COVID-19 pandemic
• Applicants must be studying in Class 9 to 12 and undergraduate (General and Professional) courses.
• Applicants should be currently enrolled and continuing their education.
• Annual family income of the applicant should not be more than INR 6,00,000 (6 Lakh) from all sources.
• Children of employees of SBI General and Buddy4Study are not eligible.
Benefits:
• For Class 9 to 12 students – INR 29,500 per annum
• For Graduation students – INR 38,500 per annum
Note:
• The scholarship amount also includes computer/tablet/mobile allowance to every scholar with an upper limit of INR 8,500 per beneficiary.
• The scholarship fund can be utilized only for academic purposes which include tuition fees, hostel fees, internet, books, stationery, online learning, etc.
Required Documents
• Passport size photograph
• Aadhaar card
• Family income proof (Salary Slip, Form 16, Income Certificate, ITR, etc.)
• Mark sheet of previous educational qualification
• Current academic year admission proof (fee receipt/admission letter/institution identity card/bonafide certificate)
• Proof of crisis (death certificate of patent(s) or proof of job loss)
• Reference from a person who knows the family’s crisis (Can be a school teacher, doctor, head of school, college, or a government officer, etc.)
• Bank account details of the scholarship applicant or parents (cancelled cheque/passbook copy)
How can you apply?
• Click the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
• Login to Buddy4Study with your registered ID and land onto the ‘Application Form Page’.
• If not registered on Buddy4Study - Register at Buddy4Study with your Email/Mobile/Gmail account.
• You will now be redirected to the ‘SBI General Suraksha Support Scholarship Program’ application form page.
• Click on the ‘Start Application’ button to begin the application process.
• Fill in the required details in the online application form.
• Upload relevant documents.
• Accept the ‘Terms and Conditions’ and click on ‘Preview’.
• If all the details filled in by the applicant are correctly showing on the preview screen, click on the ‘Submit’ button to complete the application process.
Last date: October 31, 2021