What is DCT Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Scheme by Dempo Charities Trust ?
Dempo Charities Trust invites applications from meritorious but financially weak Goan students for the DCT Scholarship Scheme, Goa, a merit-cum-means scholarship that seeks to help them pursue postgraduate or professional education in Goa or in eminent institutions located in other states of India.
What is Eligibility Criteria ?
To be eligible for the scholarship, an applicant must:
- Have domicile in the state of Goa
- Have obtained admission to any postgraduate or professional programme in Goa or in any institution of repute in India during the academic year 2018-19
- Not be a recipient of any other scholarship/freeship from the Central/State government or any other source
- Not have family income from all sources more than Rs. 6 lakhs per annum
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What are benefits ?
The amount of scholarship shall cover tuition fee and other fees/charges including hostel fees as approved by the University/Institution concerned, either in full or in part, as per the recommendations of the Scholarship committee.
How to Apply?
Step 1 : Go to the official website of The House of Dempo provided below.
http://www.dempos.com/
Step 2 : Then read the instructions carefully and click on the “Click Here To Apply” button at the end of the page.
Step 3 : Fill the application form with the required details and click on Submit button
Step 4 : After submitting, you will get a copy of this application form by email. Note the Application ID, Print the email and submit it along with the documents mentioned below to –
Dempo Charities Trust,
Dempo House, Campal,
Panaji-Goa 403001
What are documents required ?
The following documents are required along with the application:
- Copy of letter of admission to the postgraduate/professional programme
- Copy of receipt towards tuition fee, other fees, hostel fees, etc. (excluding deposits) paid by the student
- Copy of statement of marks of the preceding Board/University examination
- Valid family income certificate for the preceding year, issued by competent government authority
- IT returns of both parents for the preceding three years
What are Terms & Conditions ?
- A Committee appointed by the Trust shall scrutinize the applications and shall recommend to the Trustees a list of candidates for award of the merit-cum-means scholarship for the year. The decision of the Trust in determining the total amount to be disbursed every year by way of scholarship, in selection of the candidates, and the quantum of scholarship per candidate, shall be final and binding.
- Up to 50% of the scholarships shall be earmarked for girl students.