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Reliance and Azim Premji scholarships open for 2026-27
The Reliance Foundation Scholarships will accept applications until October 5, 2026. First-year undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in regular full-time degrees in India can apply. UG applicants need at least 60 percent…
The Reliance Foundation Scholarships will accept applications until October 5, 2026. First-year undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in regular full-time degrees in India can apply. UG applicants need at least 60 percent in Class 12 with a household income below Rs 15 lakh, PG eligibility is for select future-ready fields. Selected students receive up to Rs 2 lakh for UG and Rs 6 lakh for PG, along with mentorship and leadership opportunities.
The Azim Premji Scholarship 2026 is open to girl students who passed Classes 10 and 12 from a government school in an eligible state or Union Territory and have joined the first year of a recognised undergraduate degree or diploma (2 to 5 years) in 2026, 27. Selected students receive Rs 30,000 per year for the full duration of their first degree or diploma. The deadline to apply is August 31.
Other listings include Sugamya Counselling Centre's online Practical Aspects of Counselling Course (apply by August 31), and several internships with stipends ranging from Rs 2,000 to Rs 17,000 per month closing between September 18 and 20.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Reliance Foundation and Azim Premji Foundation are among India's largest private philanthropic grant-makers, together disbursing hundreds of crores in educational support annually. The Reliance Foundation Scholarship, now in its third cycle, competes with other merit-cum-means schemes such as those run by state governments and the central OBC and SC/ST post-matric scholarships. The key unmet need is easy: roughly 60 percent of India's college-going students come from households earning below Rs 15 lakh, the Reliance cutoff, yet far fewer actually apply because outreach is weak. Both scholarships require applicants to have secured admission first, making the August and October deadlines relevant only after a student holds a confirmed seat. The outcome to watch is how many of the roughly 35,000 applicants Reliance and the roughly 10,000 applicants Azim Premji typically receive convert into actual enrolled awardees by the start of the 2026 academic year.
Source: deccanherald.com
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