Merit-based scholarships
Scholarships awarded under this category are based on a student’s academic excellence or extracurricular involvement such as achievement in sports and arts.
Scholarships help to reduce the overall expense of their studies. Several countries and higher education institutions across the world offer scholarships, bursaries and grants to Indian students based on various parameters. Most of the scholarships are awarded to students with academic excellence or extracurricular involvement. Often universities offer scholarships to master’s and Ph.D. programmes, but there are also numerous scholarships given to high-performing undergraduate students.