Dear All, Please find the below Daily Eyeway Alerts: 1. News- International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Here are top 5 scholarships for specially-abled students. As per the AISHE report of 2018-19, a total of 85,877 PwD (Persons with Disabilities) students are enrolled in higher education in India. To support and encourage these students to pursue their education, different government departments run several scholarship schemes. These schemes range from merit-based programmes to means-based and merit-cum-means based programmes. The key objective of these scholarships is to enable differently-abled students so that they can avail job and career opportunities likewise any other individuals. List of top 5 scholarships available for specially-abled students Pre-matric scholarship for students with disabilities. Under this scholarship, the students having more than 40 per cent disability are provided financial assistance to pursue their higher education. The students must be studying in class 9 and 10 at a government or recognised school. Also, the annual family income of the students must not be more than Rs 2.50 lakh from all sources. Provider detail: Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Government of India Eligibility: Disabled students of class 9 and 10 Award detail: Maintenance allowance, book grant, disability allowance Application timeline: Between August and November (tentative) Application mode: Online through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) Post matric scholarship for students with disabilities This scholarship is meant to help students with disabilities so that they can pursue their further education. The students having more than 40 per cent disability are eligible provided they are studying in class 11 to postgraduate level. They are required to have passed matriculation or higher secondary or any higher exam of recognised board of secondary education or university. The annual family income must be less than Rs 2.50 lakh from all sources. Provider detail: Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Government of India Eligibility: Students with disability from class 11 to post graduation Award detail: Maintenance allowance, disability allowance and other benefits Application timeline: Between August and November (tentative) Application mode: Online through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) Scholarship for top class education for students with disabilities This scheme aims to promote quality education among students with disability and allow them to pursue undergraduate/ postgraduate/ diploma courses. To be eligible for this scholarship, the candidates must have more than 40 per cent disability and a valid certificate for the same. Also, the annual family income must be less than Rs 6 lakh from all sources. Provider detail: Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Government of India Eligibility: Students with disabilities pursuing studies at graduate/postgraduate/diploma level Award detail: Maintenance allowance, special allowance and other benefits Application timeline: Between August and November (tentative) Application mode: Online through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) AICTE-Saksham Scholarship Scheme This scholarship scheme encourages differently-abled students to pursue technical degree/ diploma courses at AICTE recognised institutions. The students having more than 40 per cent disability who are admitted in the first/ second (through lateral entry) year of technical degree/ diploma courses are eligible. They must have an annual family income of less than Rs 8 lakh from all sources. Provider detail: All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Eligibility: Differently-abled students pursuing technical diploma/degree courses Award detail: Rs 50,000 per annum and other benefits Application timeline: Between August and November (tentative) Application mode: Online through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) National fellowship for persons with disabilities Formerly known as ‘Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF)’, this fellowship is meant for students with disabilities who have been admitted to an MPhil/PhD degree in a university or academic institution. The key objective of this scholarship is to enable meritorious but disabled students to effectively take advantage of various opportunities at both the national and international levels. Provider detail: University Grants Commission (UGC) Eligibility: Students with disabilities pursuing MPhil/PhD degree Award detail: Up to Rs 28,000 per month and other benefits Application timeline: Between January and February (tentative) Application mode: Online through the official website of UGC. Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/education/international-day-of-persons-with-disabilities-here-are-top-5-scholarships-for-specially-abled-students-7074150/ 2. Event- Sambhavna is organizing a Webinar on 'Orbit Braille Devices and Accessible Board Games for Visually Challenged' on coming Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 3:00 P.M. Mr. Nirmal Verma, Community Outreach and Marketing Manager, Orbit Research will deliver a talk with a live demonstration on the above-mentioned topic. Interested people may register latest by coming Friday, 10:00 P.M. through the following link: https://forms.gle/f7mx9Cix8ZC8iKUAA Nikhil Jain, President, Sambhavna. More at http://www.eyeway.org.in/?q=webinar-orbit-braille-devices-and-accessible-board-games 2. Training Greetings from Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled, Delhi. We are pleased to inform you that Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled, Delhi is organizing an *Skill Development training* at no charge along with a provision of a Placement* too as well as a *Tablet with some financial support*. Eligibility Criteria for enrollment in the training: *Category to whom the course is offered* - Visually Impaired, Orthopedic/Physically Handicapped, BPL Age- 18 to 32 *Minimum Qualification*– 10th Details of the training are as follows: Duration– 3 Months (from 1 January 2021 ) *Offerings* - Basic Computer (MS Office, Internet Surfing), Life Skills, etc. *Perks* - Tablet for the selected ones for the duration of the training, i.e., 3 months. If any selected member gets a placement during the 3 months of training, the tablet will be given to that person permanently free of cost, only when they submit the offer letter with their name clearly written on it. Address for the Interview:A-336, Maidangarhi Road, Phase 2, Street No.35, Chhattarpur Enclave, New Delhi-110065, India. Registration form to enroll:- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1I8j23t-xqeSXXmpYd_0u_vXcCBWQxeODFj74Q0gCIU0/edit For any queries contact the following: Kapil goyal 9509343447 Love 9953664424 Looking forward to serve you all Doctor reddys foundation is providing 3 months job oriented employability training for the visually impaired people Placement will be provided for the eligible candidates after the completion of the training. Who can join: • Any person who is visually impaired and looking for a job • The person should be between 18 to 35 years of age • Minimum qualification is +2. • Should have basic computer knowledge and basic communication skills. • Should have Laptop or Desktop with proper internet connection and willing to spend approximately 5 hours per day Topics will be covered in the training: • Soft skills. • Computers. • Communication skills. • Mobility and orientation. • Sector readiness. To enroll yourself in this training kindly call/ WhatsApp on: 9922572806 / 8919514157. More at http://www.eyeway.org.in/?q=job-oriented-employability-skill-training
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