SBIF Asha Scholarship Program 2023 is an initiative of the SBI Foundation under its education vertical - Integrated Learning Mission (ILM), to provide financial assistance to deserving students from low-income families across India to ensure the continuity of their education. Under this scholarship program, college students pursuing the first year of undergraduate studies from top NIRF universities/colleges and IITs, MBA/PGDM from IIMs, and Ph.D. from premier institutions are entitled to a scholarship of up to INR 5 lakh for 1 year. Buddy4Study is the implementation partner for this scholarship program.
Eligibility:
• Students enrolled in first-year of Ph.D. programs at renowned institutions in the academic year 2022-23 are eligible.
• Applicants must pursue research in cybersecurity, innovative finance mechanisms, new payment models, Intellectual Property rights, micro-finance and credit linkage, policy reform to enable financial inclusion, last-mile access to digital banking and financial services, etc.
• Applicants must have secured a minimum of 75% marks in postgraduation (aggregate scores of all years/semesters).
• The annual family income of the applicants from all sources must not be more than INR 3 Lakh.
• Students from PAN India are eligible to apply.