A scholarship is a financial aid awarded to students with various qualifications and ages. Each scholarship has different eligibility criteria. Scholarships are always beneficial to students as financial aid may help them to start their careers by providing excellent job opportunities and good faculty.

Now let us go through the three top scholarships you can apply for in August 2022 in India. Also, you can check the eligibility criteria below each scholarship.

1. IET INDIA SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 2022: The (IET) Institution of Engineering and Technology is encouraging applications from undergraduate engineering students in order to award their excellency, innovation, creativeness, and leadership qualities. The scholarship aims to recognize and promote the forthcoming engineering leader of India.

Eligibility criteria-

1) All engineering students studying in the first, second, third, and fourth year of a full-time regular undergraduate engineering degree in any specialization at an AICTE/UGC-approved institution are eligible for the scholarship.

2) Students with at least 60 percent or more than 60 percent in aggregate or equivalent CGPA of at least 6.5 on a 10-point scale in the semesters cleared so far will be eligible.

3) Students with lateral entrance who join the BTech program in the 2nd year are also qualified, but they must have cleared all standard credit courses in a single attempt.

Reward: The scholarship offers worth INR 10,00,000

Last date: 1st August 2022

Application mode: Online

Click on the link to apply for this scholarship- https://scholarships.theietevents.com/#!

2. THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIP FOR INDIA 2022-2023: The scholarship is an opportunity for Indian undergraduate degree holders by Rhodes Trust (The University of Oxford). The Rhodes scholarship for India 2022-23 aims at young leaders of extraordinary brilliance and personality who are motivated to engage with global challenges, show commitment to become value-driven, determined to the services of others, and effective leaders for the world's future.

Eligibility criteria-

1) Indian students of at least 18 years or more who have completed or will be completing their bachelor's degree by July 2023 are eligible for the scholarship.

2) Students who have passed class 10 or 12, are in the final year, or have completed an undergraduate degree from an Indian University are eligible.

3) Students must be proficient in speaking, writing, and understanding the English language as per the university's standard or higher level.

Reward: Fully-subsidized scholarship for full-time postgraduate study

Last date: 1st August 2022

Application mode: Online

Click on the link to apply for this scholarship- https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/.

3. KEEP INDIA SMILING FOUNDATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME FOR SPORTSPERSONS: The scholarship is an initiative of Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited that invites young sportspersons to apply and avail of financial aid for medical, training, and other essential expenses. This sports scholarship program aims at uplifting talented young sportspersons to continue their training and lead in the direction of a better professional sports career.

Eligibility criteria-

1) Indian young sportspersons who have represented district-level, state-level, or national-level teams in their respective sport and have ranked within 500 (national level), 100 (state level), or 10 (district level) are eligible to apply for this scholarship.

2) All candidates applying for this scholarship must have a family income of less than INR 5 lakhs per annum.

3) The age of the candidates must be between 9 to 16 years as on 30th June 2021.

Reward: Chosen sports scholars will be given a scholarship amount of INR 75,000 per year for three consecutive years to manage healthcare, training, fitness, and administrative expenses.

Last date: 31 August 2022

Application mode: Online

Click on the link to apply for this scholarship- www.b4s.in/it/CSP2