MANF for Minority Students 2019 – Maulana Azad National Fellowship

Scholarship

MANF Fellowship 2019 – University Grants Commission or UGC, the higher education regulator, has invited applications for the award ofMaulana Azad National Fellowship or MANF Scholarship for minority students for the academic year 2018-19.

Important Dates

• The Last Date for Receipt of Application is 31st December 2018

Eligibility

• A candidate has to fulfill the following conditions to be eligible for award of this fellowship Candidate should belong to one of the minority communities – Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi & Jain notified under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992.
• Candidate should submit the minority community certificate on an actionable and legally valid affidavit, until the State Government/Union Territory administration starts to issue the minority community certificate.
• Candidate should be registered for regular and full time MPhil/PhD Courses in University/Academic Institution by fulfilling conditions of admission of that University/Institution
• The annual income of the beneficiary/parents or guardian of the beneficiary should not exceed Rs. 2.5 lakh from all sources.
• Candidate should submit his/her income or his/her parent’s/guardian’s income certificate issued by the appropriate Authority. The candidate should have secured a minimum score of 50% at Postgraduate level
• Transgender candidates are eligible to apply under the scheme. The reservation shall be followed as per Government of India norms.

How to Apply

• The applications may be sent to the Under Secretary (SA-II/SR-III), University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002 duly forwarded by the Registrar/Director/Principal of the concerned University/ Institution/ College, where the fellow desires to undertake research work within one month from the date of issue of the advertisement (non-extendable)
• The candidates may also go through the UGC website www.ugc.ac.in for detailed terms and conditions and download the application form.​

Last Date

The last date for application is 31st December 2018

Contact Details

11th Floor, Pandit Deendayal Antyodaya Bhawan, CGO Complex,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003