Aspirants must complete graduation program to apply for JN Tata Endowment Scholarships for Higher Studies Abroad. Academicians or professionals in different subject areas are also eligible to take part in this scholarship program. A team of experts in the concerned subject field conducts a personal interview as part of selection step for this scholarship program.

Eligibility Criteria

It is mandatory for candidates to be Indian origin in order to apply for JN Tata Endowment Scholarship program. Graduation is a prerequisite for applying for this scholarship program. Any specific subjects can be chosen for graduation and candidates must have excellent academic records as well. Candidates are eligible to apply for this scholarship program even while doing final year graduation. Apart from graduates, academicians as well as other professionals can also apply for this scholarship program in order to gain specialized training in specific areas. 45 years is the higher age limit to apply for this scholarship program.

Selection Process

The submitted application forms will be taken for an initial screening process. It will be checked whether the candidates have submitted the application forms as per the rules specified by the respective authority. After this preliminary screening round, eligible candidate’s names will be short listed for further selection steps. Personal Interview will be the specific selection procedure followed in this case. A team of subject experts will conduct personal interviews for candidates in order to determine their eligibility to achieve scholarship program. The interview will be conducted in Mumbai mainly in months March/June. All other important details on this scholarship program will be available in the official website.

Application Procedure

The advertisements specifying the details about this scholarship program will be put up in leading news dailies. Candidates can get the application form from the Endowments office. One can purchase application form by depositing an application fee amount of Rs 100/-. It is also possible to get application forms in person from the office. It is mandatory to send the filled in application forms along with other specified documents within the last date mentioned. On receipt of applications, suitable ones will be selected for Personal Interview and incomplete applications will not be considered for the next round of selection.

Purpose of JN Tata Endowment Scholarships

JN Tata Endowment Scholarships are given to the candidates as Loan scholarships. The scholarship amount come in between Rs 60,000/- to Rs. 4,00,000/- The loan amounts will be sanctioned as per the norms and guidelines laid down by the Jamsetji Tata Trust. This trust also offers gift scholarships to selected students up to Rs 3,80,000/-. A candidate who expects the scholarship amount needs to submit their applications for the same at the beginning of a course. Candidates will get the scholarship amount only after they are through with the course admission process along with visa process.