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Frequently Asked Questions

Why do you need a Scholarship?

A scholarship for studying abroad is beneficial as it provides crucial financial support, making education at prestigious institutions accessible. Beyond cost relief, it offers a diverse and enriching learning experience, fostering personal growth and independence. The exposure to different cultures enhances language skills and broadens perspectives, creating a globally-minded individual. Additionally, the international experience enriches resumes, increasing career opportunities, and the diverse network built abroad proves valuable both personally and professionally. Overall, a scholarship for overseas education is a gateway to a comprehensive, transformative, and globally relevant academic journey.

What is a merit-based scholarship?

As the name suggests, these scholarships are given to students who have proved their merit – either in the field of academics, sports, extra-curricular, or something similar. These scholarships take into account a student’s exceptional achievement in any of the above fields. Most Universities offer such scholarships to deserving students who have demonstrated their achievements in these fields.

What is a need-based scholarship?

These scholarships take into account a student’s financial background. In order to be eligible for these scholarships, students should belong to a financially weaker background and should need financial assistance for pursuing their desired program. Though the student’s financial background is the primary concern for this scholarship, it should be remembered that even for this kind of scholarship, a student’s academic record is considered and only students who have demonstrated their zeal to learn and their academic prowess are given this scholarship.

Which are country specific scholarships?

Country-specific scholarships: Many governments, public authorities, or universities award scholarships, bursaries, and funds to students belonging to a particular country. For example, The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF), in a bid to promote “understanding between the people of the United States and India through an academic and cultural exchange” offers Fulbright-Nehru fellowships, Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship, etc. for Indian students studying in the U.S.A.

What are college-specific scholarships?

These scholarships are specific to individual colleges are awarded only to Indian students pursuing any program in that specific college. These scholarships are highly competitive and students are awarded this based on their academic performance, over-all profile, personal achievements in any field, etc.

How GyanDhan help students?

Explore various scholarships easily with GyanDhan! We understand the pivotal role scholarships play in easing financial burdens for studying abroad. Visit our dedicated page, filter scholarships based on eligibility, and find direct application links. Simplify your study abroad dream with GyanDhan—your go-to resource for scholarships and application assistance. Contact us at contact@gyandhan.com for support from our study abroad partners.

What are college-specific scholarships?

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Students who are looking for basic information on the kind of scholarships available for them can simply search for these on our page!.

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Students can search for scholarships by either selecting just the target country of their study or their target research area. \ Students can even select their target school and get a list of scholarships that their school awards to international students.

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Students can even register with us and get timely and detailed updates on various scholarships that they might be eligible for.

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Scholarship Winners

Garima Sohi

University of Chicago

Meet our winner Garima Sohi, the first woman in her family to graduate with a STEM degree, a woman with big dreams and aspirations. She is pursuing her MS in analytics at the University of Chicago. We congratulate her and wish her all th...

Sreyash Ratna Tripathi

Carnegie Mellon University

Sreyash is an MS graduate from Carnegie Mellon University. He has done his BTech in Computer Science and Engineering from NIIT University. Sreyash is currently working as an Associate Security Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Seatt...

Omkar Jadhav

Northeastern University

Omkar is pursuing MS in Bioengineering from Northeastern University. His goal is to work as a Research and Development Engineer in a Biomedical company and introduce pioneering devices to restore health and increase life expectancy.

Swanubhooti Jain

HEC Paris

Swanubhooti is pursuing MBA from HEC Paris. An engineering graduate, she has worked as Senior Analyst at KPMG. Swanubhooti wishes to strategize and implement sustainable futuristic business solutions through automation.

Study Abroad Journey

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A quick Glimpse of your journey

Step 1:

Exploration

Things to know before getting started: courses, colleges, funding and more

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Step 2:

Application

Things to know for applying to study abroad: cost of study, exams, SOP and more

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Step 3:

Admission

Things to know while finalising university, networking and scholarships

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Step 4:

Finance

Things to know about financing your education: loan eligibility, approval and more

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Step 5:

Visa

Things to know about pre-visa requirements, visa interview and more

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Step 6:

Prepare To Fly!

Things to know about accommodation, Forex, SIM cards, networking and more

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