Financial Aid – Scholarships & Fellowships

The university provides fellowships (four fellowships to each department) for the research scholars. In addition, students get scholarships and fellowships from the government through the university.

P.G. Programmes

Central Government

  • Government of India Scholarship for SC and ST Students
  • Government of India Scholarship for Minority Students
  • National Merit Scholarship for Meritorious Students
  • National Loan Scholarship for Meritorious Students
  • Government of India Scholarship for Single Female Child
  • Government of India Scholarship for the Distance Learning Students Belonging to SC/ST

State Government

  • Government of Tamilnadu Higher Education Loan Scholarship for SC/ST and Christian Adidravidar Students
  • Government of Tamilnadu Scholarship for BC, MBC and DNC Students
  • Government of Tamilnadu Scholarship for the Distance Learning Students Belonging to Christian Adidravidar

University

  • Bharathidasan University’s scheme for Earn while you Study Plan (in the Central Library, Centre for Distance Education and in the Examinations Wing)

Others

  • Study loan from Nationalized Banks.

Ph.D. Programme

Central Government

  • CSIR Senior Research Fellowship
  • Kothari Fellowship
  • Rajiv Gandhi Research Fellowship
  • UGC-Research Fellowship for Meritorious Students
  • ICHR Research Fellowship
  • CSIR-Enhancement Research Fellowship
  • Moulana Azad Research Fellowship
  • UGC - Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship
  • ICMR Research Fellowship
  • DST Inspired Fellowship
  • UGC PG Professional Fellowship
  • PG Professional Fellowship for SC/ST

State Government

  • Tamilnadu Educational Assistance for Minorities
  • Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology

University

  • University Research Fellowship

Others

  • Fellowships and Assistantships through Research Projects
  • Bharathidasan University’s scheme for earn while you study plan (in the Central Library, Centre for Distance Education and in the Examinations Wing)
  • Study loan from Nationalized Banks.
  • The University, particularly the Library, Distance Education and the Examination Wing offer part-time employment to the poor students on hourly basis. The student employees are known as Student Helpers.

Scholarship - P.G. Programmes

Year Number of beneficiaries
Year Before 2132 (Regular Students from the Departments & from Distance Education)
Year before last year 2282 (Regular Students from the Departments & from Distance Education)

Scholarship - Ph. D. Programme

Year Number of beneficiaries
Current Year 290

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