A new scholarship has been launched by the Ministry of Minority affairs in order to provide educational opportunities to the students belonging to the minority community known as MOMA Scholarship. It will help them in continuing their education without worrying about any financial hurdle. The applicants who want to grab more information related to MOMA Scholarship 2024 such as objectives amount, types of scholarship benefits eligibility criteria and important documents, etc will have to read an article carefully. We will also share with you all the basic application procedures to apply under this scholarship.
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The Ministry of Minority Affairs has created a new scholarship to provide yearly scholarships to students belonging to the minority community. Under MOMA Scholarship, three types of scholarships will be provided to these students in order to continue their higher education. All the students belonging to minority communities such as Muslims, Sikhs, Christian, Buddhists, Jains, and Parsis can avail various scholarships such as pre-Matric Scholarship post-matric scholarship and merit come means scholarship for technical and professional courses. The interested applicants who want to apply under this scholarship will have to visit the official website of the National Scholarship Portal
The details of this scholarship are as follows:-
| Name of the scholarship | MOMA Scholarship |
| Launched by | Ministry of Minority Affairs |
| Beneficiary | Minority community students |
| Objective | To provide scholarship |
| Benefits | Opportunity for further education |
| Amount of scholarship | Variable |
| Mode of application | Online |
| Official Website | scholarships.gov.in |
As we all know there are many minority community students who due to their weak financial condition are not able to pursue higher education. And their dream of continuing education stayed incomplete. By keeping this in mind the ministry of minority affairs has launched a new scholarship known as MOMA Scholarship. Under this scheme, the scholarship will be provided to the students belonging to the minority community in order to complete their higher education. The main objective of launching this scholarship is to provide financial assistance to minority children to continue their higher education in professional and technical courses.
The important dates under this scholarship are as follows:-
| Type Of Scholarship | Important Dates |
| Pre matric scholarship scheme for minorities | 15th November 2021 |
| Post Matric Scholarship scheme for minorities | 30th November 2021 |
| Merit cum means scholarship for professional and Technical courses | 30th November |
The amount of scholarship for three different schemes are as follows
The amount of scholarship is as follows:-
| Class | Particulars | Amount |
| Class 6 to 10 | Admission fee | INR 500 per annum subject to actuals (For both day scholars and hostellers) |
| Class 6 to 10 | Tuition fee | INR 350 per month subject to actuals (For both day scholars and hostellers) |
| Class 1 to 5 | Maintenance allowance | INR 100 per month (For day scholars) |
| Class 6 to 10 | Maintenance allowance | INR 600 per month (For hostellers)INR 100 per month (For day scholars) |
The amount of scholarship is as follows:-
| Class | Particulars | Amount |
| Class 11 and 12 | Admission & tuition fee | INR 7,000 per annum subject to actuals (For both hostellers and day scholars) |
| Technical and Vocational courses (Class 11 and 12 levels) | Admission & course/tuition fee | INR 10,000 per annum subject to actuals (For both hostellers and day scholars) |
| UG & PG level | Admission & tuition fee | INR 3,000 per annum subject to actuals (For both hostellers and day scholars) |
| Class 11 and 12 include both technical & vocational courses | Maintenance allowance | INR 380 per month (For hostellers)INR 230 per month (For day scholars) |
| UG & PG level (For courses other than Technical & Professional courses) | Maintenance allowance | INR 570 per month (For hostellers)INR 300 per month (For day scholars) |
| M.Phil. & Ph.D. | Maintenance allowance | INR 1,200 per month (For hostellers)INR 550 per month (For day scholars) |
| Class | Particulars | Amount |
| Graduation & Post graduation (Technical & Professional courses) | Course fee | INR 20,000 per annum subject to actuals whichever is less (For both day scholars and hostellers) |
| Maintenance allowance | INR 1,000 per month (For hostellers)INR 500 per month (For day scholars) |
The selection procedure for the various scholarship is as follows:-
The selection criteria for the pre-matric scholarship is as follows:-
The selection procedure for the post-matric scholarship is as follows:-
The selection criteria of merit cum mean scholarship is as follows:-
The terms and conditions of the MOMA Scholarship are as follows:-
The benefits of this scholarship are as follows:-
The eligibility criteria for different scholarships are as follows:-
| Types of scholarship | Eligibility Criteria |
| Pre Matric scholarship for minorities | An applicant must be studying in classes 1 to 10 The student must have scored at least 50% off marks in the previous final examination Income should not exceed more than Rs. 1 lakh |
| Post Matric Scholarship for minorities | Applicant must be studying in classes 11 and 12 The candidate must have taken admission in vocational courses at industrial training centers affiliated with NCVT. The student must be pursuing polytechnic and other courses The candidate must have scored at least 50% off marks in the previous examination The annual income should not exceed more than Rs. 2 lakhs |
| Merit Cum Means Scholarship for professional & technical Courses | The candidate must have taken admission in technical and professional courses. The candidate must have scored at least 50% off marks in their last examination The annual income of the candidate should not exceed more than Rs. 2.5 lakhs |
The important documents of various scholarship under this scheme are as follows:-
| Types of scholarship | Important Documents |
| Pre Matric scholarship for minorities | Aadhar card Domicile certificate Passport size photograph Income certificate of parents signed by a competent authority Community certificate attested by the payment in case of the applicant is 18 years |
| Post Matric Scholarship for minorities | Aadhar card Income certificate Caste certificate Previous examination mark sheet Fee receipt of current course year Bank account details Residence certificate |
| Merit Cum Means Scholarship for professional & technical Courses | Aadhar card Domicile certificate Income certificate Previous year mark-sheet Fee receipt Bank account details |
All the interested applicants who want to apply under MOMA Scholarship will have to follow the procedure given below:-
People who want to renew the scholarship will have to follow the procedure:-
