Best 19 Scholarships For MBBS & Medical Students 2020

Medical education is sought after as one of the toughest and costliest courses in the country. It requires good financial planning, extensive goal setting, as well as a systematic and dedicated approach towards studies. Entrance exams conducted for medical students are one of the toughest competitive exams in the country. They seek the best minds to enter the profession and emerge as best medical professionals in the healthcare industry.

The government, as well as many other public-private entities, provides helping hand to students in the form of scholarships and financial aids. Some of these scholarships are offered to medical students alone, some are offered to students pursuing technical courses, and many others are offered to a wide range of courses which include MBBS courses too.

This article deals with scholarships for MBBS students in detail and covers many sections like eligibility criteria, application procedures for individual scholarships, rewards and benefits offered etc. The listing also helps us understand the various providers for different kinds of scholarships. Let us ponder over each section in greater depth.

Top 19 Scholarships for Medical Students

1. NEST Senior – Nationwide education and scholarship Test
2. Bharathi scheme for education
3. Vijaya Lakshmi R L Jalappa scholarship scheme
4. Scholarship program from Dr. Shamanur Shivashankarappa
5. Vahani Scholarship Scheme
6. Scholarship from Nilam Patel Bahushrut Foundation
7. HDFC scholarship [ Educational crisis scholarship scheme]
8. CCB scholarship – Combined Counselling Board Scholarship Scheme
9. Scholarship from Padala
10. IM-SET [ International Medical Scholarship Eligibility Test]
11. AIPMT scholarship test [ All India Pre-medical Test scholarship]
12. AIYSEE – All India Youth Scholarship Entrance Exam
13. Swami Vivekananda Scholarship [ merit cum means]
14. Merit cum means scholarship from Swami Dayanand Educational Foundation
15. Sikh Human Development Foundation [SHDF] Scholarships
16. Bigyani Medha Britti Scholarship
17. L’Oreal India scholarship
18. Santoor Women’s Scholarship
19. Loan scholarship from Sahu Jain trust
20. Nirankari Rajmata Scholarship Scheme

1. NEST Senior – Nationwide Education and Scholarship Test

Provider – SEMCI India in collaboration with Students unity foundation of India

Application Period – In the month of September

Eligibility Criteria

• Students studying in class 12 of science stream can apply [Senior 1 category]
• Students studying in 1st and 2nd year of MBBS/ BAMS/BHMS/BDS/ engineering/ other courses may also apply.
• Candidates studying in 3rd and 4th year can apply under Senior 2 category.
• The candidate should be applying for current year exam and should be a registered student at a recognized college.

Application Process

• Online applications only
• Online portal of NEST

Rewards

• Tuition fee waiver up to INR 50,000 

2. Bharathi Scheme for Education

Provider – Brahmin Welfare corporation, Andhra Pradesh

Application Period – In the month of September

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate must be from the Brahmin community and permanent residents of Andhra Pradesh.
• Students from class 1 till post-graduation are eligible.
•  Candidate could be from the medical stream/related courses at both/either UG or PG levels.
• Candidate should have cleared all years and exams with high merit scores and should not have failed even once.
• Annual family income of parents to be less than INR 3,00,000
• Candidate must not be recipient of any other scholarship scheme.

Application Process

• Online applications
• Online portal of Andhra Pradesh Brahmin welfare corporation

Rewards

• Financial grant up to INR 20,000

3. Vijaya Lakshmi R L Jalappa Scholarship Scheme

Provider – Vijaya Lakshmi R L Jalappa Foundation for Education

Application Period – In the month of September

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate should belong to the Arya Idiga community only.
• Candidate could be residing in one of these areas – Bangalore Urban OR Rural/ Ramanagar/ Kolar/Chikkaballapur/ Tumkur/Mysore/ Chamarajanagar/ Mandya/ Hassan/ Davanagere/ Bellary or Chitradurga districts.
• Candidate could be pursuing any of these regular courses – PUC/ITI/diploma/degree courses/ BE/B.Tech/BVSC/B.Pharma/BHMS/BDS/BAMS/ MVSC/Mpharma etc.
• Min score in qualifying exam to be 60% and more
• Candidate should belong to the low-income group and must be BPL cardholders or agricultural labourer families.

Application Process

• Online applications
• Online portal of Vijaya Lakshmi R L Jalappa Educational Foundation

Rewards

• Financial grant

4. Scholarship Program From Dr. Shamanur Shivashankarappa

Provider – Dr. Shamanur Shivashankarappa Janakalyan Trust

Application Period – Between August – September

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate must be permanent residents of Karnataka only.
• Annual family income to be less than INR 1 lakhs
• Candidates pursuing correspondence courses are not eligible.
• Regular students of recognized colleges may apply.

Application Process

• Online applications
• Online portal of Dr. Shamanur Shivashankarappa Educational Trust Foundation

Rewards

• Tuition fee waiver for UG course

5. Vahani Scholarship Scheme

Provider – Vahani scholarship

Application Period – In the month of December

Eligibility Criteria

• Highly meritorious candidates studying in class 12 may apply.
• Candidates belonging to low income groups may apply.

Application Process

• Online applications
• Download application form from Vahani website

Rewards

• Tuition fee waiver for UG course

6. Scholarship from Nilam Patel Bahushrut Foundation

Provider – Nilam Patel Bahushrut foundation

Application Period – In the month of August

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate must have physical deformity/ hearing deafness of the ear.
• Candidate must be pursuing UG or PG courses at regular colleges
• Candidate could have sought admission either in India or abroad
• Candidates who are permanent residents of Maharashtra/ Gujarat may apply

Application Process

• Online applications
• Download application form from Nilam Patel Bahushrut Foundation website

Rewards

• Scholarship amount
• Suitable prizes
• Special reward amount

 7. HDFC Scholarship [ Educational crisis scholarship scheme]

Provider – HDFC Bank

Application Period – In the month of August

Eligibility Criteria

• Children from class 6 till 12 can apply
• Candidates pursuing UG/PG/Diploma courses at educational institutions recognized by AICTE/UGC/ state or centrally recognized universities may apply
• Families who have a financial crisis in their homes and need money for the continuation of education for their wards are most suitable to apply for this scheme.

Application Process

• Online application through HDFC ECSS website

Rewards

• Between INR 10,000 to INR 25,000

 8. CCB scholarship – Combined Counselling Board Scholarship Scheme

Provider – CCB, Delhi

Application Period – In the month of July

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must be degree holders with minimum 33% to 50% marks secured in the qualifying exam.

Application Process

• Online application through CCB website

Rewards

• Financial grant up to INR 4 lakhs

 9. Scholarship From Padala

Provider – Padala charitable trust

Application Period – In the month of May

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must be permanent residents of Telangana/ Andhra Pradesh
• Candidate should have pursued his education either in the present/past from a government school or college
• Candidate should be currently pursuing MBBS degree course and belong to the low-income group.

Application Process

• Apply via e-mail/POST
• Download application from Padala Charitable trust website

Rewards

• Financial grant

10. IM-SET [ International Medical Scholarship Eligibility Test]

Provider – AUB [ American University of Barbados] school of medicine

Application Period – In the month of April

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must be studying in class 12.
• Candidates must be studying in government recognized/ government-aided/ private institutions/ CBSE affiliated [even if candidate is studying abroad] institutions.

Application Process

• Go to the International medical scholarship eligibility page ONLINE and apply through it.

Rewards

• Complete tuition fee waiver

11. AIPMT Scholarship Test [ All India Premedical Test Scholarship]

Provider – Brainzstorm technical excellence private limited

Application Period – In the month of March

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate should have passed class 12 exams with minimum 60% score.
• Candidate could also be applying to the final exams of class 12.
• Candidate’s age to be less than 26 years.

Application Process

• Online application page of AIPMST

Rewards

• Tuition fee waiver for UG course

12. AIYSEE – All India Youth Scholarship Entrance Exam

Provider – AIYSEE

Application Period – In the month of February

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate should have passed class 12 exams with minimum qualifying score.
• Candidate could also be applying to the final exams of class 12.
• Candidate should be appearing for MBBS entrance exams to pursue a future career in medicine.

Application Process

• Online application page of AIYSEE 

Rewards

• Financial grant

13. Swami Vivekananda Scholarship [ merit cum means]

Provider – State government of West Bengal

Application Period – In the month of January

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate must be West Bengal domiciled.
• Candidate must be studying in West Bengal only.
• Candidates pursuing diploma/higher secondary courses should have secured 75% in class 10
• Candidates pursuing UG courses should have secured 75% in class 12
• Annual family income to be less than INR 2.5 lakhs

Application Process

• Go to the online application page of West Bengal minorities’ development and finance corporation and apply.

Rewards

• Up to INR 8000

14. Merit cum means scholarship from Swami Dayanand Educational Foundation

Provider – Swami Dayanand Educational Foundation

Application Period – In the month of August

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must be studying in one of these courses – BE/MBBS/Pharmacy/IT/ architecture
• Candidate should be a merit seat holder secured after clearing entrance/competitive exam for the same.
• Annual family income to be less than INR 6 lakhs
• Class 12 score to be minimum 85%
• For students doing 2nd/3rd year courses, average GPA to be 7.5 [ on a scale of 10]
• Candidate should not be receiving any other scholarship benefit.

Application Process

• Online method – Visit portal of Swami Dayanand education foundation
• Offline process – Download application from the website of Swami Dayanand education foundation, fill up and submit.

Rewards

• Up to INR 50,000 every year

15. Sikh Human Development Foundation [SHDF] scholarships

Provider – Sikh Human Development foundation [SHDF], USA

Application Period – In the month of August

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates should have cleared class 12
• Candidates pursuing graduation at present can also apply
• Candidate should have secured min. 60% marks in the previous exam attempted
• Annual family income of candidate to be less than 1.8 lakhs

Application Process

• Download application form from Nishkam Sikh welfare council and apply.

Rewards

• Up to INR 30,000

16. Bigyani Medha Britti Scholarship

Provider – JBNSTS [ Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search], Kolkata

Application Period – In the month of July

Eligibility Criteria

• Female candidates who have passed class 12 exams may apply
• Candidate must be pursuing 1st year of UG programs like medical/ engineering/honours in B.Sc
• Candidate must be studying in an institution recognized by the West Bengal government.

Application Process

• Visit the application page of JBNSTS, Kolkata [ Online application process]
• For the offline method, download the application from JBNSTS, Kolkata portal and then forward it.

Rewards

• INR 3000 per month
• DST – INSPIRE scholarship: INR 80,000 per annum
• Book grant – INR 2000 per annum

17. L’Oreal India Scholarship

Provider – L’Oreal India

Application Period – In the month of July

Eligibility Criteria

• Female candidates who have passed class 12 in science stream [ PCB combination] with min 85% score may apply
• Candidates pursuing graduation courses currently with age less than 19 years may apply.
• Candidate must be willing for a career in MBBS/BE/Science subjects or Biotechnology fields
• Annual family income to be less than INR 4 lakhs

Application Process

• Online application through Buddy4Study website

Rewards

• INR 2,50,000 which covers the entire course duration

 18. Santoor Women’s Scholarship

Provider – Wipro Cares & Wipro Consumer care

Application Period – In the month of September

Eligibility Criteria

• Female candidates belonging to Karnataka/ Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana may apply.
• Candidates must belong to economically disadvantaged families.
• Candidate should have studied class 10 and 12 in government educational institutions only
• Candidate must have taken admission into regular diploma/ degree courses at present.

Application Process

• Online application through Buddy4Study website

Rewards

• INR 24,000 per annum

19. Loan Scholarship from Sahu Jain trust

Provider – Sahu Jain trust

Application Period – In the month of August

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate must be doing UG/PG courses in streams like MBBS/ engineering/ IT related fields etc.

Application Process

• Download the application from the Sahu Jain Trust website and forward it.

Rewards

• Up to INR 25,000 every year

20. Nirankari Rajmata Scholarship scheme

Provider – Sant Nirankari foundation for charity

Application Period – In the month of September

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates need to have cleared class 12 with minimum 90%
• Candidate should hold a merit seat and be a regular student at a government recognized educational institution
• Candidate must be pursuing one of these courses – BE/MBA/MBBS/CA-CPT/CFA/LLB/ architecture.
• Annual family income to be less than INR 3.5 lakhs.

Application Process

• Download application form from Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation, fill it up and submit offline application.

Rewards

• Tuition fee waiver up to INR 50,000