National Fellowship for Higher Education of ST Students
Award year 2027. Applications close 30 Sept 2027.
Programmes: Ph.D
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Government of India







The Ministry of Tribal Affairs was set up in 1999 after the bifurcation of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, to give a more focused approach to the integrated socio-economic development of the Scheduled Tribes (STs).
Its schemes support and supplement other Central Ministries, State Governments and voluntary organisations, and fill critical gaps through financial assistance for economic, educational and social development.
These are Central Sector schemes of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for ST students pursuing higher education. Applications are invited online on this portal, with guidelines and instructions available here.
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Each document once, checked against what you declared.
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Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India. Sample contact details for the prototype.
helpdesk@example.gov.in (sample)