List of student-focused funding schemes, grants, and opportunities in India
Student Funding Schemes in India
National Government and Academic Funding Schemes
AICTE Student Development Schemes (SPICES, RPS, MODROB)
AICTE–INAE Travel Grant Scheme
Student Projects Scheme (TNSCST – Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology)
Central Sector Scheme of Scholarships for College and University Students
National Scholarship Portal (NSP)
Innovation and Idea Funding Schemes
iCreate Spark-Up Idea Fund
PRISM – Promoting Innovations in Individuals, Startups and MSMEs (DST)
Startup India Seed Fund Scheme
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) Student Programs
National Innovation Foundation (NIF) Grants
Research and Science Funding Schemes
DST Research Grants for Student Projects
SERB (Science and Engineering Research Board) Research Schemes
UGC Minor Research Project Grants
BIRAC Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG)
Institutional Research Grants (UGC, SERB, BIRAC)
Scholarships and Fellowships Related to Projects
INSPIRE Scholarship for Higher Education (DST)
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)
ISTI Portal Fellowships and Scholarships
AICTE Pragati Scholarship for Girls
AICTE Saksham Scholarship for Differently Abled Students
State-Level Student Funding Schemes
Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) Student Project Scheme
Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) Student Project Funding
Andhra Pradesh State Council of Science and Technology (APSCT) Student Grants
Telangana State Council of Science and Technology (TSCST) Student Project Scheme
Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST) Student Project Scheme