Gujarat: MSU declares DSW scholarship to economically poor students for 2020-21

VADODARA: After keeping it suspended for a year, MS University has finally announced scholarship to support education of students from financially weak background.
For the entire year academic year 2020-21, the university did not carry out the process for the scholarship scheme which otherwise is an annual process since 2012.
The Directorate of Students Welfare (DSW) has now invited applications from students for the academic year 2020-21 even as the new academic year 2021-22 will begin shortly.
MSU officials said that as part of the process, personal interview of students are carried out and it also includes physical verification at residents of the beneficiaries.
Since this process could not be carried out in wake of Covid-19 induced pandemic, MSU vice-chancellor professor Parimal Vyas has now asked that the DSW scholarship process should be initiated as the situation is improving.
Students seeking scholarship support can submit applications on MSU’s website from July 5 to July 15. It is mandatory for students to have account in nationalised bank – details of which have to be mentioned in the application.
Those students whose family income is not more than Rs 3.5 lakh per annum are eligible under the scholarship scheme.
“Those students who have lost an earning member of their family during Covid-19 pandemic should apply with necessary documents,” an official said.