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Alliance Scholarships

Alliance University recognize and appreciate the talent that each student brings to the campus and therefore strive to nurture an environment that provides a holistic learning experience for all. The Alliance scholarships aim to support meritorious students including those who may face financial, physical, or other challenges that may otherwise prevent them from pursuing their academic goals.

At Alliance University, we believe that every student has the potential to succeed, and our scholarship opportunities are just one of the ways in which we demonstrate this commitment and extend our support to students. Students can avail the scholarship opportunities, subject to meeting certain eligibility criteria which may include academic performance, specific skills or talent, and financial need.

Scholarship Categories

• Merit-based Scholarships
• Category-based Scholarships
• Alumni Scholarships
• Employee Scholarships

Merit-Based Scholarships

These scholarships are specifically created to recognize and support outstanding students who have demonstrated exceptional academic performance, talent, or other achievements. By recognizing and rewarding excellence, merit-based scholarships motivate students to work harder, achieve more, and pursue their goals with greater determination. For these reasons and more, we are pleased to offer a range of merit-based scholarships to deserving students, and we encourage all eligible students to apply for these valuable opportunities.

Scholarship Application Process

• Eligible students of the MBA programme may submit the Application Form for Scholarship in the prescribed format with original testimonials / documents / transcripts / marks cards etc.
• Eligible students of the Undergraduate programmes may submit the Application Form for Scholarship in the prescribed format with original testimonials / documents / transcripts / marks cards etc.

Definitions:

• Differently Abled: Applicable as per the provisions of the RPwD Act, 2016 to all the categories of disabilities identified. A student with 40% permanent disability of the mentioned categories and with a Unique Disability ID from the Government of India will be considered for the scholarship.
• Defence and Paramilitary Quota: Serving personnel; ex-servicemen; retired personnel and deceased personnel or their dependents from Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, Coast Guard, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Railway Protection Force (RPF), National Security Guards (NSG), Special Frontier Force (SFF), Assam Riffles, Border Road Organization / General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF), Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Military Engineers Service (MES) and Defense Security Corps (DSC).
• Sports International Level: A player who has represented India in any International Sports Competitions approved by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports / SAI / IOA / FISU / National Federation of Concerned Games approved by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports / Association of Indian Universities/ School Games Federation of India. The student must obtain a certificate from the concerned authorities of the sport. The candidate should have participated and won in the International level sports / games conducted by the competent authority.
• Sports National Level: A student who has represented for the state in any competition conducted between the last two consecutive calendar years at the national level in Individual / Teams approved by the Ministry of Sports/ Sports Federation / AIU. The student must obtain a certificate from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports / National Federation/ Board of concerned games only. The candidate should have participated and won in the National level sports/ games conducted by the competent authority.
• Domicile: The student should have studied and passed in one or more Government / Government recognized educational institutions located in the State of Karnataka for a minimum period of SEVEN academic years commencing from 1^st standard to 2^nd PUC / 12^th standard as on 1^st July of the year in which the candidate is seeking admissions to and must have appeared and passed either SSLC / 10^th standard or 2^nd PUC / 12^th standard examination from Karnataka State. In case of the candidate who has taken more than one year to pass a class or standard, the year of academic study is counted as one year only.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. Scholarship renewal contingent upon sustained continuous excellence in co-curricular and cultural activities.
2. Maintenance of satisfactory academic performance throughout the course period. The students should maintain their academic proficiency (minimum of 5.0 GPA in all the semester exams) and should not have any backlog in any of the semester exams. If students cannot reach the minimum standard of renewal scholarship policy, the scholarship would be withdrawn from that academic session onwards.
3. In the event of any disciplinary action against the student during his/her stay at the University during the course of the study, they will not be entitled to avail any cultural scholarship.
4. Students must formally apply every year for the continuation of the scholarship on or before the last date as announced every year.
5. It shall be the complete discretionary power of the VC/Registrar/Student Welfare Committee of AU to take decisions for recommending the awarding of scholarship to students.
6. Any misrepresentation of achievements may lead to the revocation of the scholarship.
7. The Alliance University Excellence in Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular Scholarship is open to all undergraduate programmes offered by Alliance University. All eligible students pursuing UG programmes at Alliance University are encouraged to apply.

Students will receive complete support from Alliance University in accelerating their goals. Furthermore, the students shall be encouraged and groomed by the best mentors for the state and national level competitions in cultural and co-curricular activities.

GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION PROCESSES

• Students must participate in the Alliance Selection Process (Admission Process) to be selected for any of the programmes. Post selection, the student must register for the programme to be eligible for applying to the Alliance Scholarships.
• Candidates can apply for scholarships only in the first semester. Candidates may download the application form from the university website and submit the hard copy of the filled in applications along with the required documents to the Office of the Registrar (during first semester within the specified date). Late submissions and incomplete applications will not be considered.
• Candidates may go through the guidelines and those who fulfill the eligibility criteria for award of scholarships are required to submit the applications.
• An applicant is allowed to apply for the scholarship only under one category / discipline. Only a single scholarship can be availed by a student for the entire duration of the programme.
• Scholarships are subject to availability. Students will be awarded scholarships on first-come-first-serve basis within each category that they are eligible for.
• Students must continue studying at Alliance University for the entire programme for which the scholarship is offered. The scholarship cannot be deferred or transferred.
• All the details provided by the student in the scholarship form must be accurate. If the information at any point of time is found to be incorrect/ insufficient, the scholarship, if granted, will automatically be cancelled.
• Scholarship applications only determine students eligibility to apply for the scholarship. This in no way guarantees that the scholarship applied for will be awarded.
• The Alliance Vidya Spandana scholarship committee will assess the eligibility for awarding the Alliance Vidya Spandana scholarship.
• Scholarships are applicable from the first year of the programme. To avail the scholarship for the first year, students must have no backlogs in Semester I and II and must maintain a minimum CGPA of 6.5. The continuation of the scholarship in subsequent years is strictly subject to the student maintaining an academic record with no backlogs and a minimum CGPA of 6.5 in every semester throughout the duration of the program. If a student fails in any semester or if the CGPA falls below 6.5, the scholarship will stand cancelled effective from that academic year onwards. (Not applicable to Alliance Vidya Spandana Scholarship & Sports Scholarship).
• Students should not have any gap/ break in academics during the programme.
• Students should not have indulged in any activity which attracts disciplinary action; if so the scholarship will be withdrawn.
• Performance only in qualifying entry level examination held in the two previous academic years before admission will be considered.
• Continuation of the sports scholarship in subsequent years is subject to satisfactory contribution to the sporting activities of the University. Scholarship applicants will be awarded based on their past academic excellence, financial need and extracurricular activities.
• The scholarship committee shall evaluate each application and communicate the award after a personal interview / review of application.
• The final list of scholarships granted for all programmes across categories would be announced post commencement of academic sessions. For the students who would be awarded one-time scholarships, the amount would be adjusted against the last instalment, as per the fee payment schedule. However, for the Ph.D. candidates, alumni scholarship will be adjusted on annual basis, as the duration of Ph.D. programme varies from minimum of three years to a maximum of six years (excluding two additional years on re-registration).
• The decisions of the Scholarship Committee are final and binding and no appeal will be entertained.
• Scholarship will not be applicable for UGCET, COMEDK and PGCET students.