"Home Nursing Scholarship" is a scholarship scheme by the Directorate of Social Welfare, Government of Goa. Through this scheme, scholarships are provided to the students from Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes / Other Backward Class / Minorities and also to the Students with Disability.
Home Nursing Scholarship Scheme - Introduction
"Home Nursing Scholarship" is a scholarship scheme by the Directorate of Social Welfare, Government of Goa. Through this scheme, scholarships are provided to the students from Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes / Other Backward Class / Minorities and also to the Students with Disability. The scholarships are provided to pursue Home Nursing courses from institutions recognized by the State/Central Government. The scholarship covers Course Fees, Maintenance Allowance, and expenditure to be incurred on Books, Uniform, Stationery etc.
Benefits
- For Certificate Courses of Duration of at Least Six Months: ₹ 3,500/- or Actual Whichever is Less.
- For Diploma Courses of Duration of One Year or More: ₹ 5,000/- or Actual Whichever is Less.
- For Degree in Nursing of Duration of Three Years: ₹ 10,000/- or Actual Whichever is Less.
- For Health Worker Course of Duration of One Year or More: ₹ 3,500/- or Actual Whichever is Less.
MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE (PER MONTH)
For Day Scholars
- ₹500/- for Scheduled Caste Students
- ₹300/- for Other Students
For Hostellers
- ₹800/- for Scheduled Caste Students
- ₹600/- for Other Students
ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME AMOUNT
(towards the Expenditure to be incurred on Books, Uniform, Stationery etc)
- ₹ 1,000/- for Certificate Courses of Duration of at Least Six Months
- ₹ 2,000/- for Diploma Courses of Duration of One Year or More
- ₹ 3,000/- for Degree in Nursing of Duration of Three Years
- ₹ 2,000/- for Health Worker Course of Duration of One Year or More
Eligibility
- The applicant should be a Student.
- The applicant should have either been born in Goa or should have resided in Goa for continuously at least 15 years.
- The applicant should have secured admission to an institution recognized by the State/Central Government.
- The applicant should be pursuing one of the following courses:
- Certificate Course in Home of Duration of at Least Six Months.
- Diploma in Home Nursing of Duration of One Year or More.
- Degree in Nursing of Duration of Three Years.
- Health Worker Course of Duration of One Year or More.
- The annual income of the parent or guardian of the applicant (from all sources) shall not exceed ₹1,50,000/-.
- The applicant should be from a Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe / Other Backward Class / Minority or be differently-abled.
NOTE: A scholarship holder under this scheme shall not avail of any other scholarship/stipend to pursue the same course.
Exclusions
The scholarship will not be paid during the internship/housemanship.
Application Process
- Step 1: Visit the cmscholarship.goa.gov.in of the Chief Minister Scholarship Portal, Government of Goa.
- Step 2: At the top right corner of the landing page, click "Register". You will be taken to the cmscholarship.goa.gov.in/fregister.aspx.
- Step 3: On the registration page, under the "Student Registration" section, click "Click Here".
- Step 4: Create a password ranging between 8 to 15 characters and confirm the same.
- Step 5: Click "Register" and then click "Yes" to the Confirmation Popup.
In the Student Registration Form, fill in the following fields:
Student's Name, Gender, Category, Date of Birth (DD-MM-YYYY), Aadhaar Number, House Number, Waddo/Street, Village Panchayat/Municipality, District, Taluka, Assembly/Constituency, City/Town/Village, PIN Code, Mobile Number, Email ID.
- Step 1: Upon successful registration, visit the cmscholarship.goa.gov.in of the Chief Minister Scholarship Portal, Government of Goa.
- Step 2: At the top right corner of the landing page, click "Login".
- Step 3: On the login page, fill in your username, password, captcha code, and click "Login".
- Step 4: Upon logging in, a list of eligible schemes will be displayed. Click the scheme that you intend to apply for.
- Step 5: In the "Apply" section on the side navigation bar, click "Fresh Application".
- Step 6: Fill in all the mandatory fields of the Application Form and upload all the required documents in the specified format and size and click "Submit".
- After successful submission of the application, your school/institution will verify the application and submit it to the directorate for further scrutiny.
- In case of an issue in the application form or documents uploaded, the school/institution can send back the application to the student for necessary corrections and resubmission.
- Step 1: In the side navigation bar, click "Track Application".
- Step 2: On the next page, provide your Aadhaar Number and Date of Birth, and click "Submit".
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