Snehapoorvam Scholarship Application Form
The Kerala Government has started the Snehapoorvam Scholarship program which aimed at supporting children who have lost one or both parents due to various reasons, including accidents, illnesses, or natural calamities. The scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance to these children to help them continue their education without being burdened by financial constraints.
Kerala Snehapoorvam Scholarship Scheme 2024 – Eligibility Criteria
- Children who have lost either father or mother or both.
- Students from first standard to degree classes.
- Children below 5 years.
- Children who belongs to BPL category.
- For children belonging to APL category, annual income should be below Rs. 20,000 in rural areas (Local body / Grama Panchayat) and Rs. 22,375 in urban areas (Corporation / Municipality).
Snehapoorvam Scholarship Amount
| Education Level | Scholarship Amount (per month) |
|---|---|
| Children below 5 years and | Rs. 300 |
| class 1st to 5th | |
| Class 6th to class 10th | Rs. 500 |
| Class 11th and class 12th | Rs. 750 |
| Degree courses / professional | Rs. 1000 |
Objectives of Kerala Snehapoorvam Scholarship Scheme 2024
- To identify the orphaned children in the community.
- To assess and prioritize children in the greatest need.
- To provide social protection to highly vulnerable groups of orphans by strengthening traditional family and community systems for protecting and absorbing orphans.
- To improve the basic education, social integration and nutrition of the most vulnerable groups of orphans towards the levels of other children in the community.
- To encourage families to live their children within the family set up rather than sending them to orphanages.
- To extend a helping hand to these orphan’s families by way of providing financial assistance to the education of children.