Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has invited applications for a newly-launched scholarship scheme to support Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students desiring to pursue postgraduate and Ph.D. programmes at top-ranked foreign universities.
Under the ‘Bidesh Sikhyabruti’ scheme, eligible students can pursue higher studies at institutions ranked among the top 200 in the latest available QS World University Rankings at the time of application.
Introduced by the Higher Education Department, the scheme will benefit as many as 50 SC and ST students. Students whose annual family income is up to Rs 12 lakh will be eligible to apply for the scholarship.
The government has invited applications for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 academic years. Interested students can submit their applications through the Odisha State Scholarship Portal (OSS) from August 18 to 31.
The scholarship is aimed at providing greater access to quality international higher education for students from SC and ST communities and enabling them to pursue advanced academic and research opportunities abroad.
Eligible students have been advised to submit their applications within the stipulated deadline through the official scholarship portal.
The detailed guidelines of the foreign scholarship scheme are available on the website of the Odisha Higher Education Department.
Students desiring to apply can visit the Odisha State Scholarship Portal at https://scholarship.odisha.gov.in and complete the application process before August 31.
