IGNOU Scholarship is a financial support program by IGNOU given to students from Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, Economically Weaker Sections, and Physically Handicapped Students. Students from the Weaver community and transgender community can also avail of the scholarships provided by IGNOU. Every year, thousands of students apply for the IGNOU Scholarships program but the selection procedure is done on a first come first serve basis.

Students can get the Scholarship form from their IGNOU Regional Offices. They have to fill out the scholarship form and then get it attested by the competent authorities. After that, it has to be submitted back to their respective IGNOU Regional Offices to apply for the IGNOU Scholarship. Apart from that, candidates also attach important documents while applying for the IGNOU Scholarship including an Aadhaar Card, Birth Certificate, Academic Mark Sheets of Class X and XII, Income Certificate, Caste Certificate, etc.

The amount of IGNOU Scholarship also varies according to the program offered by IGNOU and the reservation category of the candidates. For the M.Phil program, students will get a scholarship amount of Rs. 5,000 per month whereas for the Ph.D. program, students will get a scholarship amount of Rs. 8,000 per month.

The students must fulfill the following eligibility criteria to be eligible for the IGNOU Scholarship which is given below -

• Students should not be above 35 years of age while applying for the program.
• Students from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes can avail of this scholarship provided by IGNOU. Apart from that, students who belong to the Weaver Community, and Transgender Community and are physically handicapped are also eligible for this scholarship program.
• The annual income of the candidate’s family should not exceed more than Rs. 2.5 Lakhs per annum including all sources.