This list was prepared based on the review of program implementation manual and related literature, and discussion with Department of Education personnel, different types of scholarship programs provided by the Government and other organizations (I/NGOs) to the school children are identified.
The scholarships provided in the present context with their types/forms, scholarship amount, eligibility criteria and distribution process are given as below:
Types of scholarships provided by Nepal government
Forms of scholarship |
Scholarship amount |
Eligibility Criteria |
Distribution process/ Remarks |
Booster scholarship |
A student gets 500/- for the first year of his/her schooling |
first son or daughter of those parents who were excluded from primary education |
Not found in the observed schools at present |
Dalit scholarship |
Rs. 350 per student per annum but Rs. 250 is given to the student and Rs. 100 taken by the school to improve the learning environment of the same students |
All of the primary age level boys and girls from Dalit communities. Districts will make allocation to schools' account as per the decisions of District Incentive Management Committee (DIMC) |
Allocation is made as per the Flash Report and schools distribute as per the decisions of SMC. Variation is found in distribution |
Disabled scholarship |
Rs. 10000, 5000, 3000 and 500 as per the category of disabilities for 10 months |
Disable students studying in community schools (based on the available quotas) Different categories (A, B, C, D) of disabilities as per the policy. ♣ |
Only for selected students (quota basis) |
50% girls scholarship except in Karnali zone |
Rs. 350 per student per annum but Rs. 250 is given to each girl student and Rs. 100 given to school to improve the learning environment of girls |
50% of girl students of 6-10 years of age studying at primary level District will make allocation to schools in the first trimester of fiscal year and school will distribute as per their convenient time |
Allocation is made as per the Flash Report and schools distribute as per the decisions of SMC |
Karnali zone girls' scholarship |
Rs. 100 per girl per month at primary level, • Rs. 150 per girl per month at secondary level |
All primary and secondary girls studying in community schools for a period of 10 months in Karnali zone |
Allocation is made as per the Flash Report and schools distribute as per the decisions of SMC Not found in the observed schools in Karnali zone at present |
Lower Secondary/Se condary full scholarship |
Rs. 1700 per head per annum but Rs. 1000 is given to student and Rs. 700 is donated to school to create sound learning environment for the student. |
Girls, ethnic minorities, backward castes, students without having any other scholarship but they should be studied at lower secondary and secondary levels. |
Not found in the observed schools at present |
Freeship scholarship |
Rs. 700 per student per year |
Girls, ethnic minorities, backward castes, students without having any other scholarship but they should be studying at class 6 and 7. |
Not found in observed schools present the at |
Feeder hostel scholarship |
Rs. 1200 per head per month living in remote districts and Rs. 1000 per head per month living in other than remote districts. |
Girls, children from remote area, backward children who are far from school. |
Found in Jumla among the sampled districts |
Scholarship for martyr’s children |
Rs. 1000 per student per month in pre-primary and primary, Rs. 1500 in lower secondary and secondary and Rs. 2000 in higher secondary and higher education as declared by government of Nepal |
Children (son and daughter) of Martyr's declared from the government of Nepal |
Collection of application from public announcement from eligible students and districts provide scholarships to them |
Scholarship for oppressed and dalits |
Rs. 500 per head per year |
Boys and girls from oppressed and dalit communities studying in class 6-10. |
Not found in observed schools present |
♣ Category of disability:
Category
A- disabled students able to move themselves with the help of equipments and another person and have to be resident outside the home
B- disabled students able to move themselves with the help of equipments and another person
C- disabled students able to move themselves with the help of equipments
D- disabled students able to move themselves
From the review of the existing scholarship program in Nepal, it is found that scholarship is so far targeted to the children based on caste, gender, disability, marginality and martyr's status. In addition, poverty and geographical areas have also been targeted as the factors for providing scholarship to the children.
This information was taken from the “ Study on Scholarship Management and its Effectiveness in terms of Enrolment and Retention” which was submitted by Centre for Educational Research and Social Development (CERSOD) Kuleswar, Kathmandu.