Azim Premji Scholarship 2026: Check updated eligibility, award amount and other details

Azim Premji Scholarship 2026: Check Updated Eligibility, Award Amount and Other Details

The Azim Premji Foundation has opened applications for the 2026 scholarship cohort to support girl students from disadvantaged backgrounds who want to pursue higher education. The scholarship provides financial assistance to eligible students enrolled in their first undergraduate degree or diploma programme. For the 2026 cohort, applications for Round 1 are open from August 10 to August 31, 2026.

According to the updated eligibility criteria, applicants must have passed both Class 10 and Class 12 as regular students from a government school or college in one of the eligible States or Union Territories. They must also have taken admission as a regular first-year student in the 2026-27 academic session in a recognised undergraduate degree or diploma course of two to five years' duration. The institution can be a government college or a credible and bona fide private college or university anywhere in India.

The eligible regions for the 2026 cohort include Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi (NCT), Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Andhra Pradesh and Delhi (NCT) have been newly added to the eligible regions for the 2026 cohort.

Students can submit their applications through the official Azim Premji Foundation Scholarship website. The Foundation does not charge any fee at any stage of the application process. Applicants should therefore be cautious of anyone asking for money in exchange for scholarship registration or selection.

The scholarship is not awarded on the basis of academic merit alone. Applicants must meet the prescribed eligibility conditions. There is also no age limit specified for the scholarship, provided the candidate fulfils all other requirements. Students pursuing distance-learning programmes are not eligible because the scholarship requires regular enrolment in the first year of an eligible programme.

The ₹30,000 annual scholarship is intended to provide financial support throughout the full duration of the student's first undergraduate degree or diploma course. Students should carefully upload the required documents in the prescribed format and complete their application before the August 31 deadline.