India’s Biggest Private Scholarship Is Back! Are You Among the 5100

Synopsis: Reliance Foundation has opened applications for its 2025-26 scholarships. 5,000 first-year UG students can receive up to Rs. 2 lakh each, and 100 first-year PG students in fields like engineering, technology, energy, and life sciences can receive up to Rs. 6 lakh. The program, India’s largest private scholarship, offers merit-based selection plus mentorship, leadership and skills training, and opportunities in social development. Applications close on October 4, 2025. The initiative follows Nita Ambani’s 2022 pledge to support 50,000 students over 10 years. Since then, 5,000 UG and 100 PG awards have been granted annually, including 226 recipients from Kerala in 2024.

From Merit to Mentors: The Hidden Perks of the Reliance Scholarship

The Reliance Foundation's famous scholarship scheme has invited applications for the academic year 2025-26. This year too, scholarships will be given to 5100 best undergraduate and postgraduate students of the country. 5000 undergraduate students will get a scholarship of Rs 2 lakh, and 100 postgraduate students will get a scholarship of Rs 6 lakh. The last date for submitting applications is October 4, 2025.

This is the largest private scholarship scheme in the country. In 2024, 226 students from Kerala were eligible for the scholarship. Under the Reliance Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme, 5,000 undergraduate students will get a grant of up to Rs 2 lakh. The selection will be completely based on merit. The scholarship is open to first-year undergraduate (UG) students. The Reliance Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship will be awarded to 100 postgraduate students in selected fields such as engineering, technology, energy, and life sciences. The students will be provided with full support and a stipend.

The Postgraduate Scholarship aims to nurture students who think big, green, and digitally for society and become future leaders. The PG scholarship is worth Rs 6 lakh, and Reliance Foundation will also provide full support to the students to engage in research that contributes to national development and global progress.

Only first-year undergraduate and postgraduate students are eligible to apply for the scholarship. The selected students will also get mentorship from experts, leadership and skill development training, and opportunities to participate in social development.

In December 2022, on the occasion of Dhirubhai Ambani's 90th birth anniversary, Nita Ambani, founder and chairperson of Reliance Foundation, announced that she would provide scholarships to 50,000 students over the next 10 years as part of her commitment to empowering youth. The scholarship is being provided as part of that. Since then, scholarships have been provided to 5,000 undergraduate students and 100 postgraduate students every year.