Merit-cum-Means Scholarship 2026
Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU)
📌About the Event
The Merit-cum-Means Scholarship 2026 is a financial assistance initiative for deserving students of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU). Sponsored by SEED, USA, in collaboration with Public Care Trust, Hyderabad, the scholarship supports students who demonstrate academic excellence and financial need.
The scholarship is open to eligible regular, full-time MANUU students at its headquarters and off-campus centres, excluding PhD scholars. Applicants are evaluated based on academic performance, financial circumstances, and eligibility verification.
The university published the Merit-cum-Means Scholarship 2026 Second Phase Final List on 19 October 2026. This announcement concerns scholarship selection results.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Category: Merit-Based and Need-Based Scholarship
- Mode of Conduct: Online application followed by document verification and university-level selection.
- Location: MANUU Headquarters, Hyderabad, and eligible off-campus centres.
- Academic Session: 2026–27
- Organising Institution: Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU)
- Sponsoring Organisation: SEED, USA
📅 Important Dates
- Deadline for Selected Students to Submit Google Form: 22 October 2026
- Completed Form Sent by Email: On or before 25 October 2026
- Last Date for Hard Copy Submission: 27 October 2026
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligibilty:
- Institution: Applicants must be bona fide students of MANUU.
- Course Requirements: Students must be enrolled in regular, full-time programmes during the 2026–27 academic year.
- Excluded Programmes: PhD students are not eligible.
- Academic Performance: Applicants must have passed all subjects completed in their respective programmes.
- Financial Background: Students must demonstrate financial need.
- Renewal Eligibility: Students who received the MCM Scholarship in 2025 and are continuing in the same programme need not submit fresh applications, provided they have passed all previous semesters.
- Document Compliance: Fresh applicants must submit all mandatory documents to be considered for selection.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- Financial Assistance: Selected students receive scholarship support to help them pursue their education.
- Scholarship Amount: The exact individual award amount has not been specified in the official 2026 second-phase notification.
- Merit Recognition: The programme recognises students who demonstrate academic achievement alongside financial need.
- Continued Support: Eligible 2025 recipients continuing in the same programme may qualify for renewal without submitting a fresh application.
- Scholarship Payment: The university’s earlier 2026 selection notification specifies payment through Indian Overseas Bank savings accounts.
- Total Scholarship Funding: The amount allocated specifically to second-phase recipients has not been disclosed in the announcement.