Overview
Financial support for young talented students to pursue their education while training in sports.
Key details
- Amount / benefit value
- Sports scholarship for promising Sikkim athletes to support training, kit and competition costs alongside education, on the scale notified by the Department of Sports & Youth Affairs.
- Official website
- https://sikkimsports.gov.in ↗
Eligibility
- ▸ Resident of Sikkim
- ▸ Studying in schools/colleges
- ▸ Must have won a medal at the State or Regional level
Benefits
- ✓ Monthly scholarship ranging from ₹500 to ₹2,000 depending on merit
- ✓ Hostel fee waivers in government sports hostels
Documents required
- ▪ Aadhaar card
- ▪ Proof of age (birth certificate / school certificate)
- ▪ Domicile / residence proof
- ▪ Recent passport-size photograph
- ▪ Sports achievement certificates (state / national)
- ▪ Bank account details (passbook copy)
- ▪ Coach / academy recommendation letter (if applicable)
- ▪ Medical fitness certificate
Application process
Applications through individual schools or District Sports Offices.
Official link
https://sikkim.gov.in ↗Application referrals
—visitors referred
Apply via: Applications through individual schools or District Sports Offices.