Objective of the scheme is to recognize, promote and assist meritorious girl students belonging to national minorities who can not continue their education without financial support.

Scholarship will be admissible for expenditure on payment of school/college fee, purchase of syllabus books, purchase of stationery/equipments required for the course & payment of boarding/lodging charges.

Application can be downloaded from the web site www.maef.nic.in Photocopy of the application form can be used freely. No fee/any other amount is to be paid for application. Application form can be sent by the student directly to the foundation by post or can be submitted by hand on all working days in the office of the foundation. No charges/fee is to be paid to any one for any services.

Sanction letter/cheque for scholarship will sent by regd. post directly to the address of successful candidate on completion of prescribed papers/formalities.

• Only girl students belonging to national minorities, (i.e. Muslims, christians, buddhists, sikhs, parsis) can apply :
  

• A girl should have secured not less than 55% marks (in aggregate) in the secondary school certificate examination (class xth) conducted by any recognized centre/state board of secondary education.
  

• Family income of the student from all sources should be less than rs. 1,00,000/- (rupees one lakh only) in the preceding financial year:
  

• Should have confirmed admission in class-xi. Admission slip issued by the college/ school where the student is presently studying and verification of the principal, in the prescribed proforma must be sent with the application.
  

• The university/college/institute offering admission should be recognized by the government at the central or state level or any other competent authority.
  

• The scholarship is given to student passing X^th exam and taking admission in XI^th in the year when result of xth exam is declared.
  

It is one time scholarship, and no claim as permanent beneficiary will be entertained. Student once selected for scholarship can not avail the same again. A student getting a scholarship from any other source would not be eligible for this scholarship.

The last date for receipt of application in the office of the maulana azad education Foundation is august 31st every year which must be adhered to. The application of the scholarship received after 31st august, will not be entertained under any circumstances by MAEF.

The amount of scholarship will be Rs. 12,000/-(rupees twelve thousand only) which will be released in two installments of Rs. 6,000/- each. The first installment will be released after sanction of scholarship and the second installment will be released when the student will submit proof of passing class xith, and adminsson to class xiith in the office of the foundation.