To ensure that financial barriers do not prevent deserving and talented candidates from pursuing professional media education, the Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) offers various scholarship schemes.
Coverage: These scholarships are awarded on a combined assessment of academic merit and financial need. They can cover full or partial tuition fees, and in exceptional cases, extend to living/accommodation expenses.
Application Requirement: Candidates must explicitly indicate their requirement for financial assistance during the initial application process and submit legitimate proof of annual family income.
Coverage: Dedicated financial support options are available for candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories.
Requirements: Eligible applicants must produce authentic community certificates alongside official proof of family income.
Regional Scope: Offered through the South Asia Foundation (founded by UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh), these prestigious scholarships promote cross-border cooperation and journalistic excellence.
Eligibility & Coverage: Open to high-merit students hailing from the eight SAARC nations (including India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka). The scholarship comprehensively covers:
Full tuition fees
On-campus room-sharing accommodation and daily food/mess expenses
Return economy air travel from the scholar's home country/residence to Chennai.
Lovely Professional University (LPU)
Jalandhar, Punjab
Type: Private University
IBS Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Telangana
Type: Private
MIT-WPU
Pune, Maharashtra
Chandigarh University
Mohali, Punjab
Chandigarh University, Lucknow
Unnao, Uttar Pradesh
RV University
Bangalore, Karnataka
Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE)
KL University
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Type: Deemed to be University
ICFAI University (IFHE)
GITAM Deemed to be University
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University
Medak, Telangana
KLH Hyderabad
MIT VPU
Solapur, Maharashtra
Universal AI University
Raigad, Maharashtra
Maharishi Markandeshwar University
Ambala, Haryana
DOMS - Nalsar University
Type: Public
DIT University
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
MBU Tirupati
Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh
SRM University, AP
MNR University
Medchal, Telangana
VIT-AP University
VIT Vellore
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
SRM University - SRMIST Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
Woxsen University
Christ University
Reva University
Sathyabama University, Chennai