The University offers fellowships to all students admitted to any of its regular programme of study. Particulars in brief are :
Boarding / Boarding-cum-Lodging Allowance (BBL Allowance)
1. All 5-year Integrated M.A. and M.Sc. Health Psychology students will be supported with financial assistance @ Rs.500/- p.m. for the first three years and @ Rs.1000/- p.m. for the next two years.
2. All 5-year Integrated M.Sc. students of Mathematical Sciences, Physics, Chemical Sciences, Systems Biology, Optometry & Vision Sciences and Nursing Sciences, who will be admitted through IIT-JEE 2009 / KVPY 2009 will be paid fellowship @ Rs. 5000/- p.m.
3. All M.Sc., M.A., M.B.A., M.P.A., and M.F.A., students will be paid BBL allowance @ Rs. 1000/- p.m. for two years and for MCA for three years.
4. University Achievers' awards: For all PG courses (except M.Tech and M.Phil) an achievers award @ Rs.5000/- (lump sum) for scoring highest marks in the class will be paid in the preceding semester. Its continuation depends upon the continuation of the scoring of the highest marks by the awardee. Such awards will be one if the class strength is less than 10 and two if the class strength is more than 10
5. M.Tech. (GATE scorers) will be paid scholarship @ Rs. 8,000/- and Non-GATE students will be paid @ Rs.6,000/- p.m. The tenure of the scholarship will be for 2 years.
6. M.Phil. students will be paid BBL Allowance @ Rs. 3,000/- p.m. for one year, expendable by one more semester in exceptional cases.
7. Ph.D Scholars will be paid scholarship @ Rs.5000/- p.m. for a period of 4 years, expendable by one more year in exceptional cases.
Concessions to blind students:
Concessions to blind students are provided by the University as per the UGC guidelines from time to time which inter-alia, include exemption from tuition fee, examination fee and other fees, Reader�s allowance @ Rs. 400/ p.m. in respect of PG/ M.Phil/Ph.D. students and Rs.1000/ for JRF holders for the employment of a Reader, an annual grant of Rs.500/ for guide charges, extra time of 20/30 minutes for writing examination paper of 2/3 hours respectively and permission to use a personal typewriter during examinations. In addition to this, the blind students are eligible for scribe charges @ Rs 50/- for Internal Exams/Term papers and Rs. 100/- for end-semester examinations. Special stationary charges @ Rs. 500 per annum.
UGC Fellowships:
UGC JRFs pursuing their research work leading to M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences are paid a fellowship of Rs.12,000/ p.m. for the first two years and Rs.14,000/ . p.m. for the subsequent years.
Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowships: sponsored by the Ministry of Social Justice for SC/ST candidates to pursue M.Phil and Ph.D. Degrees: The SC/ST Scholars enrolled for Ph.D. and M.Phil programmes in the University have to apply for this Fellowship as and when the University Grants Commission issues the Notification. The value of JRF is Rs.12,000/- p.m. for the first two years and Rs.14,000/- p.m. for the subsequent years.
CSIR Fellowships:
The CSIR JRFs pursuing research are paid a fellowship of Rs.12,000/ p.m. for a period of two years which may be increased to Rs.14,000/ p.m. for the subsequent years.
Fellowships from other sources:
In addition to the above, provision exists for securing JRFs/SRFs in various research projects/direct fellowships being operated in the University financed by Govt. Agencies and other Organizations such as the UGC, CSIR, DST, DAE, ICMR, ICSSR, NBHM, etc. JRF test qualified candidates admitted to M.Phil. and Ph.D. programme may apply for these positions in response to the notice issued by the project investigators
Post Graduate Merit Scholarship Scheme for University Rank holders at Undergraduate level:
The University Grants Commission on the basis of a recent initiative of MHRD, has introduced the Post-Graduate Merit Scholarship for University Rank Holders (in General and Honors courses at University levels). The selection will be purely on Merit basis. The value of each scholarship is Rs.2,000/- p.m. and duration is for 2 years.
Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship Scheme for single girl child:
The University Grants Commission, on the basis of a recent initiative of MHRD, has introduced the Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child as an incentive for the parents to observe small family norms. The value of each scholarship is Rs.2,000/- p.m. and duration is for 2 years.
NOTE:
Applications for UGC sponsored Scholarships are invited by the UGC through Press Notification. Students are advised to watch for advertisement in News Papers and respond accordingly.
M.Sc. Biotechnology Scholarships:
The students admitted to M.Sc. Biotechnology are eligible for scholarship @Rs. 1200/ per month for the entire duration of the course (i.e. 2 academic years) funded by the Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India.
Financial assistance from other sources:
The students of the University are also eligible to apply for the award of the following Scholarships given by the Govt. of India and the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh subject to their fulfilling the conditions prescribed in each case.
NOTE: Decision regarding the University scholarships, is generally taken up by October each year by way of notification inviting applications. Payment of these scholarships can, therefore, be made only after announcement of the list of selected students. However, payment of scholarships awarded/funded by other agencies like UGC, CSIR, AICTE, etc. can be made only after receipt of the sanction and scholarship amounts by the University.