Impact of scholarships on students of higher education

Pages: 241-245
Santosh and Mayuri Bora (Department of Extension and Communication Management Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam)

The present study was undertaken with the objective of assessing the impact of scholarship on students of higher education. Forty students from Assam Agricultural University of Jorhat were included for the study. Aquestionnaire was prepared for collection of data. Findings of the study revealed that the majority of the respondents felt that Scholarship gives a feeling of independence during study and it reduces financial burden on parents and decreases number and amount of loans needed to take for completing higher education. It was found that a large proportion of students perceive that scholarship puts a positive impact on their education. Majority of students experienced that scholarship creates more interest in college education, research and technical expertise.