StudyDesk Scholarships
About the scholarship
Eastman Auto and Power Limited (EAPL) runs this programme for students from financially constrained backgrounds who are close to finishing a technical or management qualification. The idea is to close the gap between a degree and a job: instead of only reimbursing fees, the programme requires scholars to complete industry-relevant certification courses, so that a student leaves with both a degree and certificates an employer recognises. Guides name platforms such as Coursera and Udemy for the approved courses, and give scholars four to five months to complete them.
The important consequence is that selection is only the start. A scholar who does not complete the required courses within the programme timelines may become ineligible for subsequent milestones, so the money follows completion, not just selection.
Benefits
- Financial assistance of up to ₹20,000 in total, released milestone by milestone as each approved certification course is completed and verified.
- Access to approved online certification courses in industry-relevant areas, to be completed within the programme timelines (guides give four to five months for course completion).
- Support that may also be used for academic expenses such as tuition, hostel and digital study resources, as described in programme guides; the core mechanism remains course completion.
- Priority in selection for female students, persons with disabilities, single-parent or orphaned students, and candidates from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, as reported in programme guides. Priority does not replace the basic eligibility conditions.
Who can apply
- You are enrolled full-time in a B.Tech, M.Tech, MBA/PGDM or Polytechnic diploma programme at a recognised government or private institution in India.
- Your course and year fit one of the programme categories: B.Tech lateral entry, 3rd or 4th year, or graduating batch of 2026; M.Tech 2nd year or graduating batch of 2026; MBA/PGDM 2nd year or graduating batch of 2026 in Sales or Marketing; Polytechnic diploma 3rd year.
- Your stream fits the programme: Electrical, Electronics or Mechanical for engineering and diploma categories, and Sales or Marketing for MBA/PGDM, depending on the scholarship category.
- You have secured at least 60% marks or a CGPA of 6.0 or above. One guide reports this standard as applying consistently from Class 10 onwards; confirm the exact academic rule on the application page.
- You have no active backlogs and no disciplinary issues, and you are willing to complete the online certification courses within the programme timelines.
- Your annual parental income does not exceed ₹6 lakh.
- You are not the child of an employee of Eastman Auto and Power Limited or Buddy4Study.
Documents required
No separate document checklist for this programme was published in the guides checked, so none is invented here. In practice, an application of this kind asks for proof of enrolment and year of study, academic marksheets, income proof for the ₹6 lakh limit, and identity and bank details for payment. Keep those ready and follow the document list shown on the Buddy4Study application page itself, since that list governs the application.
How to apply
- Confirm first that your course, year and stream fit a programme category above, and that the live deadline on the Buddy4Study page has not passed: earlier listings gave 31 July and 30 September 2026, and only the most recent October reporting gives 31 October 2026.
- Apply online through the Buddy4Study portal for the Eastman Powerup Eduskill Scholarship Program 2026-27.
- Complete the application with your academic, income and course details and submit before the live deadline.
- If selected, enrol in the approved certification courses promptly: the ₹20,000 is released in milestones only as courses are completed within the programme timelines.
- Submit proof of each course completion as required, and keep the timeline in mind — missing it can cost later milestones.
FAQs
No. It is milestone-based: the amount is released as the scholar completes the four approved certification courses within the programme timelines, up to a total of ₹20,000.
The most recent October 2026 reporting gives 31 October 2026. Earlier listings gave 31 July 2026 and 30 September 2026, so the date has moved before; confirm the live date on the Buddy4Study page and do not assume a further extension.
Full-time B.Tech (lateral entry, 3rd/4th year or 2026 graduating batch), M.Tech (2nd year or 2026 graduating batch), MBA/PGDM in Sales or Marketing (2nd year or 2026 graduating batch) and Polytechnic diploma (3rd year) students in the named streams, with 60% or CGPA 6.0, no active backlogs, and parental income up to ₹6 lakh.
Guides describe the support as milestone-based reimbursement linked to course completion: you complete approved courses and the support follows verification. Check the current programme terms on the application page for exactly how each milestone is paid.
No. Priority is reported as a selection preference only; the academic, income and course conditions still have to be met.
Verified 30 Oct 2026 against October 2026 reporting (Citizen News Puttur and The Hans India scholarship listings: up to ₹20,000, milestone-based on four courses, 31 October 2026), earlier guides (Internshala, Rediff, ScholarshipsX: 31 July 2026; The AS Hub: 30 September 2026), and programme guides for eligibility (course/year categories, Electrical/Electronics/Mechanical/Sales/Marketing streams, 60% or CGPA 6.0, no backlogs, ₹6 lakh income limit, employee-children exclusion, female/PwD/single-parent/orphan/Tier-2/3 priority). The deadline movement is carried openly in the article.
