UP Scholarship 2026-27: The window for the UP Scholarship will close after this date..

Registration for the Post-Matric Scholarship (for courses beyond Class 10, excluding Classes 11 and 12) offered by the Uttar Pradesh Social Welfare Department is currently underway. Please note that the deadline for students seeking to renew their applications is October 15, while the deadline for fresh applicants is October 31, 2026.

It is often observed that heavy traffic on the scholarship portal during the final days makes it difficult to submit applications. Therefore, students are advised to register as soon as possible rather than waiting until the last day.

**Deadline for College Submission**
Students seeking renewal have until October 15 to renew their forms and submit them to their college or institute. Consequently, renewal applicants should complete the renewal process and submit their forms to the college immediately. Fresh applicants can fill out their forms by October 31 and submit them to their college or institute by November 4.

**When will the scholarship be disbursed?**
Funds may be disbursed to students renewing their applications between December 1 and December 10, 2026. Subsequently, following the resolution of issues regarding doubtful or erroneous data, a second round of fund transfers may take place between January 16 and January 25, 2027.
Similarly, for fresh applicants, funds may be disbursed between December 21 and December 31, 2026; a second round of transfers—following the resolution of doubtful or erroneous data—is scheduled for January 27 to January 31, 2027.

**How ​​to Apply for the Scholarship**
To apply for the UP Scholarship 2026, you must first visit the official website, scholarship.up.gov.in, and click on the 'Post-Matric Registration' link.
Complete the initial registration by providing the required details, and then fill in the remaining information to finalize the application process. Finally, candidates should take a printout of the fully filled-out form, attach all necessary documents, and submit it to the respective school or college.
Please note that no fee is charged for filling out the form.

No fee for filling out the form
All students should note that no application fee is charged for filling out the scholarship form; candidates from all categories can apply free of cost.

Eligibility for the scholarship
The student must be a domicile of Uttar Pradesh and currently studying within the state. The annual income limit is ₹2.5 lakh for the General, Scheduled Caste (SC), and Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories, and ₹2 lakh for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category. There is no annual income limit for those engaged in unclean occupations.

Documents required to fill out the form
For the scholarship, students must have an Aadhaar card/PAN card, income certificate, birth certificate, domicile certificate, previous year's mark sheet, fee receipt, scanned copy of the bank passbook, caste certificate (if applicable), passport-sized photograph, enrollment number, etc.

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