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Scholarship to Meritorious Sportspersons

The scheme aims to encourage and nurture budding sports talent. Annual scholarships are provided to eligible meritorious student sportspersons based on their sports achievements.

At a glance

What the myScheme listing says about Scholarship to Meritorious Sportspersons
LevelState government
Issued byGovernment of Chandigarh
States and UTsChandigarh
Areas
Scheme forIndividuals
TagsFinancial Assistance, Sportsperson, Scholarship, Senior Championship, Junior Championship

Before you apply

Information from the myScheme snapshot, Aug 2026. Confirm it on the official page: eligibility, documents, benefits and deadlines are set by the issuing department and are not part of this listing.

The listing holds only the name, issuing department, level, states, areas, who the scheme is for, a short description, tags and the myScheme link. For anything else, use the official page, or ask InBridge: its answers link to the government pages they draw on.

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