Hello, Thank you for your query. For Rise scholarship, there are specific locations. However you can check out our Empower to Rise fellowship for youth with disabilities: https://risingflame.org/project/empower-to-rise-2026-fellowship/
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Thank you!} On Wed, 18 Feb 2026, 18:57 , <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, students from andrapradesh can also apply for this programme? > > Asking because, state of andra Pradesh is excluded from the list. > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *[email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 18, 2026 3:57 PM > *To:* [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected] > *Subject:* [AI] Rise Scholarships for Women with Disabilities 2026 - > Applications Open! | राइज स्कॉलरशिप विकलांग महिलाओं के लिए 2026 | आवेदन > शुरू हुए हैं! > > > > Dear all > > > > Greetings from Rising Flame! > > > > For the upcoming Women’s Month, Rising Flame is happy to announce the *2nd > edition of Rise Scholarships for women with disabilities *pursuing higher > education. With these scholarships, we aim to dismantle barriers faced by > women with disabilities in their pursuit to fulfill their academic dreams > and aspirations. > > > > This year,* 20 women with disabilities* will be selected under this > programme. Successful applicants will receive a one-time *financial award > of INR 1.25 lakhs*. They can use this award for tuition fees, accessible > study materials, assistive devices or technology, interpreter services, and > other reasonable accommodations to enable full participation in their academic > pursuits. > > > > The applicant must meet the following *eligibility criteria*: > > 1. Be a woman with disability pursuing undergraduate or professional > degrees (such as B.A, B.Sc, B.Com, B.Ed, MBBS, LLB) or postgraduate studies > (such as MD, M.Ed, M.Tech, MBA, M.A, M.Phil, LLM, M.Sc, Ph.D., or > equivalent diplomas/degrees). > 2. Be 18 years of age or above at the time of application. > 3. Be enrolled in (studying in) a registered institution located in > any one of the following locations: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kochi, > Hyderabad, or Kolkata. > 4. Annual family income should not exceed INR 5,00,000/- > 5. Have at least one academic year remaining in their course at the > time of receiving the scholarship. > 6. Be a resident of India. > 7. Be passionate about achieving their academic and professional > dreams. > > > > Link with more information: > https://risingflame.org/project/rise-scholarships-2026/ > Application Form: https://forms.gle/p33vZ573nHAGnEv29 > > *Please Note: The form has questions in 3 languages – English, Hindi & > Indian Sign Language. Applicants can respond in any one language using > written, audio or video formats.* > > > > *Deadline: March 1st 2026, 11:59 PM IST * > > > > Let us embrace this year’s Women’s Day theme, ‘Give to Gain’, and spread > the word about this opportunity. 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