Scholarship for student philatelists

Mysuru: The Postal Department under the ‘Deenadayal Sparsh’ scheme is offering scholarship for promotion of aptitude and research in stamps as a hobby among children.

Students studying from 6th to 9th standard and who have scored 60% during 2017-18 and having a Philately Deposit Account or membership with Stamp Collectors Forum or interested in continuing stamp collection as a hobby are eligible for the scholarship of Rs. 6,000 per annum.

The students will be selected through a written quiz contest. The selected students should successfully complete a project assigned by the Postal Department.

The last date to obtain the application form for the quiz contest is Sept.15. For more details, visit the department websites. www.indiapost.gov.in or www.karnatakapost.gov.in.

This post was published on September 7, 2018 6:24 pm