Question 1

What is a Leap Scholarship?

Accepted Answer

Leap Scholarship is an initiative from Leap to help Indian students receive financial support to study abroad. This scholarship is given every year to students going to the UK, Canada or Australia to pursue postgraduate studies in any subject at a university of their choice.

Question 2

What is the total Scholarship amount?

Accepted Answer

The total amount of scholarship for the year 2021 intake is 200,000 USD. This is one of the biggest amount of scholarship in the country for study abroad.

Question 3

How would I get the scholarship amount?

Accepted Answer

The scholarship amount is directly disbursed to your chosen college for the program you will be studying. After scholarship is awarded to you, you would be needed to fill the bank details with college with us.

Question 4

How much scholarship will I get?

Accepted Answer

The scholarship amount depends on a number of factors and the scholarship you can get would upto 100% of your tuition fees. Scholarships aim to extend significant help to the maximum number of students. We strongly encourage you to apply if you meet the eligibility requirements.

Question 5

What costs would be covered by the scholarship?

Accepted Answer

The scholarship covers the tuition costs of your chosen program. We do not provide the scholarship if you’re already receiving a grant or any other financial aid from your college.

Question 6

What is the eligibility criteria for applying?

Accepted Answer

We accept applications from all streams and backgrounds. Here are the basic eligibilty requirements that you must meet:
• You must be a citizen of India.
• You must be > 21 years of age.
• You must have a minimum IELTS score of 6 (with 5.5 in each band).
• You must have scored >55% in 12th standard exams.
• You must have scored >55% (or its equivalent) in undergraduate study.
• You must be a fresher or have 0-4 years of work experience.
• You must be applying to a university abroad for 2021 intake.
• You must have an admit from a designated learning institute abroad.
• You must have an admit from a full-time program > 8 month duration.
• You must complete your college admission process and visa application process through Leap Scholar.
• You must not have received any other scholarship/ grant/bursary for the program for which Leap Scholarship is sought.

Question 7

Can Post Graduate Diploma courses students apply?

Accepted Answer

Yes, we strongly encourage applications for post graduate diploma courses. PGD program is a very popular program among Indian students going abroad. We cover all the PGD courses and colleges in our scholarship program

Question 8

I have backlogs, can I apply?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can apply if you have backlogs. Scholarship decisions will depend upon the admission results from the University/College. If you receive an admit, you would be evaluated for the scholarship.

Question 9

I have zero work experience, Can I apply?

Accepted Answer

Yes, we accept applications from freshers and graduates with no experience. We encourage freshers to apply for the scholarship. Our Leap Scholarship is awarded to a diverse set of students with and without job experience.

Question 10

If GRE or GMAT or IELTS necessary for applying?

Accepted Answer

No, we do not require GRE/GMAT/IELTS for the starting the scholarship application. But during the evaluation phase you would need to submit them for verification and to be considered for scholarships

Question 11

What can I do if I have missed the deadline?

Accepted Answer

Because of a high number of applications, we advise students to apply as early as possible. If you have missed the deadline, please send us an email here: leapscholarship@leapfinance.com and we will get back to you asap.

Question 12

Whether we can apply with a conditional offer letter?

Accepted Answer

Leap Canada Scholarship is available for student who apply to the universities and colleges via the LS Program. If you get conditional offer letter when you have applied via us, you would be eligible for scholarship. But if you already have a conditional offer letter, you would not be eligible for scholarship.

Question 13

When will the results be declared?

Accepted Answer

The results of the scholarship will be declared in the month of January.

Question 14

Would my scholarship be affected if I defer the admission due to COVID scenario?

Accepted Answer

Yes, we would need to re-apply for the scholarship for the next intake. Our team would assess your admission for the next intake and based on that scholarship would be declared.

Question 15

Would the scholarship be affected if I change my nationality during the duration of scholarship?

Accepted Answer

Yes, scholarship is only available for Indian nationals. In case you change your nationality, scholarship will discontinue