NLSIU sustains itself on the revenues from fees received from academic programmes including Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) programmes, research and consultancy projects and other related activities. Student fees from the on-campus academic programmes do not meet the expenses incurred to deliver these programmes. Hence, all students enrolled in on-campus academic programmes are subsidised by the University.
Students are admitted to NLSIU based on their academic performance in the admission process. The University has adopted an inclusion policy that ensures that students from diverse social, linguistic and economic backgrounds from across India benefit from a rigorous and transformative education. The admission process does not take into account the financial background of the applicant. Further, the University is committed to supporting every student admitted to an academic programme to continue their studies irrespective of financial constraints. This Financial Aid Policy sets out the University’s approach to delivering on this commitment.
Financial Aid at the University is of three main types:
- University Aid which is administered and funded by University managed funds
- External Aid which is administered by the University but funded by third parties
- Third-Party Aid that is facilitated by the University but administered and funded by third parties
Read the Financial Aid Policy
Third-Party Aid:
The University offers a number of external scholarship options to our students. These include private scholarships as well as those offered under the National Scholarship Portal and the State Government Scholarship Portal. For more details, view list of External Scholarships
External Aid:
- Class of 1994 Scholarship
- Class of 1996 Scholarship
- Class of 1996 (Stipend)
- Class of 1999 (Stipend)
- Class of 2002 Scholarship
- Class of 2011 Scholarship
- Class of 2014 Scholarship
- Class of 2016 Scholarship
- Ajoy Halder Memorial Scholarship
- Col. Prakash Manik Bhat Memorial Scholarship
- Ajoy Halder THB Scholarship
- Shri Ray Sharda Ranjan Prasad Scholarship
- Hindustan Unilever Scholarship
- Allen & Overy Scholarships
- Shri. N.T. Vanamamalai Memorial Scholarship
- Lexygen Scholarships
Ph.D Scholarships:
- Dr N R Madhava Menon Scholarship (Class of 1995)
- Dr N R Madhava Menon Scholarship (GE India)
- Thakur Foundation Scholarship in Public Health and the Law
Education Loans
The University has engaged with a number of banks for education loans. Some of the links are given below: