Financial Aid & Loans
Education loans, micro-credit, grants, and tuition assistance schemes (e.g., MUDRA, Pell Grants, FAFSA).
PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
A micro-credit facility providing working capital loans to street vendors to resume their livelihoods post-COVID-19. Promotes digital transactions and formalizes the urban informal economy.
Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana
Ministry of Finance
A scheme to 'fund the unfunded' micro-enterprises. It provides loans up to ₹10 lakh to non-corporate, non-farm small/micro enterprises. Loans are given by Commercial Banks, RRBs, Small Finance Banks, MFIs, and NBFCs.
Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises
Ministry of MSME & SIDBI
Encourages banks to lend to MSMEs without asking for collateral security. If the MSME fails to repay the loan, the trust makes good the loss incurred by the lender up to a specified percentage.
Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Department of School Education & Literacy
An overarching program for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12. It subsumes three former schemes: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), and Teacher Education (TE). Aimed at ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education.
PM Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
A comprehensive scholarship scheme for Other Backward Classes (OBC), Economically Backward Classes (EBC), and Denotified Tribes (DNT) students. Scholarships are awarded based on a national level entrance test conducted by the NTA.
Federal Pell Grant
U.S. Department of Education
The largest federal grant program for undergraduate students with exceptional financial need. It forms the foundation of federal student financial aid to which other aid from federal and non-federal sources might be added.
Trade Adjustment Assistance
U.S. Department of Labor
Provides critical support to workers who lose their jobs or whose hours/wages are reduced as a result of increased imports or shifts in production outside the United States. Offers massive retraining budgets compared to standard WIOA.
KfW Start-up Loan (ERP Start-up Loan)
KfW Bankengruppe
Germany's state-owned development bank offers subsidized loans to founders and young companies (up to 5 years after founding). Instead of applying to KfW directly, founders apply through their regular commercial bank.