Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship Programme for Sportspersons: Application Form, Eligibility Criteria and documents required, win 75,000/year

Pradeep Kumar

Know about Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship Programme

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. invites you to fill out applications for Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship. Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship program is open for young sportspersons. This scholarship is designed to support sports talent to avail of financial assistance for training, medical and other expenses. Keep India Scholarship program aims to encourage promising sports talent to continue their sports training and lead towards a better professional sports career.

Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship Programme


Table of Contents
  • What is Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship 
  • Eligibility Criteria for Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship 
  • Benefits Of Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship 
  • Last date to apply for Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship 
  • How to Apply and official registration link for Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship 
  • Documents needed for Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship
  • Eligibility Criteria for Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship Programme

    • Sportsperson or applicant must have played State level/National level or International level games on behalf of their state or country in the last 2 or 3 years. 
    • Applicants must have ranked under 500 at National level games in their participation or ranked under 100 at State level games in their participation. 
    • Applicant  should have age between 9-16 years as on 30 June 2021
    • Application for this scholarship is open to all sportspeople who have an annual family income of less than INR 5 Lakhs.  
    • Applicant must have affiliated with a recognized sports body, sports coach or sports academy, or sports federation. 

    Benefits Of Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship Programme

    Successfully accepted sportspersons or applicants will be given a Scholarship amount of INR 75,000 per year for 3 years, to continue their training and lead towards a better professional sports career.

    Last date to apply for Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship Programme

    The last date to apply for Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship is 31 December 2022.


    How to Apply & official registration link for Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship Programme

    1. Visit >> Official website  (apply link)  
    2. After visiting, Apply now button will appear 
    3. Click to Apply Now 
    4. You will be scrolled down automatically at two heading one for helping and another for  Sportspersons.
    5. Click apply now in the 2nd heading which is Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship Programme for Sportspersons.
    6. login or register 
    7. See the instructions and start filling out the application form. 
    8. Fill in basic asked details and upload required documents. 
    9. After successfully filling out all details submit the application form. 

    Documents needed for Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship Programme

    1. Photo identity proof (ex. Aadhaar Card)
    2. Income Certificate (Form 16A/income certificate from government authority/salary slips, etc.)
    3. Proof for age or Class 10th Marksheet. 
    4. Proof of highest performance achieved so far in their sports.
    5. Proof of affiliation with a recognized sports body, sports coach or sports academy, or sports federation.