Students' Benevolence Fund (SBF) scholarship is awarded to all the registered students who are not receiving any other financial assistance and are facing financial hardships. The SBF is provided for 9 months from August to May.

Students can apply online for the SBF scholarship through Office Automation (OA) Portal. The steps are as follows:

• Visit the IIT Kanpur website http://www.iitk.ac.in
• Click on "Centres and Facilities"
• Select "Facilities"
• Select "Office Automation".
• In "Login based services", login to OA portal using your CC login and Password.
• Select "Student Profile" and then "Apply scholarship".
• Select Scholarship type "SBF" and your personal details will be displayed.
• Fill up the fields, which are mandatory (marked with *).
• Press "Submit".

One of the following supporting documents has to be submitted in the DOSA office as evidence for the stated income:

• SALARIED PERSON (both government and private): A copy of Form 16 or Income Tax Return Form (ITR) for the latest financial year.
• BUSINESSMAN: A copy of Income Tax Return Form for the latest financial year.
• AGRICULTURIST AND OTHERS: Print/type the attached application form on a Rs. 10 stamp paper and have it signed by your parents, countersigned by a Notary public or government official of the rank of Tehsildar and above for the latest financial year.

NOTE: There is no CPI criterion for applying for SBF.