subject: Are You Dreaming Studying Abroad? [print this page] Not all of us can afford to go Yale, Oxford or Stanford. The thought of educating oneself outside the country might just remain a dream for most. A vivid dream of having a world class experience which keeps re-occurring and continues to linger on. Monetary constrains should never come in the way of education.
A lot of well-deserving students in India seem to let go of there ambitions due to the lack of resources. This is where scholarships come into play. Most scholarships might only offer to pay a part of the fee but the recently launched Young Indian fellowship program is a fully funded scholarship for post graduate students which is designed by the International Foundation
for Research & Education (IFRE).
IFRE is a non-profit organization which aims to select 50 students from all across India and depart a broad based form of education. They also have a formal collaboration with the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). The Fellows of YIF would be among the best of students of the country and being an International venture the scholarship aims to give maximum exposure to the Fellows and would aid them in every possible way to create a history on higher education in India.
In this program, there is no restriction whatsoever with respect caste, color or creed. This is one of a kind scholarship program which provides mentors and guest speakers from across the world.
The total cost that will be incurred to support the program will include the following:
Tuition for lectures and workshops delivered by the very best faculty and experts from around the world
Board & lodge for all students which includes stay at fully furnished apartments
International and domestic travel and board and lodge for all faculty in the program
Cost of all reading, case material, library (excluding purchase of text books by students) for all students
Cost of spreading the awareness about the program and program administration This fellowship program which provide:
- An unparalleled world class learning experience delivered by the very best from the world.
- Lifetime access to the network of mentors, sponsors and peers.
- Opportunity to charter a career of your choice.
- National recognition.
YIF is a one year multi-disciplinary scholarship program which would enable the selected students to choose their career paths according to their talents.
(Information taken from - www.youngindiafellowship.com.)
