subject: Your 2010 Scholarship Calendar in India [print this page] Author: Kamaldeep Author: Kamaldeep
January Name of scholarship: Charles Wallace Scholarship (short research or professional visits) What's it about? Every year, the trust gives 10 to 15 grants towards the costs of short visits to the UK by academic research scholars and professionals. The grants are intended as contributions towards costs of a visit of three weeks to a month. Applicants planning to stay longer are advised to supplement this grant from other sources. These do not cover international fares. Eligibility: Candidates should be Indian citizens and aged between 25 and 45. They should have good knowledge of English, have completed their studies and have had four or more years of research or professional experience. Preference is given to post-doctoral applicants. How to apply: Visit www.britishcouncil.org or email to cwit@btinternet.com for further details February Name of scholarship: Inlaks Scholarship What's it about? Ten scholarships are offered to Indian students for study of up to two years at top institutions in -- America, or Europe in all kinds of subjects, except engineering, computer science, urban planning, business studies, medicine, public health, Indian studies and history. Candidates must have got admission to their proposed course of studies before applying. The scholarship covers the tuition fees, living expenses and one-way travel. Eligibility: Candidates must hold a good degree from a recognised university and must be residents in India at the time of applying. The institutions concerned must be top notch. Applicants must be below 30 years of age on July 1 of the year of application. Preference will be given to candidates who have not yet studied abroad. How to apply: Visit www.inlaksfoundation.org for further details Get the form from Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation, C/o Inlaks India Foundation, 86/87 Atlanta, Nariman Point Mumbai 400021 Name of scholarship: Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Trust Scholarship What's it about? The scholarships are meant for PhD and post-doctoral studies in microelectronics, computer science, biotechnology, economics, mass communication and management at a UK university. The trust will bear travel costs. Eligibility: Candidates must have a Master's degree with two years of research/training experience or a PhD degree and be aged 30 or below.
How to apply: Contact the Secretary, Department of Education, External Scholarship Division, A1/W.3, Curzon Road, Barracks, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110001. Last date is March 15 March Name of scholarship: Commonwealth Scholarship/Fellowships, UK What's it about? This scholarship is open for students from different disciplines like medicine, engineering and technology, science, agriculture and allied fields and humanities and social sciences. For students with a medicine background, scholarships are assigned for project-oriented training in higher techniques and methodology and are not for generalised training/ studies leading to a degree or diploma. In other disciplines, it's for one year in the case of Master's or three years for PhD.
Eligibility: For Master's degree, one must have a Bachelor's degree with 55 per cent or above marks in humanities and social sciences and 60 per cent or above marks in others. Candidates should give a onepage academic justification for pursuing a Master's degree in the UK. More information abou Scholarships in india log on to India AcademicAbout the Author:
