Dr. Manmohan singh Scholarship program for study in UK

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The Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships 2010


For Doctoral Studies at St. John's College, University of Cambridge


The Programme
Eligibility Criteria
Value of the award
Application process
Selection and Post selection
General Notes
Further information


The Programme

Dr Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India, is a graduate and
Honorary Fellow of St John’s College. He is widely acknowledged as
the architect of the economic reforms that have helped propel India
onto the World Stage. In honour of Dr Singh St John’s College, the
University of Cambridge launched the Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships in
Delhi in 2007. These awards will enable academically outstanding
Indian students to come to St. John’s College, University of Cambridge
to study for doctoral degrees in subjects like Science & Technology,
Economics and Social Sciences.

Applications in Aerospace Engineering and Energy Studies will be of
particular interest

Eligibilty Criteria

The applicant should be:

The applicant should be:
An Indian national with a valid Indian passport and currently based in
India
Below 35 years of age as on 15 December 2009
Not already had significant exposure to UK education or received UK
government funding.
Should hold a Master’s (postgraduate) degree from a reputed/
recognised India university/institution with a First Class award (UG
and PG) in the relevant subject/field
Evidence of leadership qualities (to be assessed from personal
statements e.g. extracurricular activities and/or evidence of having
made a difference to the country/society/participation in symposia in
the relevant subject, or peer reviewed publication in the area.)
Keen to pursue and should have identified a full time Doctoral
Research degree from the University of Cambridge commencing by
September/October 2010
Fluent in spoken and written English
Able to fulfil any other admission criteria laid down by the
university.
Value of the Award

The scholarships are fully funded:

Academic fees
International airfare
Monthly stipend to cover living expenses
UK Visa
Application process

It is the responsibility of the applicants to identify a suitable
Doctoral programme and supervisor at the University of Cambridge,
apply for a place for September/October 2010 and secure admission.

1. Identify a suitable doctoral programme and supervisor at the
University of Cambridge.
2. Applicants to visit the Board of Graduate Studies (BoGs) website
and make formal application to the University at the same time as to
the Dr Man Mohan Singh Scholarships.
3. Applicants to select St John’s College as their first choice
College on their BoGs application form.
4. Applicants to indicate on their BoGs form that they are applying
for the Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships, but also to complete the
section applying for funding from the University.
5. Apply for the Scholarship on the prescribed format by 15 December
2009 and submit it to the British Council. Click here to download the
application form (Word) and (Pdf)


Notes:
• Only those applicants who get an offer of admission at St John’s
College will be eligible for the award of the Scholarship.
• Candidates should NOT approach St John’s College directly at this
stage.

Selection

Candidates for these scholarships are selected through a process of
short listing from the applications received by the British Council,
followed by personal interviews, which will be held in New Delhi .

Subsequent to the interviews the selection committee identifies the
required number of candidates for the awards. The decision of the
selection committee will be final. Selection results will be
communicated within a month following the interview.

Post selection

Pre-departure briefings, UK visa and travel arrangements for the
selected candidates will be co-ordinated by the British Council.

General Notes

The British Council will acknowledge receipt of applications through
the emails provided on the application form. For this purpose,
applicants are requested to provide their latest email ids. However,
the British Council will not be responsible for failure of on-line
delivery.
The British Council will further contact only the short-listed
candidates inviting them for interviews. Applicants are requested not
to contact the British Council office directly.
Short-listed candidates will be interviewed in New Delhi in April
2010. Candidates will be expected to make their own travel and
accommodation arrangements.
Further information

For further information and clarification please contact:

Vishu Sharma
Scholarships
British Council
17, Kasturba Gandhi Marg
New Delhi 110001, India

Tel +91 (0)11 23711401 (extn. 272)
Fax +91 (0) 11 23710717
Direct tel: +91 (0)11 41497272

delhi.sc...@in.britishcouncil.org

Last date of submission of applications Tuesday, 15 December 2009.

The University of Cambridge and St John’s College would like to
acknowledge and thank the sponsors of the Dr Manmohan Singh
Scholarships: BP Foundation, Rolls-Royce and Others.



For More details refer to link
http://www.britishcouncil.org/india-scholarships-drmanmohansingh.htm