£35,000 scholarship per student set up exclusively for Indian studentsfor PhD & MPhil degrees in Science & Technology, Economics andSocial Sciences
St. John’s College, a leading college of the University of Cambridge, today released details of this year’s prestigious ‘Dr. Manmohan Singh Scholarships’, the programme first launched at the Prime Minister’s residence in Delhi in 2007. The scholarship programme has been set up exclusively for Indian students and currently based in India for PhD and MPhil degrees at St John’s College in areas such as Science and Technology, Economics and Social Sciences. St John’s College, where Dr. Singh studied for a First in Economics in the late 1950s, is seeking to award £35,000 scholarships to each PhD student for up to three years, with three scholarships already planned for the year 2010-11.
The scholarship would be based on merit through a special test, in order to ensure maximum effectiveness. Large organizations like Rolls-Royce India, BP Foundation and others have agreed to sponsor this scholarship. This scholarship programme is administered by the British Council which has a proven track record in managing prestigious scholarships like the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan, British Chevening Scholarships and others. A selection committee, comprising an appropriate nominee from each sponsor and a panel of academics and others selected by the college will be set up in India to make recommendations to the college regarding the profile of applicants.
This year too there are three scholarships on offer.
Application will be open from 1 October 2009 and the closing date for the Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships is 15 December 2009.
For full details on the Dr. Manmohan Singh Scholarships 2010-11 and how to apply please visit British Council website.
Last month two outstanding scholars met the Prime Minister in Delhi before flying out to the UK and St John’s College, Cambridge as the second cohort of Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarship holders.
Ms Aquila Mukund Mavalankar, 23, did her master’s programme at University of Pune. She feels that Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarship will provide her with a once in a lifetime experience: a chance to study at a prestigious and elite institution.
Shruti Badhwar, 25, did her masters from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) Bangalore. She feels it is a privilege to study at Cambridge University, the birth place of modern physics and a great honor to be a part of the St John’s College, home to quantum physicists like Dirac.
St John’s College was founded in 1511 by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII. The second largest of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, it has about 135 Fellows, 530 undergraduates and 300 graduate students. The total current membership of the College, comprising in essence all those who have studied here, stands at around 12,000. The College is celebrated for the beauty of its buildings, and for the wide-ranging activities of its
alumni. During the five centuries since its foundation, distinguished Johnians have been among many other things scientists, statesmen (including five Prime Ministers), economists, public servants, writers, musicians and lawyers.
The University of Cambridge’s reputation for outstanding academic achievement is known worldwide and reflects the intellectual achievement of its students, as well as the world-class original research carried out by the staff of the University and the Colleges. As the University celebrates the 800th anniversary of its founding in 1209, it is looking to the future. It continues to change in response to the challenges it faces. The modern University is an international centre of teaching and research in a vast range of subjects: about half of the students study science or technology. Members of the University have won more than eighty Nobel Prizes.
Britain’s long standing relationship with India, and the large number of Indian students who have studied at the University of Cambridge over the past 100 years, underlie the University’s continuing engagement with the sub-continent.
