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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 last year. 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, technology 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 2009-10. 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 1st week
of November and the closing date for the Dr Manmohan Singh
Scholarships is 31 December 2008.
For full details on the Dr Manmohan
Singh Scholarships 2009-10 and how to apply please visit
British Council website. |
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