Express News Service
Posted: Saturday , Jun 27, 2009 at 0301 hrs IST
Ludhiana:
Sikh Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided to
institute scholarships in collaboration with University of
Cambridge (UK) for needy and meritorious Sikh students for
research studies leading to M.Phil or Ph.D degrees.
Addressing the press conference, Avtar Singh Makkar, president
of SGPC, informed that the SGPC had received a proposal from
Department of Human Resources, University of Cambridge (UK) in
the month of February, 2009, regarding providing opportunities
to students of Indian nationality from the Sikh community, who
are of outstanding academic ability, to study at the Cambridge
for programmes regarding M.Phil and Ph.d degrees.
For this purpose, Michel O’Sullivan Joseph, Director of
Cambridge Commonwealth Trust, arrived yesterday to discuss
modalities for creation of scholarships. Cambridge
Commonwealth Trust grants about 860 scholarships to
commonwealth students, who are meritorious and fullfil the
eligibility for admission to Cambridge University, UK.
Makkar said Michel O’Sullivan Joseph visited important
institutions of higher education of SGPC yesterday accompanied
by Director Education SGPC. Michel O’Sullivan Joseph held a
meeting with Makker in which the Director, Education, and
principals of the colleges of SGPC and Agya Paul Singh from
Ludhiana participated. It was decided in principal to
institute scholarships for needy and meritorious Sikh students
to study at Cambridge (UK) for their M-Phill and Ph.D degrees.
Makkar said the amount of scholarships will be shared as 50%
each between the SGPC and Cambridge Commonwealth Trust.
Scholarships will be granted through SGPC-Cambridge University
Education Foundation, which will have members from India and
abroad.
with thanks : source : http://www.indianexpress.com/news/SGPC-teams-up-with-UK-varsity-for-scholarships-to-Sikh-students/481960
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