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NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
Research Associate’s

Office Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada

National Research Council of Canada Research Associateships
NRC

offers funding to Master’s degree holders in engineering and Ph.D. Holders in natural science or engineering disciplines.

INLAKS FOUNDATION
P.O. Box No. 2108 Stephen’s College
New Delhi 110007

Offers scholarships for graduate courses. Some of the subjects for which these scholarships are given are Business Administration, Architecture, Film, Television, Journalism, Special Education, Law, Design and Fashion Design, Theatre and Dance, Music and Composition, Fine Arts, Applied Arts and Conservation.

Detailed information:
Inlaks Foundation Scholarship: Inlaks Scholarships provide the opportunity to young people with exceptional talent in any field to broaden their vision abroad and improve their skills to operate in
society, thus making them a future vehicle of change in their environment.

The scholarships are of two types: university courses and specific programs. University Courses Scholarships for up to 2 years at top American, European and UK institutions, for degrees in all kind of subjects, except Engineering, Computer Sciences, Management, English Literature, Indian History, Urban Design and Philosophy. Candidates must have admission to their proposed course of studies before applying.

Specific Programs Proposed by the Candidate Scholarships for research, training or professional improvement to be carried out abroad either independently, or attached to a leading institution. Candidates are expected to provide full details of their proposed programs, including time and travelling plans, a full breakdown of costs, and evidence of agreement with such institutions if required. Inlaks Foundation provides following scholarships in India and abroad:

Inlaks Scholarships Abroad

Inlaks Take-Off Grants in India

Inlaks Fine Arts Awards in India

Inlaks Music Awards in India

Inlaks Sports Awards in India

Inlaks Awards at Indian Institutions (IITs etc.)

Eligibility : Scholarships are open to all Indian citizens of either sex who hold a good degree from a recognised university and are resident in India at the time of application. It is essential to have prior admission to the institution and course chosen. The Foundation will not consider candidates without admission or pending admission. The institutions concerned must only be top rank. Candidates must be below 30 years of age on the first of July in the year of application. Preference will be given to candidates who have not yet studied abroad. Candidates who are already studying or have started their program abroad are not eligible. The award of other grants, teaching assistantships and support from other sources for the proposed programme will be regarded by the Foundation as a positive factor. The Foundation also encourages applications from young people currently employed.

You should be concerned about:

1. Your achievements, academic and otherwise. We will need proof that you are an achiever.

2. Your potential. We pride ourselves on judging potential as much as performance. It isn’t just what you have already achieved; it’s what we can help you achieve in the future.

3. The suitability of your course, project or programme. You must persuade us that the course/ programme is right for you and that you are right for it.

Duration: Duration of the scholarship is up to 2 years. It covers for the period granted tuition fees, adequate living expenses and one¬way travel. In case of specific programs the financial coverage will be discussed directly with the candidate. Those opting for courses lasting for more than 2 years (i.e. Ph.D.) will have to seek funding from other sources. Acceptance of other scholarships, teaching assistantships and part time jobs are welcome after approval from the Foundation. Scholarship will not be awarded to candidates whose proposed course of study or specific project requires field trips back to India during tenure. Scholarships are awarded in June generally for commencement in subsequent October.

The Foundation also operates several schemes within the country, such as the Inlaks Awards at leading Indian institutions, the Inlaks Take-Off Grants, the Inlaks Fine Arts Awards, the Inlaks Music Awards, the Inlaks Sports Awards. Since its inception it has developed colleges and hospitals in Bangalore, Pune and Mumbai, and has granted financial assistance to over one hundred Indian charitable institutions.

Inlaks Take-Off Grants
Inlaks Foundation provides Take-Off Grants to enable young people to realize their potential, which for lack of financial support has hitherto been prevented from flourishing.

The Take-Off-Grants are for constructive projects which assist in the development of an individual talent.

The grant amount is tailored to individual needs.

Eligibility
The Take-Off-Grant is for work/ research/ training within the Country.

Candidate must be under 30 years of age.

Proposals for Take-Off-Grants can be submitted at any time during the year to the Delhi office at the following

Address: Inlaks Foundation, St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi -110007.

Inlaks Sports Awards
financially supports talented young sports men and women.

The applicant should have proven outstanding record and potential to grow in any given sport. The applicant should preferably be under 25 years of age. The award may also cover travel and maintenance for exceptionally talented sports men and women traveling for tournaments.

Selection: The selection is done by an independent panel of experts and sportspersons.
About Inlaks Fine Arts Awards:

The Foundation encourages young artists to find their feet after college, and provides financial assistance to enable them to work on their own anywhere in India. The awards are intended to help artists in their formative years to develop their creative talent.

Number of awards: Typically 2 or 3 per year. Eligibility: Anyone with a graduate Degree/Diploma from any leading Indian Fine Art Institution in India in any field of the fine arts (including photography) and not older than 30 years.

Award amount : An award of Rs.5000/- per month for a year; extendable to another year depending on the quality of work produced by the artist and the report of the referees.

Inlaks Awards at Indian Institutions (IITs etc.): These scholarships at IITs are the beginning of a new scheme of identifying and supporting bright students within the Country.
Selections for the awards are done annually in collaboration with the faculty at IITs.

Inlaks Music Awards
Inlaks Award for Indian Classical Music enables talented young musicians to realize their full potential in the realm of Indian classical music within the country. Each year two young musicians are awarded the Inlaks Award for Indian Classical Music.

The selected musicians will be financially supported for one year for training in Indian classical music.

The criteria for selection are Recognition of exceptional talent in music. Potential to achieve higher levels of excellence in music. Reference, continued guidance and evaluation by the guru.

The Inlaks Foundation: St. Stephen’s College (University of Delhi), Delhi - 110007.

OVERSEAS RESEARCH STUDENTS AWARDS SCHEME (ORSAS)

Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme is funded by the Department for Education and Skills (earlier known as Department for Education and Employment)

These grants are for postgraduate students undertaking full-time study for a higher degree as registered research students at UK universities. Selection of candidates is based solely on academic merit and research potential. Awards meet the difference between the UK and overseas level of tuition fees only, and do not cover maintenance costs. They are initially made for one year but can be continued for a second or third year, subject to the satisfactory progress of the award-holder.

The scheme, which is administered by the Universities UK (earlier known as the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals or CVCP), supports approximately 800-850 new awards each year in the UK.

Application forms should be obtained from the registrar or secretary of the institution at which the student is enrolled (or which has given provisional acceptance). Applications for an ORS award must be submitted, again through the university itself, usually by the end of the April preceding the year of entry. General information only can be obtained from the Secretary, ORS Office, Universities UK, Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1 H 9HQ. A list of academic institutions where the awards are tenable is available from the ORS Office or can be checked on the ORS website. You may contact the British higher education institution which has accepted you, or provisionally accepted you, for your course, or the ORSAS office at the Universities UK.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The aim of the British Chevening Scholarship Programme in India is to offer an opportunity to deserving Indian students and professionals, who wish to study or train in the UK, to achieve their goals by providing financial assistance. The objective is to encourage young and dynamic Indian students and professionals to study in the UK and then return to India to contribute to ongoing and future work in the relevant discipline.

Programmes
Scheme A - Long-term (Open) Scholarships

These scholarships are applicable for a one-year postgraduate (Master’s) study at any UK university. These are fully funded by the FCO. Last Date: November.

Scheme B - Short-term (Professional) Scholarships
These scholarships are for working professionals to attend tailor-made courses of up to three months at identified UK institutions. These courses are tailor-made for the targeted professional groups such as journalists, lawyers, corporate managers etc. in public, private and non-government sectors. Last Date: November.

Scheme C - Long-term (Shared or Joint) Scholarships
These scholarships are applicable for a one-year postgraduate study (Master’s) at specific UK universities. These scholarships are funded by the FCO and one or two co-sponsor(s). The FCO’s co-sponsors include UK universities, British and foreign companies (including AXA and Prudential), foundations and trusts, and other institutions. Last Date: March.

Number of scholarships: Over 120 awards annually comprising of about 60 long-term scholarships for academic courses and about 60 short-term scholarships for courses tailor - made for targeted professional groups.

Value: Chevening scholarships cover the tuition fee (up to a maximum of £ 12,000) and the living expenses for the scholar for the duration of the award, which normally varies from 4 weeks to 12 months. International airfares are normally not covered. (For courses with tuition fee of over £ 12,000 the excess amount should be borne by the candidates.)

General eligibility
Indian nationals residing in India of outstanding academic ability with a good first degree. Candidates are normally under 35 years of age. You are eligible for a British Chevening Scholarship under the India programme, if you are:

• an Indian national with a valid Indian passport

• resident in India at the time of application

• under 35 years of age at the time of application for most of the scholarship programmes except for specified ones. You may check age limits for each programme before applying.

• of outstanding academic ability with a good (as minimum of upper second class, preferably a first class) first degree (Bachelor’s) or equivalent from a recognised Indian university.

• normally interested in pursuing a course of not more than 12 months duration in the UK

Note: Any Master’s course of more than 12 months duration is generally not eligible. PhD and other research courses are NOT eligible.

• fluent in spoken and written English.

Note: If English is neither your first language nor tlie medium of academic instruction, you will be required to provide evidence of your proficiency in the language e.g. a satisfactory score in IELTS or similar international English language proficiency tests. A list of acceptable tests can be obtained directly from the UK institutions you are applying to.

Important Note: As Chevening awards are highly competitive, preference is given to those applicants who have some work experience and hold a postgraduate qualification accepted as sufficient for the career he/she is following. However, this should not discourage outstanding candidates without any work experience or a postgraduate qualification from applying.

All Chevening applicants, irrespective of the scheme and programme they are applying for, Must meet the general eligibility outlined above. In addition to the general eligibility, applicants are strictly advised to check the additional eligibility criteria for the specific programme(s) before applying.

Who is NOT eligible?

You are not eligible to apply for a British Chevening Scholarship
under the India Programme, if you:

• have already started a course of study in the UK at the time of application

• have received funding for a study programme from the UK government in the past

• are in the final year of graduation not having completed your first degree at the time of application.

Note: The only exception to this clause is programme CO1 - Indian Friends of London School of Economics Shared Scholarship, where students in their final year of graduation are eligible to apply.

Subjects
Any subject (except medicine and related subjects like pharmacy and physiotherapy). There are a number of programmes available and an attempt is made to represent all subjects in one or the other programme(s). Some programmes offer scholarships for specific subjects and/ or specific courses. The candidates need to check the applicable subjects and courses under each of these programmes before applying.

Levels and duration of award
Master’s such as MA, MSc, MBA, MPhil, LLM of up to 12 months duration

Short Courses of up to 3 months duration. Any master’s course of more than 12 months duration is generally not eligible. PhD and other research courses are NOT eligible.

Universities: Any UK university. There are a number of programmes available. The programmes under Scheme A give a wider choice to the candidates to apply to any UK university of their choice. And, the programmes under Scheme B and C offer scholarships for specific universities. The candidates need to check the applicable universities under each of these programmes in this prospectus before applying.

Application: Prospectus and application forms are available from August at the British Council offices in Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi and the British Libraries in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Pune and Trtiruvananthapuram. They can also be downloaded from the. Applications should reach your nearest British Council office in Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai or New Delhi by the stipulated deadline. Applicants for Scheme A and C are advised to apply to the universities before making their scholarship application.

Selection: Candidates for the Chevening programme are selected through a process of shorthsting from the applications received by the British Council, followed by personal interviews, which are generally 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 is final.

Chevening in India

The India programme began in 1987 and has supported over 1600 Indians to date. It is now the FCO’s second largest scholarship programme globally with an annual budget of over $1.5 million, supporting over 120 scholarships every year. These comprise a range of short-term tailor-made professional courses and long-term taught academic courses tenable at various higher education institutions in the UK.

WORLD BANK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE ROBERT S MCNAMARA

offers Economic Development one year to postgraduates in the subject less than 35 years. Further details can be had from Robert S McNamara Fellowships Program, Room M4010, World Bank Headquarters 1818 H Street, NW, Washington DC 20433

UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA, HOBART,
P.O. Box 252-51, Hobart, Tasmania 7001,

offers Graduate Research Scholarships for a wide range of disciplines to those who have done Honours at a high standard.

Value: Stipend equal to that for the Australian Postfraduate Award + relocation allowance.
Last date: October.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA,
offers Postgraduate Research Awards to students selected for OPRS award.

Value: $15637. Further details can be had from Scholarship Officer, Research Officer, University of South Australia, The Levels, Sa 5095. Last date: 31st October.

MACQUAIE UNIVERSITY,
International office, North Ryde, N.S.W. 2109

offers International Macquarie University Research Scholarship to Exceptional undergraduate and postgraduate course work students based on Equity and Merit across all disciplines.

Value: International tuition fee waivers. Last date: April.

LA TROBE UNIVERSITY,
Plenty Road, Bundoora, Victoria 3083,

offers Research Scholarships to Master’s degree holders or those who have completed an Honours Bachelor degree at a very high level of achievement. Last date: September.

GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY,
Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland 4111

offers Postgraduate Research Scholarships in the specified areas to honours degree holders from a recognized tertiary institution, or equivalent. Duration: For M. Phil.: 24 months, for Ph.D.: 36 months, renewable for 6 months under exceptional circumstances.

Value: Living allowance and thesis allowance, partial reimbursement of travel costs.
When and whom to contact: Applications are to be sent by 31st October, to the Postgraduate Scholarships Officer at the above address.

AUSTRALIAN AGENCY FOR OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
(AUSAID), G.P.O. Box 887, Canberra, A.C.T. 2601,

offers (a) Australian Development Co-operation Scholarships (formerly John Crawford Scholarship Scheme-JCSS); (b) Australian Sponsored Training Scholarships (formerly Sponsored Student Programme-STP); (c) Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP). Subj ects for study include a wide variety corresponding to needs of developing countries.

Value: Varies between countries and institution of enrolment; covers annual tuition fees, an annual stipend (tax exempt) and return airfare. Further details can be had from the Australian Diplomatic Mission in the respective countries.

UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE,
Adelaide 5005,

offers University of Adelaide Scholarships and Overseas Postgraduate Research Scholarships.

Value: Current stipend of university scholarship with other allowances as appropriate. Further details can be had from the Director of International Programs.

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY:
Australian National University, University of Canberra.

Australian Development Scholarships (ADS)

Since 1997 Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) have replaced most scholarships previously offered by the Australian Agency for International Development (AAID), including ASTAS and ADCOS. These scholarships are offered only to persons from certain developing countries with the aim that the awardees will use the knowledge acquired and skills learned in Australia for the development of their own country. These are awarded to candidates who are nominated by the home government and under the open category to applications who need not be nominated. Selection criteria for these scholarships varies for which information is available from the Australian High Commission, New Delhi. Applicants in each category are chosen on academic merit and meeting selection criteria developed jointly by AusAID and the Indian Government. Half the scholarships are awarded to men and the other half reserved for women.

ADS facilities are offered by all the universities in Australia to students pursuing a technical, language, graduate or postgraduate courses. These include Technical Training Institutions, covering tuition fees, air fare, health insurance and maintenance allowance.

How to apply: Your first step should be to make enquiries with your country’s nominating authority. Australian Education Centres and Australian Diplomatic Missions can provide you with its name and address. If you appear to be eligible, you should submit a nomination form to the authority through your employer.

Scholarships offered by universities/other agencies for graduate and postgraduate studies

Besides the above mentioned scholarships, some of the Australian universities offer scholarships for postgraduate studies. Some of these are given below. (For latest details about tJiese scholarships you may contact the concerned universities/agencies).