SCHOLARSHIPS IN CONFEDERATION OF BRITISH INDUSTRY OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIPS
CONFEDERATION OF BRITISH INDUSTRY OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIPS
Study Fields: Engineering and Technology.
These Scholarships are offered by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), London to Indian nationals who are residing in India and working in Public Sector Undertakings/Organisations/Firms, particularly who have collaborative agreement with U.K. firms, for award of scholarships, for practical experience in the following subject fields:
(1) Energy and Environment Management
(2) Power System Engineering including Generation, Transmission and Distribution practices. These scholarships are for practical work experience attachments and not for advanced training as such; scholars are expected to work productively for the host company at graduate engineering level.
Eligibility: Uniformly good academic record, with a first class degree in the relevant subject-field. Applicant must speak and write English well. The candidate must have minimum of 2-year professional experience in Engineering the specified date in the concerned fields after obtaining Degree mentioned at above (Experience has to be supported by documentary evidence). These awards are primarily intended for young professional Engineers and not for senior personnel or academic staff.
Age: Candidates should not be more than 33 years of age as on the specified date. However, age is relaxable by two years in the case of SC/ST candidates. No. of Scholarships: 5. Duration: 4-12 months.
Value: £7,392.00 per annum (£616.00 per month). Free from U.K. Govt. Income Tax and other statutory deductions.
Sponsorship: Only those candidates who are sponsored by their Employers and will return to their jobs on completion of their training in U.K. and undertake to serve their employers for a minimum period of three years are eligible to apply. Preference is given to candidates from Public Sector Undertakings and Firms viz. Bureau of Public Enterprises, Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries and those which receive aid or have collaboration with industries or organisation in UK.
Last date: May.
I have secured an unconditional admission offer to post-grad course in Petroleum Engg. at Imperial college, UK, commencing Oct. 2008. Am currently an employee in a leading Public Sector Oil company in India, with 20 years experience. Would be very grateful to kindly consider my request for financial aid upto GBP 1,000 per month, for the one-year course. The Directorate General of Hydrocarbons in India has a MoU for collaborative research in upstream sector with Imperial college. Moreover, with a shortage of trained experience personnel, the intended course would be of direct relevance to the Indian industry.