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The various Scholarship
Schems are:
Overseas Development Administration
Shared Scholarship Scheme (ODASS)
Scholarships
managed by the British Council
The David
Montefiore Trust
The S H A
Ziauddin Trust
The Rhodes
Scholarships
Reuter Foundation
News photography
University
of Cambridge
The Textile
Institute
The Thomson
Foundation
The Spalding
Trust
The Society
for Theatre Research
Percy Sladen
Memorial Fund
Royal Town
Planning Institute
The Royal
Society - International Grants Programme
Royal Aeronautical
Society - Education Fund
Ramsay Memorial
Fellowships Trust
The Sidney
Perry Foundation
All Saints
Educational Trust
The Biotechnology
and Biological Sciences Research Council
(BBSRC) UK
The Nora
Henry Trust
The Hockerill
Educational Foundation
The Inlaks
Foundation
Dr Dorothy
Jordan Lloyd Memorial Trust
BFWG Charitable
Foundation
1.
Overseas Development Administration Shared
Scholarship Scheme (ODASS)
Association of Commonwealth Universities,
John Foster House, 36 Gordon Square,
London, WC1H OPF.
Tel. 0171-387 8572
Applications for awards should be made to
the British university participating in
the scheme at which the candidate wishes
to study.
Check out : http://www.acu.ac.uk
for details of participating institutions.
2.
Scholarships managed by the British Council
Every year the British Council in India
sends approximately 600 Indian students
and professionals to the UK under various
scholarships, training and exchanges programs.
Candidates should be Indian nationals, currently
resident in India. They must undertake to
return to India at the end of their award.
For academic scholarships, one needs to
have a confirmed offer of admission from
a UK university. Scholarships normally cover
full fees and living expenses but do not
cover cost of international travel.
Check out : http://www.britishcouncil.org/india/education/scho-index.htm
British Chevening
Scholarships
Nita De
Assistant Manager, Scholarships and Exchanges
The British Council, 17 Kasturba Gandhi
Marg,
New Delhi - 110 001, India
Telephone: +91 11-371 1401 ext. 320
E-mail:nita.de@in.britcouncil.org
Check out :http://chevening.fco.gov.uk/
The British Chevening Scholarships programme
is the premier British Government Scholarship
scheme for international students and is
funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The Chevening programme currently provides
about 2,200 new scholarships a year for
postgraduate studies in almost any field
at UK institutions of higher education.
Most scholarships are for one-year Master's
courses. Awards may also be given for shorter
vocational courses lasting between three
and six months.
LONG TERM SCHOLARSHIPS :
Open
Social Science Scholarships
- Six scholarships to pursue a one-year
Master's degree in any Social Science-related
subject, e.g. Economics, Politics, International
Relations, Finance and Sociology in a UK
University of their choice.
Open
Science Scholarships (except
Medicine) - Four scholarships to pursue
a one-year Master's degree in any Science
subject except Medicine.
Open
Scholarships in MBA - Four
scholarships to pursue a one-year Master's
programme in Business Administration.
Open
Scholarships (any subject,
any university) - Four scholarships to pursue
a one-year Master's degree in any subject
of their choice, *(except Open Social Science,
Open Science, Open MBA and Medicine) in
the UK University of their choice.
Human
Rights - Six fully funded
scholarships (fees and maintenance) to enable
academically gifted students from India
to pursue a one-year Master's degree in
Human Rights in the UK.
British
Chevening/Radhakrishnan Shared Scholarships
- Seven scholarships for citizens of India
taking up places to study at the University
of Oxford in October 2001.
British
Chevening/Nehru Centenary Shared Scholarships
- Five scholarships to enable students of
outstanding academic merit to study for
a second bachelor's degree as an affiliated
student in relevant subjects at the University
of Cambridge.
British
Chevening/Imperial College Shared Scholarships
- Two scholarships are offered to Indian
graduates to pursue a higher degree course
of study at Imperial College of Science,
Technology and Medicine.
British
Chevening/Indian Friends of the LSE Shared
Scholarships - Two scholarships
are offered in collaboration with the Indian
Friends of the London School Of Economics
and Political Science in Mumbai. These are
for pursuing a one-year Master's programme
at the LSE beginning September 2001.
British
Chevening/University of Strathclyde Shared
Scholarships - Two scholarships
are available for students to pursue a one-year
Master's degree programme at the University
of Strathclyde beginning September 2001.
BG
International/University of Strathclyde/Chevening
Scholarships - British Gas
International and the University of Strathclyde,
together with the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth
Office offers up to eight one-year postgraduate
awards globally in selected courses in Engineering,
Applied Science and Business Administration
beginning October 2001.
British
Chevening/London Business School Shared
Scholarships - One scholarship
for an MBA beginning September 2001.
FCO/Pearson/Cranfield
University Joint Scholarship
- Pearson plc in partnership with Cranfield
University and UK's Foreign and Commonwealth
Office offers one postgraduate scholarship
for study at Cranfield University for a
one-year programme of study to pursue an
MBA beginning October 2001.
FCO/Pearson/Stirling
University Joint Scholarship
- Pearson plc in partnership with Stirling
University and UK's Foreign and Commonwealth
Office offers one postgraduate scholarship
for study at Stirling University for a one-year
programme of study to pursue an MSc in Media
Management beginning October 2001.
British
Chevening/University of Leicester Shared
Scholarships - Three scholarships
are available for citizens of India, under
35 years of age, who have been accepted
for an approved one-year postgraduate course
at Leicester University.
British
Chevening/University of Warwick Shared Scholarships
- Two scholarships are available for citizens
of India, under 35 years of age - one for
an LLM programme in Law in Development or
in International Economic Law and one for
any taught postgraduate degree course offered
by the University of Warwick.
FCO/Cable
and Wireless College Joint Scholarship
- Two scholarships are available for a MSc
in Operational Telecommunications. The Cable
& Wireless College in partnership with
Coventry University has developed this unique
Master of Science degree.
SHORT
TERM SCHOLARSHIPS :
Managers
for Leadership Course - Twelve
private sector managers on a ten-week programme
at the University of Leeds - a mix of academic
sessions and individual practical attachments
with British companies. This has been formulated
in collaboration with an Indian trade and
management consortium comprising AIMA, ASSOCHAM,
CII and FICCI.
Wolfson
College Press Fellowship
- Four scholarships are available for students
to pursue a three-month research programme
in Journalism at the Wolfson College, Cambridge
beginning September 2001 and January 2002.
Programme
for Young Indian Broadcast Journalists
- Eight scholarships are available for students
to pursue a three-month programme in Broadcast
Journalism at the Thomson Foundation, Cardiff
beginning June 2001.
Manchester
Business School Senior Executive course
- Six scholarships are available for senior
managers to pursue a 4-week Senior Executive
Course at the Manchester Business School,
University of Manchester beginning June
2001.
Programme
for Young Indian Print Journalists
- Twelve journalists from the Indian press
can participate in a three-month programme
at the University of Westminster comprising
a mix of academic training and practical
attachments with British media organizations.
Programme
for Young Indian Environmental Managers
- Twelve scholarships are available for
environmental managers to pursue a twelve-week
course at the University of Bradford beginning
September 2001.
Programme
for Young Indian Lawyers
- Twelve corporate lawyers from India on
a three-month programme : six weeks at the
College of Law, York followed by six weeks
of attachments with firms of solicitors
in London.
Programme
for Young Indian Bankers
- Twelve banking professionals from India
on a three-month programme comprising academic
inputs provided at the London School of
Economics and Political Science followed
by work attachments with London banks and
financial institutions.
Gurukul
Scholarships in Leadership and Excellence
- Twelve scholarships are available for
senior persons from various disciplines
who have demonstrated their leadership and
excellence in their area of work, to attend
a ten-week programme at the London School
of Economics and Political Science.
Commonwealth scholarships
and fellowships
This is an annual scheme made available
to all Commonwealth countries by the Commonwealth
Scholarships Commission. The India programme
is administered jointly by the Association
of Commonwealth Universities (ACU, UK),
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD),
Government of India and the British Council.
Winners of 2001 : http://www.education.nic.in/htmlweb/commonwealth2001.htm
Announcement for 2002 : http://www.education.nic.in/htmlweb/cw_scho_02.htm
British Overseas
Industrial Placement (BOND)
It aims to improve business and professional
relations between the UK and developing
countries. It provides opportunities for
Indian professionals, currently working
in industry to undertake a work attachment
for between 6 to 12 months with a company
in the UK. It is not a formal training project
but an excellent opportunity to gain additional
relevant work experience in a practical
working environment.
Charles Wallace
India Trust
Dr F H Taylor
Secretary
Charles Wallace India Trust
9 Shaftesbury Road,
Richmond Surrey TW9 2TD
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44-181-940 9295
Fax: +44-181-940 9295
It
provides resident Indian nationals assistance
to study at postgraduate level or to undertake
research or to gain professional experience
in the UK. The thrust areas for these awards
are the arts and humanities. The Trust cooperates
with other Trusts and foundations in making
joint awards and in complementary funding.
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The David Montefiore Trust
Messrs Poole & Co., Dolphin House,
21 Hendford, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 1TP.
Grants to students from Third World countries,
principally those undertaking postgraduate
medical work in the UK before returning
to their own countries. Normally grants
are in the form of single payments in time
for the start of the academic year and can
be for up to £500.
Applications
:
Applications must be made through the university
or college and provide details of how all
other costs, including living expenses,
are going to be met. Applications from individuals
will not be considered without confirmation
from the university.
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The S H A Ziauddin Trust
R
B Viccajee, Secretary
"Maytree", 4 Abbots Close,
Guildford, Surrey, GU2 5RW.
Applications
:
Anyone studying, or wishing to study, on
courses in science, engineering, medicine,
agriculture or environmental protection,
and willing to use their skills for the
benefit of the people of the Indian subcontinent
(i.e. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri
Lanka) will be considered at all times of
the year. Successful applicants will generally
be sent an award of about £500 each.
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The Rhodes Scholarships
Professor Dr. Virander Singh Chauhan
Indian Secretary, The Rhodes Scholarship
Trust
Director International Centre for Genetic
Engineering and Biotechnology
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg New Delhi 110067, India.
Phone & Telefax: 011- 6172406
Check out : http://rhodes.indiaserver.com/
The
Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest and most
prestigious international fellowships, were
initiated in 1902, and now bring outstanding
students from the Commonwealth and North
America to the University of Oxford.
The
Rhodes Scholarship pays Department as well
as College fees, and gives a generous maintenance
grant of £735 p.m. The Rhodes Trust
also gives grants for research, equipment,
conferences, travel, etc. The Rhodes Scholarship
is initially for a two-year period, and
is normally extended to a third year, especially
for those pursuing the three year doctoral
programme (D.Phil).
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Reuter Foundation
The Reuters Foundation was set up by Reuters,
the global news and information group, in
1982 as an educational trust to promote
high standards in journalism through study
and training.
6a.
Journalism general
Reuters Foundation Programme at Green College,
Oxford University
University Fellowships for journalists from
the developing world and eastern/central
Europe. Reuters Foundation Fellows have
the status of Visiting Scholars at Green
College and enjoy access to the University's
facilities and resources.
Eligibility : At least five
years' professional journalism experience.
Deadline for receipt of applications
: 31st December
Duration : Fellowships may
be for three, six or nine months covering,
respectively, one or two terms or, occasionally,
a full academic year. Dates of entry are
agreed with the Programme Director.
Check out : http://www.green.ox.ac.uk/rfp
6b.
Business journalism
Reuters Foundation Fellowship in Business
Journalism at Baruch College, New York
An opportunity for non-US students to join
Baruch College/CUNY's Master's Program in
Business Journalism. The Reuters Fellowship
is awarded after applicants are admitted
to the program. There is no separate application
for the fellowship. Employees of international
news and information companies are not eligible
for the fellowship.
Check out : http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/slas/MABusJ/
6c.
Medical journalism
University Fellowships for Medical Reporters
The fellowship offers mid-career journalists
who cover medical affairs an opportunity
to carry out some individual research into
the latest issues in the field of medicine,
using the resources of Oxford University
and other expert institutions.
Eligibility : Journalists
specializing in medical and health issues,
from any country worldwide, working full
time for newspapers, news agencies, magazines,
radio or television may apply.
Deadline for receipt of applications
: 31 December.
Check out : http://www.foundation.reuters.com/journalism/univmain.htm
6d.
Environmental journalism
Reuters-IUCN Media Awards for excellence
in environmental reporting
These media awards, established by Reuters
Foundation and IUCN - The World Conservation
Union recognize excellence in professional
reporting on environmental and sustainable
development issues in order to enhance public
awareness.
Eligibility : Journalists
in print, television and electronic media
are eligible to apply for the Awards. They
should be currently practicing journalism
as their main, though not necessarily sole,
activity.
Deadline for nominations for 2001:
July 2001
Check out : http://www.foundation.reuters.com/journalism/environmain.htm
7.0
News photography
The Willie Vicoy Fellowship
This
annual Fellowship commemorates Reuters photographer
Willie Vicoy who was fatally injured in
1986 in a guerrilla ambush in the northern
Philippines.
8.0
University of Cambridge
Scholarships
for Indian Students who wish to pursue their
studies at Cambridge :
Dharam
Hinduja Cambridge Scholarships - two scholarships
offered annually in collaboration with the
Hinduja Cambridge Trust
Citibank
Cambridge Scholarship - one scholarship
from time to time in collaboration with
Citibank, for study in Economics or Finance
Cambridge
DFID Scholarships - fifty scholarships offered
annually in collaboration with the Department
for International Development
Check
out : http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/c7/overseas/ind.html
9.0
The Textile Institute
Qualifications Officer,
The Textile Institute, 4th Floor, St James's
Buildings,
Oxford Street, Manchester M1 6FQ
Phone : +44 161-237 1188
E-mail: tiihq@textileinst.org.uk
Types of Grant Scholarships and bursaries
are available for students studying full-time
(or on a sandwich course) for a textile
degree in technology or design. These are
supplementary awards, usually in the region
of £500 per annum, intended to provide
assistance rather than meeting the full
costs of study.
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The Thomson Foundation
The Thomson Foundation, 37 Park Place, CARDIFF
CF10 3BB, Wales, UK
Phone :+44 (0)29 20 353 060
Fax: +44 (0)29 20 353 061
E-mail: enquiries@thomfound.co.uk
Website : http://www.thomsonfoundation.co.uk/home.htm
Limited grants are made to journalists and
broadcasters from developing countries and
the new democracies of Eastern Europe, the
CIS and Central Asia who wish to attend
Thomson Foundation courses in Britain. They
are not available for courses run by other
bodies. Very few grants are available, and
they are intended to help with course tuition
fees and accommodation costs, not air fares.
Applicants must be at least 24 years old
and should have at least three years full-time
employment in relevant media.
11.0
The Spalding Trust
Mrs. T Rodgers
PO Box 85, Stowmarket, IP14 3NY
Fax: 01359-240739
All of the work of the trust is in the support
of the study of the great religions of the
world, especially if this will increase
knowledge of one religion among adherents
of another. Grants can be up to a maximum
of £1,500 and are given to help with
the cost of books, fees and living expenses,
study or travel abroad, foreign students
studying in Britain and the costs of publication
of the results of research.
There
is a preference for candidates intending
to put their knowledge to early use rather
than to those engaged in protracted study.
In general, the trust is reluctant to give
towards the expenses of first degree courses.
No grant may be offered for a study or project
within the context of the applicant's own
religion, unless there is likely to be a
significant result in the improvement of
inter-religious understanding.
Applications:
In writing to the correspondent. In support
of applications the trustees usually ask
for a research proposal/course outline,
curriculum vitae, a budget to include details
of other possible sources of funding and
an academic reference. A stamped addressed
envelope is also appreciated. Applications
can be submitted at any time, but take at
least two months to process.
12.0 The Society
for Theatre Research
The Chair, Research Awards Subcommittee,
c/o The Theater Museum, 1E Tavistock Street,
London WC2E 7PA
Website : http://www.str.org.uk/
Applicants should be aged 18 or over. There
are no restrictions on status, nationality,
or the location of the research, but it
must be concerned with the history, historiography,
art and practice of the British theater,
including music-hall, opera, dance and other
associated skills and crafts of performance.
Exclusively literary topics are not eligible,
nor are applications for course fees unless
specific professional training in research
techniques. Awards range between £200
and £2,000 a year. Grants can go towards
research costs, study or travel abroad.
No grants for course fees/maintenance.
Applications:
Applications should normally be returned
by 1st February. Awards are announced in
May for immediate effect.
13.0 Percy Sladen
Memorial Fund
The Secretary to the Trustees,
c/o The Linnean Society, Burlington House,
Piccadilly,
London W1V 0LQ
Phone : 020-7434 4479
Grants are given towards research at postdoctoral
level or for independent research. Grants
ranging between £100 and £600
are awarded to students from any country
for field research in natural and earth
sciences, including botany, zoology, geology,
anthropology, archaeology, experimental
physiology, pathology and therapeutics.
The research must be carried out in a country
which is not the candidate's normal country
of residence.
Applications:
Closing dates for applications are 30
January and 30 September.
14.0 Royal Town
Planning Institute
The Awards & Events Officer, 26 Portland
Place,
London W1N 4BE
Phone : 020-7636 9107
Fax: 020-323 1582
E-mail: online@rtpi.org.uk
Website : http://www.rtpi.org.uk/
The institute administers the George Pepler
International Award for people under the
age of 30 wishing to study town and country
planning or some aspect of planning theory
or practice in UK. Awards to overseas applicants
are for short-term visits (three to four
weeks) to the UK. Up to £1,500 is
awarded. This award is made every two years.
The next award is due in 2002.
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The Royal Society - International Grants
Programme
Section Coordinator, International Exchanges,
6 Charlton House Terrace,
London SW1Y 5AG
Phone :020-7839 5561
E-mail: iesinfo@royalsoc.ac.uk
Check out : http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk
Study visits
to the UK (upto 6 months ) from India:
The Society has a long history of encouraging
scientific contact between scientists, technologists
and engineers in the UK and the Commonwealth,
Central and South America, and Africa. It
has agreements with partner organisations
in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, India, Mexico,
Pakistan, Palestine and Venezuela. For visits
to the UK under the exchange agreements
overseas scientists should apply to the
appropriate partner organisation in their
home country taking account of the often-longer
timescale for application and assessment.
If you require any further information or
assistance please contact the International
Exchanges Section by email: devworld@royalsoc.ac.uk
Contact:
Indian National Science Academy (INSA),
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002,
India.
Fax : 11- 323 5648
16.0 Royal Aeronautical
Society - Education Fund
The Careers Centre Manager, 4 Hamilton Place,
Park Lane,
London W1V 0BQ
Phone : 020-7499 3515
E-mail: vanissa.amliwala@raes.org.uk
Website: http://www.raes.org.uk
The Society's Awards recognise achievement
at all levels, in all disciplines and in
all parts of the world. Anyone working in
aerospace, whether in academia, air transport,
air traffic control, airframes, engines,
systems, armed services, government, research
or indeed any other discipline involved
in the facilitation of air and space flight
is eligible. The Society awards several
Grants and Scholarships throughout the year
for which nominations or personal applications
are normally invited. A selection of these
is listed below:
Herbert
Le Sueur Award, J R Cooper Prize, Frank
Radcliffe Travelling Fellowship, Alan Snudden
Memorial Trust, Robert Blackburn Memorial
Trust, The Charter Scholarship, The Edward
Busk Studentship in Aeronautics, The Geoffrey
de Havilland Memorial Scholarship, The Stanley
Spooner Scholarship, The John de Havilland
Scholarship, The Letitia Eadon Award, The
Air Commodore Sir Nigel Norman Trust Fund,
The Education Fund.
17.0
Ramsay Memorial Fellowships Trust
Gary Hawes, University College London,
Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT
Phone : 020-7504 2052
Grants are given to British or Commonwealth
citizens who have had training in research
methods preferably from a UK university
or similar institution. Grants are for postdoctoral
research in Chemistry at a UK institution.
Applications:
In the first instance applicants should
write and request information. Application
forms are available in August and they should
be completed and submitted by 15 November.
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The Sidney Perry Foundation
Mrs L A Owens, Secretary, PO Box 1689, Hindon
SP3 6TP
E-mail: sidneyperryfound@cs.com
The trust primarily helps first degree students,
including overseas students. It provides
financial assistance to individuals of great
promise of either sex who would otherwise
be unable through lack of means to proceed
with their education. Students must be younger
than 35 when the course starts.
One-off
grants are made ranging between £400
and £700. Grants are not made towards:
second degree courses unrelated to first
degrees, other than in medicine; any second
degree courses where the grade in the first
degree finals was lower than a 2/1; or part-time
courses.
Applications:
Applications should be made on forms available
from the correspondent, at any time. Incomplete
forms will be disregarded. Students are
expected to have a confirmed placement at
college and have the bulk of their funding
before approaching the foundation.
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All Saints Educational Trust
The Secretary, St Katharine Cree Church,
86
Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 3DH
Phone : 020-7283 4485
Grants are made to people over the age of
18 from around the world, for further or
higher education in the UK. Applicants should
be or intend to become teachers, or intend
to work in certain capacities associated
with education e.g. dietetics. The trust
is particularly committed to helping those
people in the fields of home economics and
related subjects and in religious subjects
including multi-cultural and interfaith
matters.
It
is important that potential applicants from
overseas recognize that the trust is not
able to cover their total costs for fees,
maintenance, travel, etc. A partial contribution
may be offered but such students will need
to possess or be able to secure substantial
finances from other sources. Personal awards
may be as much as £5,000 a year, but
most are for amounts between £100
and £1,000.
Applications:
They must be submitted by 31 January for
courses starting the following October.
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The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences
Research Council (BBSRC) UK
Cath Atkinson
Secretariat and Liaison Branch
Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon
SN2 1UH
Phone : +44 (0)1793 413265
Fax : +44 (0)1793 413382
Email : cath.atkinson@bbsrc.ac.uk
Website : http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/international/Welcome.html
The Underwood Fund provides travel and living
expenses to senior overseas scientists to
visit the UK to work with current BBSRC
grantholders in UK universities and BBSRC
sponsored institutes. Visits should normally
be for a period of three to twelve months.
Grants are not provided for visits to conferences
or to make a tour of UK research establishments.
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The Nora Henry Trust
Correspondent: Educational Grants Advisory
Service, Family Welfare Association,
501-505 Kingsland Road, Dalston, London
E8 4AU
Phone : 020-7254 6251
Grants are made to students from any country
with a preference for students from developing
countries who are studying subjects which
will be of use when the student returns
to that country. One-off grants normally
between £100 and £200 can be
given towards books, fees, living expenses,
travel and childcare.
Applications:
On a form available from the correspondent
upon receipt of a stamped addressed envelope.
Applications should be submitted directly
by the individual and supported by an academic
referee. They are considered all year round.
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The Hockerill Educational Foundation
Colin Broomfield, Secretary, 16 Hagsdell
Road,
Hertford, Herts SG13 8AG
Phone : 01992-303053
Fax: 01992-425950
Grants are available for people from the
UK and around the world to study further
and higher education courses in the UK.
For overseas students, grants are only available
to teachers or those connected with education
to undertake further professional study
or research in Religious Education or Education.
Grants range from £300 to £2,000,
although they can be for up to £6,000
for certain overseas students.
Applications:
On a form available from the correspondent,
to be returned by 1 March each year. Applications
from overseas students must be made before
coming to the UK..
23.0 The Inlaks
Foundation
Ms Anita Ramchand, Hon. Secretary,
88 Gloucester Terrace,
London W2 3HH
Tel & Fax: 0171-724 6906
E-mail: aramchand@compuserve.com
Check out : http://www.inlaksfoundation.org
Scholarships may be awarded to Indian citizens
who are resident in India and not already
studying in the UK, USA or Europe. Scholarships
are for graduate courses at Oxford, Cambridge,
The London School of Economics, Imperial
College of Science and Technology, the Royal
College of Art and other centres for the
study of the fine and performing arts.
The student must already have confirmed
admission at the university. The scholarships
cover return travel, tuition fees and adequate
living expenses for the period granted.
Students of business are usually awarded
an interest-free loan. Applicants must be
under 30 years of age. Scholarships are
usually awarded for one or two years only.
Applications:
Scholarships are awarded on the results
of written applications followed by a number
of personal interviews in India.
These are assessed in May each year. Application
forms are obtainable in January each year
from:
Mrs Malini Hemraj, Inlaks Foundation,
PO Box 2108, St Stephen's College,
Delhi, India
Tel & Fax: +91 11 725 7965
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Dr Dorothy Jordan Lloyd Memorial Trust
The Honorary Secretary,
Leather Trade House, Kings Park Road,
Moulton Park, Northampton NN3 6JD
Phone : 01604-679999
Fax: 01604-679998
Grants are given to young people employed
in the production of leather or relevant
research. Grants are one-off towards travel
and international exchange and are not for
students following standard courses of education.
Non-UK students must be fluent in English
and intend to return to their home country
to work in the leather industry. The fellowship
may not be offered to an applicant resident
in, or a citizen of, a country which restricts
free trade in hides, skins or leather. Applicants
must be aged 20 to 40. Only two or three
grants are available each year of £1,000.
Applications:
In writing to the correspondent, for
consideration at any time of year.
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BFWG Charitable Foundation
28 Great James Street, London WC1N 3ES
Telephone : 0171 404 6447
Fax : 0171 404 6505
Website : http://www.bcfgrants.org.uk
Foundation
Grants
The Charitable Foundation offers Foundation
Grants to help women graduates with their
living expenses (not fees) while registered
for study or research at an approved institution
of higher education in Great Britain. The
criteria are the proven needs of the applicant
and their academic calibre. Grants are not
given for the first year of postgraduate
study or research. They are not likely to
exceed £2,500. Closing date for applications:
31 March.
Emergency
Grants
The Charitable Foundation offers Emergency
Grants to graduate women who face an unforeseeable
financial crisis whilst engaged in study
or research at institutions of higher education
in Great Britain. Grants are not likely
to exceed £500. They are offered three
times a year in December, April and July.
Women
graduates from Britain and overseas are
eligible to apply.
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