What: Applications for the prestigious Chevening Scholarships for study in the 2009 -10 academic year are open from November 5, 2008.

Chevening Scholarships bring young post-graduates to the UK, normally for Masters degree courses. The key theme is "leadership". The Chevening Scholarship programme seeks to give outstanding individuals across the world access to the UK's leading academic institutions. In India, it seeks to build ties between the UK and India to work in partnership together on global issues of mutual interest.

• Applications for Chevening Scholarships for study in the 2009/10 academic year are now open. The application deadline is midnight December 31, 2008. 
• Applicants will be able to apply online only. For further details on how to submit your application, and to complete the online application procedure, please visit www.britishcouncil.org.in/chevening
• No late applications will be accepted.

In your application you will be asked to list contact details for two referees. Note, referees should be professional and/or academic. The complete references will be asked for at the time of interviews of the short listed candidates.