Fund your Ph D with some help!

What: The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund offers scholarships for a duration of up to two years to Indian students who want to pursue a doctorate in India.

Scholarship categories

• Category I: You could be pursuing your Ph D studies in India.
• Category II: You could visit another Asian country to collect materials for your Ph D studies in India. 
• Category III: You could be a national of another Asian country wanting to pursue Ph D studies in India

Are you eligible?

~ You must hold a first class post-graduate degree.

~ You must not be more than 35 years of age.

~ You must be a fulltime Ph D scholar.

~ If you are a part-time scholar, you may apply only for category II. 

~ You should have already registered for the Ph D degree at an Indian university/ institution at the time of applying for the scholarship.

Subjects of study

You must be pursuing studies in one of the following broad areas.

~ Science and Technology as an integral component of economic and social activity, including Philosophy of Science

~ Comparative studies in Religion and Culture

~ International Relations and Constitutional Studies

~ Indian History, Civilisation and Culture

~ Interface of Social Change and Economic Development

~ Environmental Ecology and Sustainable Development

~ Studies in the life and work of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Scholarship details

~ For category I and II, the scholarship amount will include the following:

• Rs 6,000 per month, as maintenance allowance
• Rs 10,000 per annum as contingency expenses, including travel expenses and actual tuition fee for studies in India

~ For category III, the scholarship amount will include:

• Maintenance allowance
• Actual fee or other charges
• Airfare for visit to the concerned Asian country and back

How to apply

~ Please obtain the application form and information sheet which show the details of the scholarship from the Administrative Officer by sending a self-addressed envelope (25 cm x 10 cm).

Address
Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund
Teen Murti House
New Delhi -- 110 011

Please submit the completed application forms by May 31.