What: The British Council invites Indian students and working professionals who wish to study or train in the UK, to apply for the British Chevening Scholarships, 2007.
Details
~ These scholarships enable you to:
- Study in the UK for a one-year Master's degree
- Train for short professional courses
~ The programme is funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and managed by the British Council worldwide.
~ The scholarships cover the tuition fee and living expenses.
~ The scholarships do not include international airfares.
Categories
Long Term (open) Scholarships
~ These are applicable for a one-year post-graduate (Master's) study at any UK university and are fully funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
~ Scholarships available in this category:
- Open Sustainable Development Scholarships
- Open Economic Governance, Finance and Public Administration Scholarships
- Open Science and Innovation Scholarships
- Indian Friends of London School of Economics Shared Scholarships
Note: If you are applying for the Indian Friends of London School of Economics Shared Scholarships, you must seek admission only to the London School of Economics.
Short Term (professional) Scholarships
~ These are meant for working professionals and practitioners.
~ You could be a print journalist, broadcast journalist, corporate manager or environmental manager.
~ Scholarships available this category:
- Gurukul Senior Scholarships in Leadership and Excellence
- Young Indian Print Journalists Programme
- Young Indian Broadcast Journalists Programme
Are you eligible?
~ You must be an Indian national with a valid Indian passport.
~ You must be between 25 and 35 years old as on November 30, 2006 (except B01-Gurukul for which age criteria is between 28 and 40 years old).
~ You must be fluent in written and spoken English.
~ You must wish to study a Masters Course at a UK institution of no more than 12 months or one of the Chevening short-term professional course.
~ For further details on eligibility, visit www.britishcouncil.org.in/scholarships.
Important date
~ Please send in your completed application forms before November 30.
How to apply
~ For details on eligibility and application forms, please contact the British Council office/ library nearest to you.
~ You can also download the prospectus by visiting:
Addresses
Mumbai
British Council Division
British Deputy High Commission
Mittal Tower 'C' Wing, Second floor
Nariman Point
Mumbai -- 400 021
Phone: (022) 22823560
e-mail: Mumbai.scholarship@in.britishcouncil.org
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Kolkata
British Council Division
British Deputy High Commission
L&T Chambers
First floor
16 Camac Street
Kolkata -- 700 017
Phone: (033) 22825370
e-mail: kolkata.scholarship@in.britishcoucnil.org
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Delhi
British Council Division
British High Commission
17 Kasturba Gandhi Marg
New Delhi -- 110 001
Phones: (011) 23711401, 23710111, 23710555
e-mail: delhi.scholarship@in.britishcouncil.org
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Chennai
British Council Division
British Deputy High Commission
737 Anna Salai
Chennai -- 600 002
Phone: (044) 42050600
e-mail: Chennai.scholarship@in.britishcouncil.org
