What: British Council has announced doctoral scholarships for 2007-8 under the UK-India Education and Research Initiate.

Details

~ Up to 10 scholarships are available for Indians to carry out research, leading to PhD and DPhil from a UK institution.

~ Scholarships are aimed at strengthening educational relations between India and UK.

~ Scholarships are fully funded. This includes academic fees, international air fare and a monthly stipend to cover living expenses.

Selection process

~ You will be shortlisting from the applications received.

~ This will be followed by Personal Interviews.

Where: British Council offices in:  

• New Delhi
• Chennai
• Kolkata
• Mumbai

Are you eligible?

~ You should:

• Be an Indian national with a valid Indian passport
• Be below 35 years of age as on May 15 
• Have an excellent academic track record
• Be applying for a doctoral research degree (PhD, DPhil) in a UK university
• Be planning to commence study by September/October 2007

~ You could be from any disciplines. However, majority of the awards are likely to be in areas related to science and technology.

Important date

Closing date for applications: May 15 

How to apply

~ Download the application form and guidelines from the web site.  

Address

Megha Sunger
British Council Division
British High Commission
17, Kasturba Gandhi Marg
New Delhi -- 110 001

Phone: (011) 41497325

e-mail: megha.sunger@in.britishcouncil.org

Web site: www.ukieri.org