50+ scholarships: Study anywhere in India/abroad

Updated on 15 Dec 2013, 02:57 PM IST

EDUCATION in a foreign country has been a dream come true for millions of Indians. But the weakening rupee and lack of domestic funding resources have long acted as a dampener for this initiative. Though USA has long been the most preferred choice especially for tertiary degrees (thanks to the generous funding one used to get from US universities), the last decade has seen other countries like Singapore, Spain, France and Germany also come into the national horizon. And UK has been a traditional favourite especially due to the Commonwealth Fellowship Programme.

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We have compiled a list of about 50+ scholarships here for both national and international studies. The rising costs in Indian universities mean that even for proceeding with one’s study in Indian university one does need a scholarship.

FELLOWSHIP/ BURSARIES

SCHOLARSHIP	Conducted by
JANUARY
Clarendon Fund and Hilla Ginwala Scholarship	Oxford University
Post-graduate Programme Diploma in Management	Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA) (Communications) - PGDM (C)
Felix Scholarship	Felix
RISE programme for undergraduate students, professionals	DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) or German Academic Exchange Service
FEBRUARY
K. C. Mahindra Scholarships	K. C. Mahindra Education Trust
Fully-funded Young India Fellowship (YIF) - Residential	Young India Fellowship (YIF)
MARCH
India Scholarships for International Research fees (SIRF)	The University of Western Australia
Junior Research Fellow	Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun
APRIL
Chevening Programme	London School of Economics (LSE)
TOEFL Scholarship Programme	Educational Testing Service (ETS)
NCERT Doctoral Fellowships	National Council of Educational Research and Training
MAY
Stanford-India Biodesign Fellowship	Department of Biotechnology (Ministry of Science & Technology) & Stanford University, USA
JUNE
Junior Research Fellowship programme (JRF)	Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Doctoral & Post-doctoral Fellowships	National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (NIFFT)
International Fellowships	Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Teaching-cum-Research Fellowships	Delhi Technological University (DTU)
Sharda Scholarships for AIEEE rank holders	Sharda University
Junior Research Fellowship	Institute for Plasma Research (IIP), Gandhinagar
Post Doctoral Fellowship in Avionics, Physics, Chemistry, Earth & Space Sciences	Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram
JULY
Doctoral Fellowship in Criminology & Police Science	Bureau of Police Research & Development, Ministry of Home Affairs
MSc, PhD, MCh Fellowships	Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry
Post/Doctoral Fellowships	Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT), Chennai
Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral & Professional Research Fellowships	United States-India Educational Foundation
A*STAR India Youth Scholarship	Ministry of Education, Singapore
SIA Youth Scholarship for Pre-University studies in selected Singapore Junior Colleges	National University of Singapore or the Nanyang Technological University
AUGUST
Scholarships for MA/MSc in Mathematics	National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM)
Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF)	Central Government
Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship	University Grants Commission (UGC)
Scholarships for students with disabilities at all levels	National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC)
500 Scholarships for students with disabilities	Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
SEPTMBER
Mexican Government Scholarship	Government of Mexico
Merit-cum-means scholarship to minority communities	Minority welfare scholarship system
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) 2011	Department of Science and Technology
Retina Fellowships	Amrita Medical Sciences Institute
PhD Fellowships	NIMHANS, Bangalore
Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program	United States-India Educational Foundation
IIJT Udaan-Merit Scholarship	Indian Institute of Job Training (IIJT)
PG Scholarships for single girl child	University Grants Commission (UGC)
1500 scholarships for differently-abled students	National Handicapped Finance & Development Corporation (NHFDC)
OCTOBER
Commonwealth Scholarships	Union Ministry of Human Resource Development
3000 PG Scholarships for University rank holders	University Grants Commission
SPEED-IT Research Fellowship	Indian Institute of Information Tech & Mgmt (IIITM-K), Kerela
PG Scholarships for SC/ST candidates	University Grants Commission
Scholarships for grads/post grad students	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Charles Wallace India Trust Fellowship	Charles Wallace India Trust (CWIT)
NOVEMBER
Director of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala	Scholarship for Muslim, Christian and Velar girl students
East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowship Programme	United States-India Educational Foundation
Project Fellowship in Biotechnology	Department of Biotechnology, University of Mysore
Senior, Junior Research Fellowship & Post Doctorate Fellowship	Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships	Social Sciences Research Council of Canada (SSHRC),Natural Sciences Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Junior Research Fellow in Department of Applied Physics	Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
PhD Fellowship in Banking Technology	Institute for Development & Research in Banking Tech (IDRBT)
Science Fellowships	Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
Junior Research Fellowship	Bengal Engineering & Science University (BESU), Howra
UG Scholarship	Department of Collegiate Education, Kerala
Khorana Scholarships	University of Wisconsin-Madison & partner U.S. Universities
Innovative Young Biotechnologist Scheme (IYBA)	Madurai Kamaraj University
DECEMBER
DBT Crest Award	Department of Biotechnology
Summer Research Fellowships Programme	Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
Suvarna Jubilee Merit Scholarship	Department of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala
Prime Minister’s Rural Development Fellows Scheme (PMRDF)	Ministry of Rural Development
Prerna Post-Matric Scholarship for SC, ST, Minority & Backward Classes	Government of Orissa
Hamdard Centenary Research Fellowship	Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi
SMA3 Graduate Fellowship	Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology (SMART), Future Urban Mobility IRG, Singapore
HSCST Fellowship Programme	Haryana State Council for Science & Technology (HSCST)
Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships for Cambridge University	British Council, New Delhi
Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme	Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT)
Hitachi Scholarships for technical training in Japan	Hitachi Ltd.
Summer Research Fellowship for students & teachers	Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy & the National Academy of Sciences