Agatha Harrison Memorial Fellowship

Applications are invited from Indian nationals for the award of Agatha Harrison Memorial Fellowship instituted by the Government of the India at St. Antony’s College, Oxford (UK). The Fellowship is designed for scholars who have specialised in Modern Indian Studies in the fields of history, economics and political science.

Eligibility: Candidates should have uniform academic record with 60 per cent (at least) in PG and with a PhD degree in the subject field chosen or published works of equivalent merit. A minimum of three years teaching experience at graduate postgraduate level after completing PhD as on 29.02.2016.

Candidates should be between the age of 30 and 40 years, as on 29.02.2016.

The candidate must have completed tertiary education in English Medium only and require IELTS overall score of 7.0, TOEFL (paper-based): overall score of 600 and TOEFL (internet-based): overall score of 110.

Detail: The Fellowship is tenable for one year but can be extended by one year more on the basis of performance of the candidate. Itcarries an amount of £ 29,944.85 per annum.

How to apply: Online.

Deadline: February 29, 2016.

Check out: http://mhrd.gov.in/scholarships

INSEAD Deepak and Sunita Gupta Endowed Scholarship

INSEAD Business School is offering Deepak and Sunita Gupta endowed scholarship for students of developing countries for MBA programme at school.

Detail: The scholarship has a value of up to €25,000.

Eligibility: Candidates should be able to prove financial need.

Work experience — INSEAD does not have an absolute requirement for years of work experience, although at least two years is encouraged.

Minimum qualifying GPA — INSEAD does not have a minimum GPA requirement. They primarily look at the courses taken and the grades received in each course, in addition to the overall academic performance.

Test requirement: Between 70 and 75 percentiles in GMAT and GRE

TOEFL and IELTS.

How to apply: Online.

Deadline: February 29, 2016.

Check out: www.mba.insead.edu

Rajiv Poddar Scholarships

Applications are invited for Rajiv Poddar Undergraduate Scholarships at Kingston University. These scholarships are open for Indian students to pursue undergraduate programme in any subject area.

Eligibility: Applicants can apply for an award if they:

-have an offer (conditional or unconditional) of a place on an undergraduate course at Kingston for September 2016 intake; and

-are not currently registered on an undergraduate or postgraduate course at Kingston University.

Academic entry requirements vary so applicants should check their undergraduate course pages for the exact requirements of their chosen course or programme.

Students from outside the United Kingdom need to meet Kingston University’s English language requirements – these depend on the course they are applying for.

How to apply: Applicants can apply online using the same application form as for the international undergraduate scholarships. They only need to make one application, as students eligible for the Rajiv Poddar scholarship will automatically be considered for both the international undergraduate scholarship and the Indian undergraduate scholarship.

Details: Scholarships worth £4,000 for the first year of study.

Deadline: May 31, 2016.

Check out: http://www.kingston.ac.uk