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Applications have been invited for the award of the Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships launched by St John's College; the University of Cambridge in honour of Dr Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India, a graduate and Honorary Fellow of St John's College, to enable academically outstanding Indian students to go to St. John's College, University of Cambridge to study for Doctoral Degrees in subjects like Science & Technology, Economics and Social Sciences.

Applications in Aerospace Engineering and Energy Studies will be of particular interest.

The applicant should be an Indian national below 35 years of age as on 15th December 2009, holding a Master's (Postgraduate) Degree from a reputed/recognised Indian University/Institution with a First Class award (UG and PG) in the relevant subject/field, with a valid Indian Passport and currently based in India. Applicant should not have already had significant exposure to UK education or received UK government funding.

Applicant should show evidence of leadership qualities (to be assessed from personal statements on extracurricular activities and/or evidence of having made a difference to the country/ society/ participation in symposia in the relevant subject, or peer reviewed publication in the area), should be keen to pursue and should have identified a full time Doctoral Research Degree from the University of Cambridge commencing by September/ October 2010, fluent in spoken and written English and should be able to fulfil any other admission criteria laid down by the University.

The Scholarships are fully funded and will include Academic fees, International airfare, Monthly stipend to cover living expenses and UK Visa . It is the responsibility of the applicants to identify a suitable Doctoral Programme and Supervisor at the University of Cambridge, apply for a place for September/ October 2010 and secure admission.


Applicants have to visit the Board of Graduate Studies (BoGs) website at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/ and make formal application to the University at the same time as to the Dr Man Mohan Singh Scholarships.

Applicants have to select St John's College as their first choice College on their BoGs application form. Applicants have to indicate on their BoGs form that they are applying for the Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships, and also should complete the section applying for funding from the University. They have to apply for the Scholarship in the prescribed format by 15th December 2009 and submit it to the British Council. Application form can be downloaded fromhttp://www.britishcouncil.org/india-scholarships-drmanmohansingh.htm

Only those applicants who get an offer of admission at St John's College will be eligible for the award of the Scholarship. Candidates should not approach St John's College directly at this stage. Selection will be through a process of short listing from the applications received by the British Council, followed by personal interviews, which will be held in New Delhi in April 2010. Subsequent to the interviews, the selection committee will identify the required number of candidates for the awards. Selection results will be communicated within a month following the interview.

Pre-departure briefings, UK Visa and travel arrangements for the selected candidates will be co-ordinated by the British Council. Further information and clarification can be had from Vishu Sharma, Scholarships, British Council, 17, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001; Tel +91 (0)11 23711401 (Extn. 272), Fax +91 (0) 11 23710717, Direct Tel: +91 (0)11 41497272,delhi.scholarship@in.britishcouncil.org

Last date of receipt of applications is 15th December 2009 (Tuesday).

The British Council will acknowledge receipt of applications through the emails provided by the applicants in the application form. The British Council will further contact only the short-listed candidates inviting them for interviews. Candidates will be expected to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements.

For details, visit http://www.britishcouncil.org/india-scholarships-drmanmohansingh.htm