Inlaks Scholarships (Overseas) for Indian students 1551 views

Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation offers Inlaks Scholarships to young people with exceptional talent in any field to broaden their vision abroad and improve their skills to operate in society. Scholarships are granted at top American, European and UK institutions, for funding requirements including tuition fees.

The scholarships are of two types:

• University Courses
• Specific Programs

Scholarship value:

• US$100,000
• If the total funding required (tuition + living allowance) exceeds US$100,000, applicant must show evidence that they have the ability to cover full funding for their courses at the time of their interviews in May/June.

Eligibility:

• Applications are open to all Indian nationals who are residing in India at the time of application.
• Applicants are expected to hold a good Ist degree from a recognized university in India.
• Applicants (Indian nationals) who hold a good undergraduate degree from a recognized aboard university, must have resided continuously and been employed or been studying in India, for at least 2 years, after their under-graduation.
• Applicants having a postgraduate degree (Master’s/PhD) from a university outside India are not eligible; those who have started but not completed a postgraduate degree outside India are also ineligible.
• Applicant must not exceed 30 years of age on the 1^st July in the year of application.

Application

• Application forms are available online. Application must include:
• Proof of admission to a university or a course, and a full detail of the institute’s financial requirements.
• Applicants in architecture, fine and applied arts, and related subjects must submit a maximum of 10 samples of their work on a CD / DVD only, giving the size of the original, the material used and the date of completion.
• Applicants for Film, Dance, Acting, and Music (Western classical singing) must also submit a CD / DVD (3 sets of CDs/ DVDs)
• Evidence of any outstanding achievements in extra-curricular activities in any field.
• Photocopy of the first and last pages of your passport.
• 3 reference letters (optional)

Interview:

• All applicants must be available for interviews in India (Mumbai or Delhi) in May or in June.
• Two stages: preliminaries, and for those who make it, finals.
• Candidates short-listed for the interviews will have to arrange for their own travel and accommodation.
• Candidates who do not receive any communication by 1st of June must assume that their applications have not been successful.