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Imperial College London expands 2014 scholarships for Indian postgraduates- 8-Jan-2014
Chennai: Imperial College London and its Indian supporters association, the Imperial College India Foundation, have announced the expansion of their scholarship programme for academically outstanding Indian students to study at postgraduate level at the Imperial College.
"The total value of each of the full scholarships per year is £40k. The scholarships cover full cost of (overseas) tuition fees, a maintenance allowance, some additional costs and an airfare to India", the press release said.
Scholarship includes:
-Maintenance allowance equal to Imperial’s minimum stipend allowance in any given year.
-An arrival allowance
-One return flight to India
The scheme has also further been expanded so that all scholarships will be available to applicants for study in the Faculty of Natural Sciences, the Faculty of Engineering and Imperial College Business School. Funding is provided by the alumni and supporters of the Foundation, with the College matching the amount pledged, release added.
The first Indian student to hold the Imperial College India Foundation PhD Scholarship, Mr Raj Singh of Kanpur will begin his studies in Imperial’s Department of Mechanical Engineering in early 2014.
Sir Keith O’Nions, President & Rector of Imperial College London said, “The expansion of these scholarships builds on the historic and flourishing relationship between Imperial and its Indian alumni and supporters. Their support is central to this scheme and we’re grateful that their generosity has enabled it to grow further still.”
Imperial alumnus Cyrus Mistry, Chairman, Tata Sons, who also sits on the board of the Imperial College India Foundation, added, “It is a pleasure to see how these scholarships are allowing Indian students to benefit from the opportunities and educational experience afforded by studying at Imperial. We are delighted to be able to support an even wider field of gifted postgraduate students to join Imperial’s diverse academic community”.
Application deadline for 2014 entry is 14 March 2014
Details on the scholarships and how to apply: www.imperial.ac.uk/icifscholarships
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