Fulbright-Nehru and other fellowship

Greetings from the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF)!

Thank you for your interest in the Fulbright-Nehru and other fellowships administered by USIEF.

USIEF will hold a half-day mentoring workshop in Chennai on Thursday June 21, 2012 and in Bangalore on Friday June 29, 2012, on the procedures and guidelines for applying to the 2013-14 Fulbright-Nehru and other fellowships.

As you know, the deadline to apply for most categories of the Fulbright-Nehru and other fellowships is July 16, 2012. The workshops are for potential candidates preparing to apply for the fellowships this year. The workshops will have presentations by USIEF staff and Fulbright alumni on the application process, elements of a strong application (eg: a good research proposal or personal statement) and getting effective letters of recommendation.

Registration for the workshops is on a first-come basis and the last date to register is Friday June 15, 2012. Please send your name, designation, organisation, email and mobile number to:

Ms Lalitha Nagesvari – tel. 044-28574275/email: lalitha@usief.org.in for the Chennai workshop

Mr S Vasudevan – tel.044-28574492/email: vasudevan@usief.org.in for the Bangalore workshop

We look forward to hearing from you by Friday June 15, 2012.

Best wishes

Maya Sivakumar

Regional Officer 
USIEF – Chennai

  

About USIEF (www.usief.org.in)

United States – India Educational Foundation (USIEF) was established in 1950 to promote mutual understanding between the people of the United States and India through the U.S. Government’s flagship Fulbright Program for educational and cultural exchange. USIEF administers the Fulbright-Nehru and other Fulbright fellowships for American and Indian students, faculty and professionals; and organizes programs around visiting U.S. Fulbright scholars and Indian Fulbright alumni. The Obama-Singh 21^st Century Knowledge Initiative (OSI), administered jointly by USIEF and the University Grants Commission (UGC), aims to build partnerships between American and Indian institutions of higher education. USIEF’s Education Advising Services also provides information to Indian students on higher education opportunities in the U.S.

Developing Solutions Masters Scholarship

The University Of Nottingham UK 

Do you want to make a difference to the development of your home country?

105 scholarships – 30 x 100% tuition fee and 75 x 50% towards tuition fee

You can apply for this scholarship if you

• are a national of (or permanently domiciled in) Africa, India or one of the countries of the Commonwealth listed below* AND
• are classed as an overseas student for fee purposes AND
• already hold an offer to start a full-time Masters degree programme (including MRes) at Nottingham in September 2012 in one of the areas of study below:
  
  Faculty of Engineering
  Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
  Faculty of Science
  School of Geography – courses related to the area of Environment
  Institute for Science & Society – courses related to the area of Science
  Institute of Work, Health & Organisations – courses related to the area of Health
  Business School – courses allied to Operations Management

Read what some of our previous scholarship students have to say here

The closing date for applications is 16th May 2012 – 12 mid-day (UK time)

*Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Kiribati, Malaysia, Maldives, Montserrat, Nauru, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Western Samoa

for details please visit : http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/internationalstudents/scholarshipsfeesfinance/scholarships/scholarshipdetails/dev-sol-masters.aspx

The Young Indian Fellowship

Eligibility

This postgraduate programme is open to:

·         Students who are in the final year of their undergraduate degree

·         Students who have completed their undergraduate degree and have worked straight after that for not more than two years

·         Students who are in the final year of their postgraduate programme - provided that they enrolled in the programme immediately after completing their undergraduate degree

·         There is no restriction with respect to the area of specialization at the undergraduate level

·         There is no restriction with respect to the medium of instruction (English, Hindi, regional language) that the student has been exposed to at the school level. However, she/he should be able to converse, read and write in English given that the medium of instruction at the YIF programme is English.

·         All Indian Nationals.

Schedule

The deadlines for the class entering in May, 2012 are as follows:

Activity	Deadline
Application opens for 2nd round	16th Dec 2011
Last date for submission of applications for 2nd round	28th Feb 2012
In – person interviews for 2nd round applicants	1st Mar to 21st Mar 2012
Final offers to 2nd round interviewed applicants	1st April to 7th April 2012
Final offers to wait listed applicants	8th April to 14th April 2012

For more details please visit: http://www.youngindiafellowship.com/Apply-Now.aspx?0

For download YIF Brochure please see this link    http://www.youngindiafellowship.com/Uploads/YIF_Brochure_final.pdf

Young Researcher Award - 2012

L A D Y     T A T A    M E M O R  I A L    T R U S T

Applications are invited for the

“Young Researcher Award - 2012”

This Scheme is instituted by the Lady Tata Memorial Trust (LTMT) to recognize and

reward young Indian scientists with outstanding track record in biological sciences, a

deep commitment to find innovative solutions to major problems related to human

diseases and potential for high quality research.  Applicants should have publications in

well recognized peer reviewed journals of repute and contributed to knowledge

generation that has created significant impact in the field of translational possibilities.

The applicant should also highlight prestigious award(s) and other recognitions such as

Award(s) of major academies / societies.

Applications along with separate summary sheets (8 copies), duly forwarded by the host

institute as per pro forma (attached), may be sent to:

The Secretary

Lady Tata Memorial Trust,

Bombay House,

24 Homi Mody Street,

Fort,

Mumbai 400 001

For details please visit : http://www.dorabjitatatrust.org/about/pdf/YRA-APPLICPROFORMA-2012.pdf

Scholarships (JNTE)

The J. N. Tata Endowment Scholarships (JNTE) 2012–2013.

The Scholarship Program

Inherent flexibility and transparency in the selection process define the uniqueness of the J.N.Tata Endowment Scholarship Program. The scholarships are open to: » All Indian nationals irrespective of caste, creed, community, socio-economic background, gender and geographical location. » All age groups, upto the age of 45 years, covering the entire spectrum of scholars from fresh graduates to mid-career professionals and academics with several years of work experience. » Scholars pursuing higher education in all areas and fields of study, with newly emerging fields of relevance to the country. » Scholars pursuing higher studies irrespective of the course duration and the selected course being either a short term training program, or a full-fledged Masters or Doctoral program.

Who is Eligible?

» Only Indian nationals are eligible for the scholarship. » Graduates of a recognized Indian University, with a consistently good academic record. » Students in the final year of the degree course and those awaiting final year results. » Academicians and other mid-career professionals, up to the age of 45 years, with experience in their fields, who wish to go abroad for further specialization.

For more details please visit : http://www.dorabjitatatrust.org/about/endowment.aspx

SANCHIT SHARMA A trend setter In Occupational Therapy

The Young India Fellowship first batch of young path-breakers, change-makers and visionaries of tomorrow. Each is already an inspired front-runner today...  among 58 people one is Sanchet Sharma Occupational Therapy student from the Occupational Therapy School & Centre, T.N. Medical College, & B.Y.L. Nair Hospital affiliated to the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences..  For Details please visit http://www.youngindiafellowship.com/StudentProfile.aspx