Spotlight on a Few Scholarships for Indian Students Studying Abroad
The Paul Foundation Scholarship
The Paul Foundation Scholarships are given to Indian Students who wish to pursue higher (post graduate) studies in India or abroad.
The Paul Foundation has been conceived to promote the individual's quest for intellectual excellence. To pursue higher studies in India and abroad, the Foundation will offer scholarships to those Indians who have shown the ability in their specific areas of interest, to give them an opportunity to develop their potential and be recognized as leaders.
The scholarships will be awarded to students aspiring to excel and to lead. The purpose is to make a difference by encouraging and stimulating outstanding scholars who have a demonstrated ability and intellectual excellence to produce thoughtful and thought-provoking work and who can in turn contribute to making a difference to society.
For complete selection criteria and an application form visit The Paul Foundation Website.
Bharat Petroleum Scholarships
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. takes pleasure in announcing Bharat Petroleum Scholarship for Higher Studies and invites applications from students who have demonstrated all around brilliance and have a passion to achieve excellence in their chosen field.
Scholarships are open to Indian citizen, holding a degree from a recognised university and residing in India at the time of application, and who have secured at least 65% in Arts and 70% in Engineering, Science or Commerce at the Graduate level. The applicant should be below 25 years as on first of September 2004.
Apply online at the Bharat Petroleum Scholarship Website.
Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan
The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) is an international programme under which Commonwealth governments (including India, Canada, the UK, Australia, and more) offer scholarships and fellowships to citizens of other Commonwealth countries. The plan was originally proposed by Canadian statesman Sidney Earle Smith in a speech in Montreal on September 1, 19581 and was established in 1959, at the first Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM) held in Oxford, UK. Since then, over 25,000 individuals have held awards, hosted by over twenty countries.[2] The CSFP is one of the primary mechanisms of pan-Commonwealth exchange.
There is no central body which manages the CSFP. Instead, participation is based on a series of bi-lateral arrangements between home and host countries. The participation of each country is organised by a national nominating agency, which is responsible for advertising awards applicable to their own country and making nominations to host countries.
For more information visit the CSFP Website.
More scholarships available!
Several universities and colleges offer scholarships to Indian students. Simon Fraser University in BC, Canada is a great example. Download an application from their website.
Many other post-secondary institutions offer general international scholarships. A few examples are Eastern Illinois University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Benedictine College and St. Clair College. Check out their school profiles on LearnHub to find out more.
