Inlaks
Shivdasani Foundation, Mumbai
Inlaks Scholarships 2014
Applications have been invited by Inlaks Shivdasani
Foundation, Mumbai for Inlaks Scholarships from desiring young people with
exceptional talent in any field to broaden their vision abroad and improve
their skills to operate in society, thus making them a future vehicle of change
in their environment.
Eligibility:
Scholarships are open to all Indian citizens who
are resident in India at the time of application. Candidates are normally
expected to hold a good first degree from a recognized university in India.
Indian citizens who hold a good undergraduate degree from a recognized
university outside India, must have resided continuously and been employed or
been studying in India, for at least two years, at the time of application.
People holding a postgraduate degree (e.g. Masters or PhD) from a university
outside India are not eligible; those who have started but not completed a
postgraduate degree outside India are also ineligible.
It is essential to have prior admission to the
institution and course chosen. The Foundation will not consider candidates
without admission or pending admission. The institutions concerned must only be
top rank.
Candidates must be below 30 years of age on the
first of July in the year of application. Candidates who are already studying
or have started their program abroad are not eligible.
The award of other grants, teaching assistantships
and support from other sources for the proposed program will be regarded by the
Foundation as a positive factor. The Foundation also encourages applications
from young people currently employed.
Application
and Selection Procedure:
Application forms are available from the 10th of January
to the 15th of April from the Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation, c/o Inlaks India
Foundation, 86/87 Atlanta, Nariman Point Mumbai 400021. They must be completed
by the candidate and submitted at the same address by 15th of April 2014.
Application form can also be downloded from the link: http://www.inlaksfoundation.org/inlaks_scholarship_application_form.xls
They must
include:
Evidence of admission to a university or a course,
and a full detail of the institute’s financial requirements.
One self-addressed stamped, (Rs.10.00) envelope (4”
x 9”).
Candidates 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. This material will not be returned. Candidates for Film, Dance and
Acting must submit a CD / DVD too. The images must only be in jpeg format, not
tiff format. A portfolio may be submitted also, if it is not too bulky.
Evidence of any outstanding achievements in
extra-curricular activities in any field.
Do not send copies of academic certificates with
the completed form. These will be needed only at the time of the final
interviews.An independent Inlaks Selection Committee carries out the selection.
Applications received are analyzed and evaluated,
and the committee subsequently calls the most interesting candidates for
interviews. All applicants must be available for interviews in India. They
usually take place in Mumbai or Delhi in May or in June, in 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.
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