Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Inlaks Scholarships 2014

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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