New Delhi: The University of Cambridge in the UK has announced the launching of the Manmohan Singh scholarship for Indian students at the under-graduate level. The vice-chancellor of the university, Prof Alison Richard, said the university intends to provide full funding for about 10 Indian students every year under this scholarship, which will cover their fees and other expenses for under-graduate study in any subject.
“The scholarship is to help needy students get quality education. A 1.5 million pound fund has been set up to support the Indian students,’’ Richard said at a press conference here. The scholarship is being launched with gifts from the Eranda Foundation and Bharti Foundation. The Cambridge University has already started the Dr Manmohan Singh scholarship, funding three post-graduate students from 2008.
The PM has sent a message to the university in which he said this kind of scholarship will encourage Indian students to pursue higher education in Cambridge. The programme will not only strengthen relations between India and the UK but also serve the shared objective of both the countries in creating a better world based on equity and justice, Singh said. The PM completed his masters degree in economics from Cambridge in the late 1950s. Alison said the university would sign an MoU with Infosys for collaboration in the areas of engineering and IT. Some students from Cambridge will be able to come to India for internship at Infosys, she said. AGENCIES
“The scholarship is to help needy students get quality education. A 1.5 million pound fund has been set up to support the Indian students,’’ Richard said at a press conference here. The scholarship is being launched with gifts from the Eranda Foundation and Bharti Foundation. The Cambridge University has already started the Dr Manmohan Singh scholarship, funding three post-graduate students from 2008.
The PM has sent a message to the university in which he said this kind of scholarship will encourage Indian students to pursue higher education in Cambridge. The programme will not only strengthen relations between India and the UK but also serve the shared objective of both the countries in creating a better world based on equity and justice, Singh said. The PM completed his masters degree in economics from Cambridge in the late 1950s. Alison said the university would sign an MoU with Infosys for collaboration in the areas of engineering and IT. Some students from Cambridge will be able to come to India for internship at Infosys, she said. AGENCIES
Cambridge has set up a £1.5m fund for the grant. The scholarship will fund 10 needy Indian students. Applicants can study any subject at under-grad leve.
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