2017-2018 Scholarship Schemes for Indian and International Students to Study Bachelors, Masters and Summer Programs in Abroad

International Merit Scholarships for Undergraduate Studies

Awarding Body: Iowa State University (USA)

Amount: $4, 000 – $8, 000 per year (renewable)

Deadline: March 1, 2017 (for Fall 2017)

Eligibility Criteria:
– Incoming international freshmen applicants and international transfer applicants with fewer than 66 transferrable semester credits.
– Minimum GPA 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0)
– SAT is not required, but advantageous
– CV (listing all achievements)
– Letter of Recommendation
– A 500-word essay

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Scholarships for International Undergraduate Students

Awarding Body: University of Buffalo (USA)

Amount: $2, 000 – $10, 000 per year (renewable)

Deadline: March 15, 2017

Eligibility Criteria:

– Open to only full-time freshman international students
– Ideally applicants should possess 88% in High School and above average SAT/ACT scores.

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Tara and Jasubhai Mehta Fellowships for Summer Program in Mathematics PROMYS) at Boston University (USA)

PROMYS is a 6-week challenging summer program at the Boston University. The course is designed for the motivated high school students to explore the in-depth world of mathematics in a supportive and creative community. PROMYS 2017 will run from July 2 – August 12, 2017.

Awarding Body: Nick Nash, Phalgun Raju, the Indira Foundation and Morph.org

Eligibility Criteria: Talented high school students from India (Indian citizens only) in the age range of 15 – 19.

Amount Covered: The fellowship will cover Tuition Fees, Accommodation, Meals, return airfare, visa application fees and books (as per the program requirement).

Deadline: April 1, 2017

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Global Excellence Graduate Scholarship – South Asia

Awarding Body: University College Dublin (Ireland)

Amount Covered: 100% (7 schemes) & 50% (7 schemes) of Tuition Fees

Deadline: February 28, 2017 (applicants must submit complete applications by this date)

Subjects Covered: All Master programs; excluding MBA, joint Masters, Clinical and Online programs.

Eligibility Criteria:

– Candidates will be selected on the basis of merit along with a holistic review of their scholarship application

– Applicants should be citizens and currently resident in one of the following South Asian countries, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Mauritius, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Réunion and Seychelles

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V. V. Giri Global Excellence Scholarship – India

Awarding Body: University College Dublin (Ireland)

Amount Covered: 100% of Tuition Fees

Deadline: February 28, 2017 (applicants must submit complete applications by this date)

Subjects Covered: All Master programs excluding MBA, joint Masters, Clinical and Online programs.

Eligibility Criteria:

– Candidates will be selected on the basis of merit along with a holistic review of their scholarship application

– Applicants should be citizens and currently residing in India

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Postgraduate Coursework Scholarships – India & Latin America

Awarding Body: University of Queensland, School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences (Australia)

Amount Covered: 50% of Tuition Fees

Deadline: March 31, 2017 (Program will commence in July 2017)

Subjects Covered: Master of Biotechnology, Master of Molecular Biology and Master of Bioinformatics

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IFA Paris Scholarships for Fashion Studies (UG & PG)

Awarding Body: IFA Paris (France)

Amount Covered: 100%, 40% and 20% of Tuition Fees

Deadline: May 31, 2017

Subjects Covered:

– Bachelor of Fashion Design & Technology
– Bachelor of Visual Merchandising
– Bachelor of Fashion Marketing
– MA in Contemporary Fashion Design
– MBA in Luxury Brand Management
– MBA in Fashion Business
– MBA in Global Fashion Media
– MBA in Perfume & Cosmetics Management

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Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Program

Awarding Body: Aga Khan Foundation

Amount Covered: 100% of Tuition Fees

Deadline: March 31, 2017 | March 13, 2017 (for students from Bangladesh) and March 16, 2017 (for students from India & Pakistan)

Subjects Covered: All Postgraduate (Masters & PhD) programs.

Selection Criteria:
– Candidates must possess excellent academic track record, demonstrate genuine financial need, and must obtain admission at a very reputed university, or must study a program that is relevant to the Aga Khan Foundation’s focus areas.

Notes:

– The Foundation assists students with tuition fees and living expenses only.
– Funding for PhD programmes is only provided for the first two years of study, after which the students are expected to find alternative sources of assistance.
– Half of the scholarship amount is considered as a loan, which must be reimbursed with an annual service charge of 5%. A guarantor is required to co-sign the loan agreement. The payback period is five years, starting six months after the study period funded by the Aga Khan Foundation.

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Goa Education Trust Scholarships (Now Open to all Indian Nationals)

Awarding Body: The Goa Education Trust in association with the British Council

Amount Covered: Full and partial tuition fees

Deadline: May 10, 2017

Eligibility Criteria: The candidate:
– must get admitted to a suitable Masters program in the UK, commencing in September/October 2017
– have an excellent academic track record and extra-curricular achievements

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Partial Scholarships for International Students (Bachelors and Masters)

Awarding Body: University of York (UK)

Amount Covered: 25% of Tuition Fees

Deadline: April 30, 2017

Subjects Covered: All Undergraduate (including MBBS) and Postgraduate Taught programs

Notes: Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and financial need.

Fore more information, send an email to international@york.ac.uk

Masters Scholarship in High-Performance Computing

Awarding Body: University of Edinburgh (UK)

Amount: GBP 4, 750 (to be deducted from the tuition fees)

Deadline: May 1, 2017

Subjects Covered: M.Sc. In High Performance Computing and M.Sc. In High Performance Computing with Data Science.

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