British Chevening Scholarships

British Chevening Scholarships are for one year masters programmes and short tailor-made programmes in the UK. These include the Indian Friends of the LSE scholarship and cover all subjects except Medicine. Forms for the academic year 2007 are available in all British Council offices and libraries and can also be downloaded from the website. Deadline for sending completed applications is 30 November 2006.

Charles Wallace India Trust (CWIT) scholarships are available in the area of performing, visual or applied arts.

Commonwealth Scholarships which also cover PhD programmes and courses in Medicine, are advertised by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. More information can be obtained from their website: www.education.nic.in.

Please log on to our website: www.britishcouncil.org.in/scholarships for information on scholarships.

For information on postgraduate courses offered by the UK Higher Education institutions please visit the website www.educationuk.org .

Some universities and colleges may provide financial assistance to their international students if they mention the need for it in their applications. You could explore such possibilities directly with the UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). You could find more information on these UK HEIs by visiting the British Council Virtual Campus at www.britishcouncil.org/eis/ campus.htm.

British Council
Mittal Tower, C Wing, 2nd floor
Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021
Tel: 22790101