The University of Cambridge will offer a new scholarship programme for Indian students in honour of Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh [Images].

The Manmohan Singh Undergraduate Scholarship programme will provide full funding, covering fees and means-tested maintenance, for undergraduate study in any subject at any of the colleges that are part of the University of Cambridge.

The scholarship fund will be launched with gifts from Sir Evelyn and Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild through the Eranda Foundation and from the Mr Sunil Bharti Mittal-led company Bharti Airtel [Get Quote] (through Bharti Foundation). The fund will be underpinned by substantial funding from Cambridge Assessment, a department of the University and the parent of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE). 

A 1.5 million pounds fund has been set up to support the Indian students; this includes a half million pound endowment in perpetuity.

As the programme develops, there are expected to be up to ten Manmohan Singh undergraduate scholars studying at the University at any one time. This initiative will enable more Indian students to study at Cambridge.

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