What: The British Chevening Scholarships, 2005.
These scholarships enable Indians to study in the UK for a one-year Master's degree or short professional courses.
The scholarship covers the tuition fee and living expenses. The scholarships do not include international airfares.
The categories
The British Chevening Scholarships fall into three categories.
The Long Term (open) Scholarships are applicable for a one-year postgraduate (Master's) study at any UK university and are fully funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The scholarships available this year under this category include:
The Short Term (professional) Scholarships are meant for working professionals and practitioners.
These scholarships invite participation from print journalists, broadcast journalists, corporate managers, environmental managers and women managers.
The Gurukul Scholarships in Leadership and Excellence, which are included in this category, are targeted at leaders from every field of Indian national life including government, industry, finance, law, civil service, academia, research, science and technology, media and NGOs.
The Long Term (shared or joint) Scholarships for a post-graduate course of study are funded jointly by the participating UK institution(s) and other co-sponsors.
This year, there are three programmes under this category.
For details on eligibility, please contact your nearest British Council office or library or download the prospectus (PDF version or Word format).
The application form (PDF version), the professional reference form (PDF version) and the academic form (PDF version) are also available as downloads.
e-mail: Mumbai.scholarship@in.britishcouncil.org
Web site: British Chevening Scholarships -- Funding your studies
Phone numbers
British Council Mumbai: (022) 22823560 extn 122
British Library Ahmedabad: (079) 26464693, 26462383
British Library Pune: (020) 25654351, 25654352, 25675909
The last date for submitting applications is November 30.