Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarships

About:

Since 1976, Inlaks Shivdasani Scholarships have been granted to Indian students to read at top-rated American, UK, and European institutions in a full-time Masters, MPhil, or Doctoral programme.

We award up to USD 100,000 to cover programme tuition as well as scholars’ living expenses, healthcare, and one-way airfare. The Foundation has joint-scholarship arrangements with Imperial College, London, the Royal College of Art (RCA), London, the University of Cambridge (Cambridge Trust), Sciences Po, Paris, and King’s College London (for PhD Students*) and Hertie School, Berlin.

The Foundation gives scholarships in a variety of subjects but Does Not fund the following courses:

• Business and Finance
• Computer Science
• Engineering
• Fashion Design
• Film and Film Animation
• Hospitality and Tourism
• Indian Studies without Contemporary Relevance
• Management Studies (i.e. MBA)
• Medicine, Dentistry, and related therapies
• Music
• Public Health

Other Details:

• Faculties of Social Science & Public Policy and Arts & Humanities only.
• We are considering applications to pursue study in Engineering and Natural Sciences at Imperial College, London.
• We consider applications to pursue Documentary filmmaking.
• We consider applications to pursue study in Western Classical singing.

Eligibility:

• Inlaks Shivdasani Scholarships are open to all Indian passport holders who are resident in India at the time of application. Candidates are normally expected to hold a good first from previous degrees from a recognized university in India.
• Indian passport holders who hold a good undergraduate degree from a recognised university abroad must have resided continuously, been employed, or have been studying in India for at least two years after their under graduation.
• Candidates having a postgraduate qualification (e.g. Master’s or PhD) from an institution abroad are not eligible to apply.
• Candidates who are already studying or have started their postgraduate education at an institution abroad are not eligible to apply.
• It is essential to have prior admission to the institution and course chosen at the time of the application. The Foundation will not consider candidates without evidence of admission.
• Candidates who have an English language certification as a conditional part of their offer letter need to attain that certification before applying for the scholarship.
• Candidates who have received a deferred offer of admission must have a valid offer for the academic year 2024-25 to be eligible for the 2024 scholarships.
•  Those born on or after 1 January 1994 are eligible to apply for the 2024 scholarships.
• For Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Fine Arts, Architecture, and related subjects, candidates must have a minimum academic grade of 65%, CGPA of 6.8, or GPA of 2.6 from a recognized university/institution.
• For Mathematics, Sciences, Environment, and related subjects, candidates must have a minimum academic grade of 70%, CGPA of 7.2, or GPA of 2.8 from a recognized university/institution.

Benefits:

• Award up to USD 100,000 to cover programme tuition as well as scholars’ living expenses, healthcare, and one-way airfare. The Foundation has joint-scholarship arrangements with Imperial College, London, the Royal College of Art (RCA), London, the University of Cambridge (Cambridge Trust), Sciences Po, Paris and King’s College London (for Ph.D. Students*) and Hertie School, Berlin.