Inlaks Shivdasani Scholarships 2024 is a merit-based opportunity offered by the Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation (a non-profit organization), to Indian students pursuing postgraduate studies at European, American, and UK universities abroad. Students will receive a maximum of USD 100,000 upon selection.
To be eligible, the applicants must:
- Be an Indian passport holder who is residing in India at the time of application born on or after 1st January 1994
- Hold a first-class degree or equivalent from a recognised university/institution in India
- Fulfill the below-mentioned academic criteria:
- Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Fine Arts, Architecture, and related subjects: a minimum academic grade of 65%, CGPA 6.8/10, or GPA 2.6/4
- Mathematics, Sciences, Environment, and related subjects: a minimum academic grade of 70%, CGPA 7.2/10, or GPA 2.8/4
- Hold an English language certification as a conditional part of their offer letter
- Have received a valid deferred offer letter for the academic year 2024-25
Note:-
- Candidates having a postgraduate qualification (e.g. Master’s or Ph.D.) 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.
- Applicants who hold an undergraduate degree from a recognised foreign university, with two years of continuous residence, employment, or study in India after graduation are eligible.
Documents-
- Academic transcripts, including degrees, certificates, marksheets, etc.
- Course-related portfolio/links/writing samples
- Updated Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Photograph (in JPEG or PNG format)
- TOEFL/IELTS/GRE score sheets (if applicable)
- Extracurricular attainments (if any)
- Fee statement as below:
- If the tuition fees are mentioned in the offer letter, then highlight the fee and upload the letter in the fee statement section as a PDF File format document.
- If the tuition fee is not mentioned in the offer letter, then from the university website, download the tuition document, highlight the fees of the course, and upload it as a PDF file format.
- Proof of additional funding such as personal bank statements/parent(s)/relative bank statements, and/or investment with a letter of authority/personal investment documents/approval letter of an educational loan, etc. (Note:- No property documents are allowed.)
- Passport (Note:- If expired, continue to upload the old passport along with the receipt of the application made for a new one as one PDF file document.)
- Admission/offer letter (Note:- If the applicant has not received an admission/offer letter by 22nd March 2024, an acknowledgment of the application to the said University can be uploaded in a PDF file format.)
- 2 academic references (for students), and one professional one for those who are working (Note:- The reference letter must be on a letterhead.)