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Scholarship

10 programmes

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Aditya Birla Scholarship

Aditya Birla Group

candidates are identified through the partner institutes during the academic year

Awarded to students at selected leading Indian institutes across engineering, management and law, based on academic and leadership merit.

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Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK

each award type has its own annual deadline published by the Commission

Funds students and professionals from Commonwealth countries for master's, PhD and other programmes in the United Kingdom.

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Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Scholarships

European Commission

individual programmes publish their own deadlines, commonly in the earlier part of the year

Scholarships covering integrated master's programmes delivered jointly by university consortia across multiple European countries.

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Fulbright-Nehru Fellowships

United States-India Educational Foundation

each fellowship category has its own annual deadline published by USIEF

USIEF administers the Fulbright-Nehru fellowships supporting Indian students, scholars and professionals for study and research in the United States.

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Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarship

Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation

Closed - next edition expected applications usually open early in the year for study starting that autumn

Supports Indian students pursuing postgraduate study at selected universities abroad across a broad range of disciplines.

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INSPIRE Scholarship (SHE)

Department of Science and Technology

the call for applications is published on the INSPIRE portal each cycle

The Scholarship for Higher Education component of the INSPIRE programme supports students pursuing basic and natural sciences at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.

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J. N. Tata Endowment Loan Scholarship

J. N. Tata Endowment

Closed - next edition expected applications usually open in the earlier part of the year

A long-running loan scholarship for Indian graduates pursuing higher studies abroad, awarded across disciplines.

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Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation Scholarship

Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation

applications usually open in the earlier part of the year

An interest-free loan scholarship for Indian students pursuing postgraduate study in India or abroad across a wide set of disciplines.

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Reliance Foundation Scholarships

Reliance Foundation

applications usually open after the academic year's admissions conclude

Merit-based scholarships for Indian undergraduate and postgraduate students, with dedicated tracks for selected fields.

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Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships

State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation

Opens 20 Aug

Supports postgraduate researchers and artists from selected countries to pursue research or study at Swiss public universities and research institutes.