Punjab finance minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa on Wednesday added a Nobel touch to his budget by introducing a scholarship in the name of Punjab's Nobel laureate Hargobind Khorana for brilliant students.
The scheme will provide financial assistance to brilliant children studying in government schools. ..
Ten Indian students were recently awarded the Victoria India Doctoral Scholarship by Louise Asher, Member of Parliament, Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business, Victoria, Australia. This is the second year where selected students from India will be receiving a fully funded programme to pursue a PhD at ..
Universities are coming up with alternative options, with tighter regulations for international students in the UK, to help students gain work experience while studying. The Faculty of Engineering in University of Bristol has launched a 'Dean's international intern scholarship scheme' that puts international ..
Amid strong criticisms from the Opposition, the Maharashtra government said educational institutions holding back scholarship amounts disbursed for students from other backward classes will be dealt with seriously.
Replying to a discussion through a calling attention notice on malpractices in this regard ..
Educational Testing Service (ETS), the creator of the TOEFL test, has announced the launch of the 2013 TOEFL Scholarship Programme in India. Now in its fourth consecutive year, the programme recognises students in India who excel academically and demonstrate well-rounded qualities such as participation in ..
University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland, in a new funding initiative has announced a scholarship for students from India. The 250,000-euro scholarship funding is for students of both postgraduate and UG programmes commencing in September 2013. Also, the university has launched two new Masters level courses in petroleum ..
A Delhi University teacher has instituted a scholarship in the name of Irom Sharmila, the civil rights activist from Manipur who has been on hunger strike since November 2000 demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA).
Professor Nandini Sundar, from the faculty of social ..
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has announced 50 new scholarships for post-graduate Indian students as part of Briton's efforts to enhance bilateral cooperation in the area of education and research.
The LSE India Scholarships and a major collaborative research programme on ..
As part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives, Societe Generale Global Solution Centre (SGGSC), a subsidiary of the France based Societe Generale Group, announced the third edition of their SGGSC India Talent Scholarship.
Eight students, five of whom are women, were chosen after a rigorous ..
The Gujarat High Court concluded hearing on a set of PILs concerning a central scheme providing pre-matriculation scholarships to students belonging to religious minorities and said it would pronounce the judgement on February 15.
The five-judge bench headed by Justice V M Sahai heard the PIL filed by ..