Oxford and Cambridge OCSI Scholarship 2014
Name of the Organisation : Oxford and Cambridge Society of India (oxbridgeindia.com)
Type of Announcement : OCSI scholarship 2014
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Notification : https://www.indianjobtalks.in/uploads/26205-OCSI_Scholarships_2014_Guidelines.pdf
Home Page : http://www.oxbridgeindia.com
The Oxford and Cambridge Society of India is offering scholarships for admission to the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge in the academic year 2014-15, as below :
One OCSI scholarship worth INR 400,000 (Rupees Four Lacs only) tenable at either the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford
One scholarship worth INR 100,000 (Rupees One Lac only) tenable only at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge
One scholarship worth INR 100,000 (Rupees One Lac only) tenable only at St. Hilda’s College, University of Oxford
What can an OCSI scholar expect to receive :
** Financial award of scholarship (as given above and will vary from year to year)
** Letter of support from OCSI for other scholarship awarding bodies
** Assistance in fast–tracked education loan from an Indian financial institution, based on OCSI scholarship letter, with automatic loan qualification–status from a leading financial institution.
** Complimentary life membership of the Oxford & Cambridge Society of India
** Mentoring, whereby a member of OCSI shall play the role of a mentor and will support the OCSI scholar during his/her stay at Oxford/Cambridge by giving appropriate guidance to the awardee. It shall be the endeavour of the Oxford & Cambridge Society of India to identify a mentor who shares some interests with the OCSI scholar.
** Assistance from OCSI in returning to India and reintegrating in the professional
Eligibility :
** Must be a citizen of India
** Must be ordinarily resident in India
** Must be not more than 30 years of age on May 1 of the year of application for the award
** Must be a graduate of an Indian university (applicants who are expected to graduate in the year of the award are also eligible to apply for the awards)
** Must have applied for and secured admission to study a full–time course at the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford. Candidates are required to present proof of admission before grant of the scholarship, and proof of having taking up residence at Cambridge or Oxford before the scholarships funds would be released.
** Must intend to pursue a course of study that is one of the following :
** Research leading to the PhD degree
** One–year post–graduate courses (e.g. MPhil, LLM, Diploma, CASM or Part III Maths, MBA, PGCE etc.)
** Taught and research based Masters programmes of various durations (including M.Sc., engineering, medicine)
** Second Bachelors degree as an Affiliated Student/Senior Status
** Bachelors degree programme
Completed application forms will be expected to reach the offices of the Oxford & Cambridge Society of India by 30 April 2014.
Scholarship interviews for short-listed candidates are expected to be held in New Delhi in early June 2014. Scholarship awards are usually announced within two weeks of the scholarship interviews being held.