Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarship

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Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships are awards available to Indian students for doctoral study at St John's College at the University of Cambridge and for undergraduate studies at the university.[1][2][3] The Scholarships are named in honor of Manmohan Singh, a former Prime Minister of India. Singh graduated from St John's College with a First in Economics in 1957, went on to earn a PhD from the University of Oxford in 1962, and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Cambridge in 2006.[4]

Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships for Doctoral Studies[5]

The idea for this award was suggested by Ab Banerjee who is a former Johnian. Banerjee also worked on this plan and attended a few dinners with Manmohan Singh.

These are PhD standard scholarships for prospective Indian PhD students awarded by the College. The award was designed to benefit academically bright Indian students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and is administered by the College.

The scholarship programme has been funded by BP, Rolls-Royce, Hardeep Rai (a St John's College alumnus) and two anonymous sponsors.[6]

The awards are for study towards doctoral degrees in the following subjects:

PhD Award Eligibility Criteria

The applicant should be:

PhD Award Value

The scholarships award value areas are:

PhD Award Winners

The first time awardees (October 2008) in this scholarship's history are:[7]

The second time awardees (October 2009) of scholarship are:[8]

The third time awardees (October 2010) of scholarship are:

The fourth time awardees (October 2011) of scholarship are[9]

The fifth time awardees (September 2012) of scholarship are[6]

The sixth time awardees were declared in August 2013. [10][11]

The seventh time awardee was declared in May 2014.

The eighth time awardee was declared in June 2015.

Manmohan Singh Undergraduate Scholarships[15]

This scholarship is available to Indian undergraduate applicants in any subject.

Undergraduate Award Conditions

Applicants must be school-leavers from India, applying for the BA (not BAaff), and must require financial assistance in order to study at the University of Cambridge.

Undergraduate Award Value

The value of this scholarship will depend on the level of financial need of the applicant, and scholarship funds available.

Undergraduate Award Winners

The first time awardees (2010) in this scholarship's history are:[16]

The second time awardees (2011) of scholarship are:[17]

The third time awardees (2012) of scholarship are:[18]

The fourth time awardees (2013) of scholarship are:[19]

The fifth time awardees (2014) of scholarship are[20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ United Kingdom - 2008 Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships for Doctoral Studies for Indian at University of Cambridge » Get Scholarship - Beasiswa
  2. ↑ Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships announced
  3. ↑ "Cambridge made me: Manmohan Singh". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 28 November 2007.
  4. ↑ "Manmohan Singh Undergraduate Scholarships announced for 2010". University of Cambridge. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  5. ↑ "Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships | St John's College, Cambridge". St John. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  6. 1 2 Manash Pratim Gohain, TNN 26 Sep 2012, 05.38PM IST (26 September 2012). "Cambridge University announces 2012 Dr Manmohan Singh PhD scholars - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  7. ↑ "Cambridge announces Manmohan Singh Scholarship winners". Hindustan Times. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  8. ↑ "Study in Cambridge on Dr. Manmohan Singh scholarships - Thaindian News". Thaindian.com. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  9. ↑ Neha Sharma (27 September 2011). "Recipients of the Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarship Programme 2011 announced". Indiaprwire.com. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  10. ↑ "Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships - 2013 awards".
  11. ↑ SIFY News. "Cambridge announces Manmohan Singh PhD scholarships 2013".
  12. ↑ "Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarship to IISER student".
  13. ↑ "First Keralite to win Manmohan Singh Scholarship".
  14. ↑ "Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships - 2015".
  15. ↑ "Manmohan Singh Undergraduate Scholarship | Scholarships | Cambridge Trusts". www.cambridgetrust.org. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  16. ↑ "Manmohan Singh Undergraduate Scholarships announced for 2010". University of Cambridge. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  17. ↑ "2 city students win scholarships to Cambridge". http://www.hindustantimes.com/. Retrieved 2016-02-09. External link in |website= (help)
  18. ↑ "University of Cambridge Manmohan Singh Undergraduate Scholarships announced for 2012". www.indianmba.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  19. ↑ "Two Mumbai students selected for Manmohan Singh undergraduate scholarships - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  20. ↑ "Mumbai girl wins full Cambridge scholarship - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
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