100 women get British Council's 70th Anniversary scholarships

Altogether 100 Indian women scholars have been awarded the British Council's 70th Anniversary Scholarships.

The Anniversary Scholarships, the first British Council scholarship programme solely for women, cover tuition fees for a one-year Master's course in science, technology, engineering or mathematics during the 2018-19 academic year, a British Council statement said today.

The scholarship is also part of the organisation's drive to partner the economic growth and meet knowledge ambitions of states across India.

"We want to share the stories of the great things we've done together in the past 70 years, tell new stories and inspire millions of young people to develop connections for the next 70 years," British Council's Director India, Alan Gemmell OBE (Order of the British Empire) said.

The programme, worth around Rs 18 crore, is British Council's largest investment in a scholarship programme in India, the statement said.

The 100 scholars will be attending 44 British universities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The scholarships will offer the women the chance to work in world-class research environments and collaborate in international research teams, the statement said.

"They will also be fixing global problems from climate change to discovery of drugs and at the same time building the societies we all will want to live in," Gemmell said.

The British Council's 70th Anniversary Scholars have been selected from across India from Tier I, II and III metro cities and districts, the statement said.