Aus govt announces AU$ 1.1 mn scholarship for 11 students

The Australia government has awarded scholarships to 11 students of TERI Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre (TDNBC) offering them a three-year tuition-fee waiver worth 1.1 million Australian dollars.
Australian Education and Training Minister Senator Simon Birmingham announced the scholarship during his visit to TDNBC in Gurgaon with a high-level delegation.
The TDNBC was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull who arrived here on a four-day visit yesterday.
"The visit marked the celebration of the Indo-Australian academic and research alliance," a TERI statement said.
"The TDNBC facility is not incredible because we are commissioning bricks and mortar, it's incredible because of the brains, the students, the knowledge that is embedded within the facility, and the potential that they (students) are going to realise in so many different ways," the statement quoting Simon Birmingham said.

Under the program, each student is provided with a full tuition-fee waiver from Deakin University up to an amount of approx. AU$ 100,000 for a period of three years.

Under the program, students travel to Deakin University in Australia, for a period of six to eight months during their PhD to work closely with their supervisor their.
"Under this programme, Deakin University and TERI will provide joint supervision to the students. TDNBC envisions meeting the demand for a global, skilled workforce in nanobiotechnology," said Jane den Hollander, V-C, Deakin University.
TERI DG Ajay Mathur said that within five years, the Centre aims to have a number of researchers, including PhD students, enrolled at Deakin.

"With its cutting edge technology at the disposal of these bright minds, this Centre will help India make a mark on the global map for building new capabilities and bringing new innovations in the field of science and technology," he said.
The Researcher's Residences, having an accommodation for 50 residents, at TDNBC, was also inaugurated by the Australian minister today.