The British High Commission has announced the opening of Chevening Scholarship applications
In a statement issued to the media, the high commission said that the Chevening Scholarships are the UK Government's flagship global scholarship programme.
Providing details of the Chevening Masters Scholarship programme, the high commission said that around 60 fully funded scholarships are on offer for outstanding Indian graduates to study one year Masters in any subject at a recognised UK university.
It said that the application window will be open from August 3 to November 3, 2015 for September 16-17 academic year intake
The eligibility criteria it said is that graduates have to have with at least two years' work experience at the time of applying. This can include voluntary work and paid or unpaid internships, the statement added.
With regard to the Chevening TCS Cyber Security Fellowship Programme, the high commission said it is an exclusive 12 week-long fully funded fellowship for mid-career Indian professionals at Cranfield University, which provides an understanding of policy and legislative approaches in cyber security and its implications for national security, commercial opportunity, crime prevention and the right to privacy.
It aims to develop professionals who can effectively manage and exploit the threats and opportunities of cyberspace at the organisational level.
The application window for this window would be from August 3 to August 31, 2015, and the places available were for eight persons.
The course would be held from March 7 to May 27, 2016.
The eligibility criteria for this course was minimum seven years work experience in cyber security and or cyber policy issues either as a policy formulator, commentator or academic: applications are encouraged from industry, civil society, academia, and the public sector.
On the Chevening South Asia Journalism Fellowship Programme, the high commission release said that it was a fully-funded, eight-week fellowship organised by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Westminster, London with the theme 'Good Governance in a Changing World: Media, Politics and Society'.
This will enable 14 exceptional, mid-career journalists (seven for India) to acquire skills to carry out highly responsible roles within their media organisations and build relationships in their region.
The application window would be from August 3 to September 4, 2015 and the course would be held from January 25 to March 18, 2016.
The eligibility criteria would be future media leaders and opinion formers working in the areas of political, economic and business journalism in India. The ideal candidate should be a mid career journalist from India covering political and economic sectors.
The Chevening Scholarships are funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations. The India programme is now the largest in the world. We are offering over 130 fully-funded, merit-based scholarships for one year Masters in any subject at a recognised UK university for graduates and fellowships (thematic short-courses) at designated UK universities for mid-to-senior level professionals.
The Chevening scheme began in 1983 and is now offered in 160 countries with over 1500 awards on offer globally for this year. There are around 44,000 Chevening alumni in the world and 2,200 in India.
