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Cambridge announces Manmohan
scholarships
WSN Network
NEW DELHI: The
University of Cambridge on Monday announced a new scholarship
programme for Indian students in honour of Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh.
The Manmohan Singh Under-Graduate Scholarship Programme
starting from 2010 will provide full funding, covering fees and
means tested maintenance for undergraduate study in any subject at
any of the colleges that are part of the university.
A £1.5 million fund has been set up to support Indian
students. It will be launched with gifts from Sir Evelyn and Lady
Lynn Forester de Rothschild through the Eranda Foundation and from
the Sunil Bharti Mittal-led company Bharti Airtel.
This was announced by Cambridge Vice-Chancellor Alison
Richard at a press conference here. “The university is honoured that
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is such a distinguished
Cambridge alumnus,
has agreed to lend his name to this important initiative. This is
another great example of the breadth and depth of the
Cambridge-India partnership.
As the programme develops, there are expected to be up to 10
Manmohan Singh under-graduate scholars studying at the university,”
said Prof. Richard. “This scholarship will be a need based programme.
Interested students can apply to the university or any of the 28
colleges under it. Of the selected students, scholarships will be
awarded on the basis of their financial aid need, which will be
assessed by the Cambridge Overseas Trust,” she pointed out.
14 January 2009
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