Cornell University Tata Scholarship for students from India

The Tata Scholarship Fund will support approximately 20 scholars at any given time and will ensure that the very best Indian students have access to Cornell, regardless of their financial circumstances. The scholarship will be awarded annually; recipients will receive the scholarship for the duration of their undergraduate studies at Cornell.

Qualifications

To receive the undergraduate scholarship, a recipient must:

• be a citizen of India and have attended secondary school in India;
• be offered admission to Cornell as an undergraduate student;
• be eligible for need-based financial aid.

Preference will be given to qualified students accepted to the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning; the College of Engineering; the Applied Economics and Management major in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; and majors across colleges in the biological sciences, physical sciences, and other “hard” sciences, as well as the social sciences.

Application Process

Undergraduate applicants will be eligible for consideration for the Tata Scholarship if they have completed the admission application and have applied for financial aid. All undergraduate applicants must apply for financial aid by completing the financial aid application process for international students.

To apply for international financial aid the following documentation is required:

Complete the College Scholarship Service (CSS) PROFILE (Cornell’s CSS code is 2098).
Additional information may be requested by the Office of Financial Aid.

Last date: 15 March 2017
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Details of financial aid process for international students.

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GIIS Global Citizen Scholarship for Class X students - Study in Singapore

GIIS Global Citizen Scholarship is being offered by the Global Schools Foundation, a Singapore-based organisation, for scholars to pursue senior secondary education at its flagship campus in Queenstown, Singapore.


Global Indian International School (GIIS) - established under the guiding principles of the Global Schools Foundation – is an international network of award-winning institutions, with 20 campuses in 7 countries. Known for their learner-centric and skill-based teaching methodology, GIIS schools offer holistic learning and personality development opportunities for students. Headquartered in Singapore, GIIS offers scholarship to deserving students as a stepping stone for future growth by providing them an unmatched learning experience.

The "No strings attached" GIIS Global Citizen Scholarship is offered to Class 10 academic toppers from around the world for Junior College CBSE (11th- 12th) or an IB Diploma at GIIS Queenstown Campus in Singapore.

Eligibility
A students of Class X who has secured above 80% in Class IX examination can apply for the scholarship.
The scholarship being offered is for senior secondary level; Classes 11 and 12 for both, IB Diploma Programme and CBSE. However, students undertaking any Board in India can apply for the scholarship.

Number of Scholarships
The number of scholarships will be decided by the Committee of the Scholarship programme.

Scholarship
S$ 90,000* per student, which includes tuition fees, boarding, lodging and travel expenses for the two-year scholarship programme.
The scholarship amount includes a onetime return airfare & visa fee, tuition fee, and boarding & lodging at the hostel, one-time settling allowance and pocket allowance per month for daily expenses.


Scholarship selection
April 2017: Written test
May 2017: Results of the Written Test and call for interviews to successful candidates only.
End May/Early June 2017: Interviews
End June 2017: Final list of students selected for scholarships Please check the website www.giisscholarships.org for regular updates.

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Fair & Lovely Foundation Scholarships for Undergraduate and Post-graduate education

Eligibility
Women between 15-30 years who wish to pursue undergraduate or post graduate courses

Candidates who have passed 12th standard securing a minimum of 60% in 10th and 12th Std board exams
Documents to be submitted

The following documents are to be scanned/photographed and uploaded as part of your scholarship application on partner’s website

a) 1 Passport Size Photo

b) 1 Photo ID Proof (Any one from list of accepted ID documents)

• PAN Card

• Voter Identity Card

• Driver’s License

• Aadhar Card

• 10th std marks card with photo

c) 1 Proof of Age (Any one from list of accepted documents)

• Birth certificate

• First and last pages of a valid Indian passport

• Driver’s License

• 10th standard marks card with Date of Birth mentioned

d) 1 Set of attested qualification certificates and mark sheets for 10th Std and 12th standard. Post graduate applicants should submit grades received in Under-graduate degree/college.

• 10th Standard marks card 

• 12th standard marks card 

• Degree completion certificate (if applying for post-graduation) 

• Degree marks card (if applying for post-graduation) 

e) Proof of Income (All available documents) 

• BPL Card (if belonging to BPL category) 

• Income certificate 

• Recent monthly Pay slip of the main wage-earner of the family 

f) Proof of Admission* (If available only. Proof is fee receipt/Letter of Admission in government-recognized college or training institute) 

Application deadline is 28th February 2017

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