Deakin University Australia Offers a Series of Scholarship Program for Indian Students
Deakin University Australia has announced a series of new scholarship programs for Indian undergraduate and post-graduate students. The value of scholarships almost INR97 million (AUD$2m).
- (1888PressRelease) August 07, 2011 - The scholarships are designed to promote collaboration with industry through leading-edge research. The motto behind the scholarship scheme is to provide a catalyst for the meritorious students. Deakin is renowned for its research in advanced materials, nanotechnology, life sciences and health, These new scholarships will provide an opportunity for post-graduate students from these disciplines to extend their research capability.
The new scholarship programs were announced in Delhi by Australia's Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills, Senator The Hon. Chris Evans and Deakin Vice Chancellor, Professor Jane den Hollander. Students who apply for post-graduate scholarships will need to have met minimum requirements in their previous qualification, with research scholarships also taking account of references and face-to-face interviews. The coursework scholarships are determined entirely on merit and face-to-face interviews with minimum average marks of 60percent required at Bachelors level to apply for a Masters program, and a minimum average attainment of 70 percentat secondary school leaving standard to apply for an undergraduate program.
As part of this package of scholarships, Deakin University is offering on-campus PhD scholarships in Australia valued at INR 6.9 million (AUD$144,000) each and scholarships through the Deakin India Research Initiative valued at around INR4.8 million ($100,000) each.
For students enrolling in Research programs, Deakin is offering:
• Five On Shore PhD Scholarships valued at INR6.9 million (AUD$140,000) each for students to study with Deakin in Australia in 2012;
• 10 Deakin India Research Initiative Scholarships valued at INR4.8 million (AUD $100,000) each for PhD students who study in India under the Deakin India Research Initiative in 2012.
For Indian students enrolling for On Campus Studies at Deakin, scholarships include:
• 10 Deakin International Bursaries valued atINR240,000 (AUD$5000) each to study at Deakin in 2011-2012;
• Deakin University International Scholarship Program valued at INR386,000 (AUD$8000) for each student
• Deakin's General Internationalisation Scholarships valued at INR145,000 (AUD$3000) each, to provide a fantastic opportunity to encourage high quality students to study undergraduate and post graduate programs on shore at Deakin University.
Applications for the Deakin India Research Initiative programs close on August 31. Coursework scholarships are open all year around with closing dates at least three months before the course start dates.
Full details of the scholarships are available at www.deakin.edu.au/
Students can also contact at Deakin International (India), c/o ETP Services Private Limited, 161/ 84, Gulmohar House, 4th Floor, Yusuf Sarai Community Center, Gautam Nagar, New Delhi- 49; Ph: 011-2654 4700 / 2654 4701/ 265.
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