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The Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarship is an international award for study at St John's College

St John's College, Cambridge

St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....

at the University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

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. They are PhD

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standard scholarships for prospective Indian PhD students awarded by the College. The award was designed to benefit academically bright India

India

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n students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and is administered by the British Council

British Council

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. The Scholarship is named in honor of Dr. Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh is the 13th and current Prime Minister of India. He is the only Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to return to power after completing a full five-year term. A Sikh, he is the first non-Hindu to occupy the office. Singh is also the 7th Prime Minister belonging to the Indian...

, a former student of the College and Prime Minister of India

Prime Minister of India

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who is widely acknowledged as the architect of the economic reforms that have helped propel India onto the world stage.

Scholarship subject award areas

The awards are for study towards doctoral degrees in the following subjects:

Science
Science
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& Technology
Technology
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Economics
Economics
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Social Sciences
Social sciences
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Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace engineering
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Marine Engineering
Naval architecture
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Energy Studies
Energy
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Founder

The idea for this award was suggested by Ab Banerjee who is a former Johnian. Banerjee also worked on this plan and attended a few dinners with Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh

Eligibility Criteria

The applicant should be:

An Indian national with a valid Indian passport
Below 35 years of age before January 31 in year of application
Holding a Master’s (postgraduate) degree from a reputed/recognized India university/institution with a First Class award (UG and PG) in the relevant subject/field
Evidence of leadership qualities (to be assessed from personal statements e.g. extracurricular activities and/or evidence of having made a difference to the country/society/participation in symposia in the relevant subject, or peer reviewed publication in the area)
Keen to pursue a full time Doctoral Research degree from St. John's College, University of Cambridge commencing by September/October
Fluent in spoken and written English
Able to fulfill any other admission criteria laid down by the university

Award Value

The scholarships award value areas are:

Academic fees
International airfare
Monthly stipend to cover living expenses
UK Visa

Award winners

The first time awardees (October 2008) in this scholarship's history are:

Niladri Banerjee
Manasa Patnam
Nitu Duggal

The second time awardees (October 2009) of scholarship are:

Aquila Mukund Mavalankar
Shruti Badhwar

The third time awardees (October 2010) of scholarship are:

Mahak
Karthik Depuru
Aditi Borkar
Utham Kashyap

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