What is the Inlaks Scholarship?
The Inlaks Scholarship is an initiative from the Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation, a philanthropic organisation dedicated to helping Indians access study abroad opportunities.
The funding is worth up to USD $100,000 (INR 78 Lakhs) and is tenable for PhD study (as well as Masters) at universities in the USA, UK and across Europe. This financial support is intended as a contribution towards your tuition fees, living costs, health insurance and travel expenses.
The Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation has a close relationship with the following universities, which enables them to offer more than USD $100,000 through a joint scholarship arrangement:
Inlaks Scholarships are offered in most subjects, but the following areas aren’t eligible for funding:
- Business and Finance
- Computer Science
- Engineering (unless you’re planning to complete a PhD at Imperial College)
- Fashion Design
- Film and Film Animation (with the exception of Documentary Filmmaking)
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Indian Studies (unless it has contemporary significance)
- Management Studies
- Medicine, Dentistry, and related therapies
- Music (with the exception of Western Classical singing)
- Public Health
Bear in mind that your PhD can’t involve a field trip to India during the period covered by the scholarship.
Inlaks Research and Travel Grant (IRTG)
The Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation also provides financial support for PhD students who are currently doing a PhD in India, with the Inlaks Research and Travel Grant (IRTG) designed to enable them to complete short-term study abroad placements at foreign universities.
This kind of funding is only available in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Covering up to three months of research abroad, the IRTG offers the following benefits:
- Travel expenses of up to USD $1,000
- Living costs of up to USD $2,000 per month
- An allowance towards research materials and healthcare
In order to apply, you’ll need to provide a 3,000- to 5,000-word sample of your written work, a statement from your supervisor, two letters of reference and evidence that you’ve been in touch with your prospective university abroad.
Applications usually open in mid-July, with a deadline at the beginning of September.