Foreign Fellowships and Scholarships, Indian Government Scholarships to Study Abroad

To secure a degree from an abroad university may sound fancy and seem aspirational as you see the magic a foreign degree does when put against your name. Not only this but more and more people all around us are moving out too, which pushes us more in this direction. There is no harm in this at all, but the only thing is that there is a cost attached to it and managing it is not always simple. Given that to get an education loan is relatively easier, the data shows that not many people seem to be realising this off late.

Yes, these overseas education loans make the study abroad dream of all the aspirants come true. According to a report by the Government of India, the approximate number of Indian students studying overseas in the year 2018 was found to be 75,2725.

Through this article let us understand the scholarships and fellowships provided by various foreign countries and by the Indian Government as well.

Fellowships awarded by Foreign Countries:

Financial aid is provided to the meritorious students looking for admission in reputed foreign universities and education institutions. Countries like China, South Korea, Israel, Japan, Italy, Mexico, and Sri Lanka have allotted fellowships to the Indian students under the Educational Exchange Programmes which is facilitated by the Ministry of Human Resource, (MHRD). Anyone who is looking out for a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD can apply through MHRD, India.

Popular fellowship programmes conducted for carrying out research in the foreign universities are listed below.

• UNESCO/Poland Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme in Poland Universities
• DUO-ASEAN Fellowship Programme under which undergraduate and graduate students of India can apply for fellowship in Sweden, Denmark, Singapore, France and few other countries.
• Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research and Master’s Fellowships, etc.

Apart from the fellowships you can find innumerable Indian Government Scholarships for Studying Abroad, but not many are aware about them. Going forward in the article you will get a brief idea about them. So, read on.

Popular Scholarships offered by Indian Government

• Scheme of National Overseas Scholarship for Scheduled Caste Students
• Scheme of National Overseas Scholarship for Scheduled Tribe Students
• Dr Ambedkar Central Sector Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loan for Studies Abroad
• Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans for Studies Abroad - Padho Pardesh
• Maharashtra Government Scholarship for Open Category

Now apart from Indian Government there are many foreign universities offering scholarships to the international students to assist them financially. Let us have a look at the popular foreign scholarships.

Popular Foreign University Scholarships

United Kingdom:

• University of Sheffield's Scholarship
• Edinburgh Global Research Scholarships
• University of Sheffield's Scholarship
• Bristol University International Office Scholarships
• Rhodes Scholarships at University of Oxford

United States of America:

• American University Scholarships
• Amherst College Scholarships
• Clark University Scholarships
• Concordia College Scholarships
• Michigan State University International Scholarships

Australia:

• Monash University International Leadership Scholarship
• La Trobe Excellence Scholarships
• ACU International Student Scholarship
• EIT - The Engineering Institute of Technology (Dean's Scholarship)
• The University of Adelaide Global Citizens Scholarship

This article has given a brief idea about the fellowships and scholarships for overseas education. Make sure you research more on all these scholarships and check for their eligibility criteria. Don’t miss out the chance to avail these scholarships which will make the whole study abroad process smooth.

Good Luck!