International Scholarships for Indian Undergraduate Students

While a growing number of UK universities offer scholarships for Indian students at graduate level, relatively few do the same for undergraduate Indian students. An exception is Scotland’s Edinburgh Napier University, which offers a merit-based fee reduction of £2,000 (about US$3,000) for students from the Indian subcontinent, at both undergraduate and graduate level.

The University of Sheffield likewise offers scholarships for Indian students at undergraduate as well as postgraduate level. These include some scholarships for specific subject areas, as well as three merit-based scholarships available across all subjects, worth £7,000 (about US$10,650) per year.

Moving across the Irish Sea to the UK’s neighbour, Ireland, a number of universities here also offer scholarships for Indian undergraduates. These include the nation’s highest ranking institution, Trinity College Dublin, which offers scholarships worth €9,000 (about US$11,700) per year for Indian students applying for undergraduate courses in arts, humanities, social sciences, science, computer science or engineering.

Ireland’s second ranked institution, University College Dublin, also has specific scholarships for Indian undergraduates. The UCD Global Undergraduate Scholarship scheme offers five tuition fee scholarships worth €5,000 (about US$6,500) for science programs, and four worth €2,500 (US$3,250) for business, social sciences and arts. There’s also one UCD Global Excellence Undergraduate Scholarship, which offers a 50% fee reduction, available in all subjects except medicine, veterinary medicine and radiography.

Heading to the southern hemisphere, a number of top Australian universities also offer scholarships for Indian students at undergraduate level. At the University of Wollongong, one successful Indian applicant each year is selected for the UOW Bradman Foundation Scholarship, which means a 50% fee reduction.

Back in Asia, the Huawai Maitree Scholarship program offers scholarships for Indian students, both undergraduates and graduates, to study in China. Ten scholarships are available in 2013, with preference given to those applying for courses in science and technology, social studies, culture and development. Each award covers full tuition fees as well as living expenses.

This EU initiative provides scholarships for Indian nationals to spend time studying and working in Europe, from undergraduate up to postdoctoral level. Scholarships are available for full undergraduate degrees, as well as shorter periods of study as part of academic exchange schemes. Awards cover tuition fees, travel expenses, insurance and a monthly allowance. The scheme has partner universities in France, Finland, Italy, Sweden, Portugal, Germany and Spain.

Of course, there are many more scholarships for which Indian students may be eligible – some open to students from a particular group of countries, some for all international students, and some for everyone regardless of nationality. And, as mentioned above, there are even more scholarships available for Indian students at the master’s and PhD levels.