Applications are invited from Indian women for the Lady Meherbai D Tata Education Trust Scholarship 2021-22, for pursuing higher studies in various fields.
About the Scholarship
The Lady Meherbai D Tata Education Trust awards scholarships to Indian women graduates of reputed universities to pursue higher education abroad, towards the tuition fee component.
A gift scholarship towards the tuition fee component, approximately between Rupees three and six lakhs per student, is awarded, depending on the performance of the candidate.
The Trust invites applications for the academic year 2021-2022 in the following fields of study:
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Law – Specialising only in issues related to women and children
- Education – Teachers’ training programmes
- Education and welfare of children with special needs
- Gender studies – Violence against women and children (including domestic violence and by others), issues concerning Indian women as singles, single mothers and married women
- Child health – Development and nutrition
- Health policy and health education – Mental health
- Public health – Community health services, reproductive health, epidemiology
- Needs of adolescents
- Communication for development – Focus on issues related to women and children
- Research and study of social norms in communities
- Community Development, Rural Development, Public Policy, Public Administration, Social Policy, Social Development, Sustainable Development – With a focus on women and children’s issues
- Social work in areas not covered above, such as Women in Prison
Eligibility for the Lady Meherbai Scholarship
- Indian women graduates from a reputed university
- A consistent and remarkable academic record
- Must have applied for admission or preferably secured admission to reputed universities or institutions in the United States, UK or Europe for the year 2022-2023
- Relevant work experience of a minimum 2 years preferred
Selection for the Scholarship
Interview: Shortlisted candidates will have to attend either a personal or an online interview with the board of trustees on a designated day and time between June and August 2021, which will be conveyed at a later stage Selection and scholarship amount:
Post-Selection: Candidates selected for this scholarship will have to submit a clear copy of the ‘Proof of Funds’ or ‘Financial Capacity’ document that reflects that they are able to support their studies, submitted their visa application.
Scholarship Details
A gift scholarship towards the tuition fee component, approximately between Rupees 3 and 6 lakhs per selected student, is awarded, depending on the candidate’s performance in the interview.
How to Apply?
The interested candidates will have to request the trust for the link to the application form. Here’s how to do that:
Request for a link to the application form may be made by sending an email to igpedulmdtet@tatatrusts.org, along with the details and documents as requested below:
- The course and specialisation they wish to pursue and duration
- Name/s of the university/ies to be attended, in order of merit of their choice, with letter of confirmed admission, if available
- The course fee required for each university
- Sources of funding (in brief)
- Their current profile (biodata, CV)
Incomplete requests from candidates will not be considered by the Trust office and further correspondence will not be entertained.
Please upload clear, scanned copies of the aforementioned documents and your request email. Kindly mark the documents correctly.
Sharing of the link to the application form with the candidate will be at the complete discretion of the Trust office.
Important Dates
- Requests for an application form link will be accepted from candidates from Friday, April 01, 2022, to Monday, May 02, 2022 – by midnight.
- Last date to accept the required documents through email is Monday, May 6, 2021.
- After scrutiny of the forms, only the shortlisted candidates will receive an email from the Trust office by end-June/ early July 2022.
Contact Information
Lady Meherbai D Tata Education Trust
Contact: 022 66658282; Ext: 7759/ 7174
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