The London School of Economics and Political Science has decided to offer new scholarships to 50 Indian students, to enable them to enroll in the prestigious Master’s programmes being offered LSE, starting from this year. Reportedly, this scholarship scheme (LSE India Scholarships) is a part of Briton’s efforts to improve the mutual collaboration in the field of education and research between the countries. These scholarships will certainly enable more students from India to attain a Master's degree from this world renowned British university.
This announcement was made by Professor Craig Calhoun, LSE Director, who is visiting India as a part of delegation along with British Prime Minister, David Cameron. Apparently, the visiting delegation is the largest one, a British Prime Minister has ever taken anywhere in the world. While making the declaration, LSE Director affirmed that, for over a century, LSE has enjoyed a steady relationship with India, which includes thousands of Indian students coming to study at the School.
He went on to explain, that the school wants to ensure that talented Indian students must get admissions in the University, regardless of their financial circumstances. Therefore, the school has decided to provide these new scholarships for students from India. With these latest perks, Professor Craig Calhoun has added further credibility to the assurances given by Cameron regarding easy accessibility of Indian students to study and work permits in the UK.
As per the official statement, the amount of scholarship would vary from 3,000 to 32,000 pounds, depending on financial needs of a student. These scholarships are available to all Indian students, who hold an offer of a place on an LSE Master's programme by April 30, 2013. Every year, LSE enrolls around 300 and 400 Indian students, with the majority them registered into post-graduate programmes.
Apart from the scholarships, a major collaborative research programme on gender equality in India with Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), located in Mumbai, was also announced. The proposed LSE-TISS tie-up is supported by the Jamsetji Tata Trust, which has provided 1.8 million pounds to fund joint research projects, since 2007.
