Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarships to study in the UK

In India for the past 40 years, British Council in partnership with the Charles Wallace India Trust (CWIT) has been managing the scholarship. There are different categories of grants available in the scholarship that include:

• Fully funded awards

• Visiting fellowships in specified subjects at mentioned institutions

• Grants for research or professional visits

• Grants to pursue doctoral study

• Gasworks International Residency Programme: Supports out-of-UK artists to work for 3 months in London.

• Delfina Foundation: It’s an independent, non-profit foundation dedicated to creating opportunities for emerging and established artists, curators, and writers and helping them position their work in global discourse.

Museology: CWIT supports placements in archaeology, museology, curating or conservation at the Albert Museum or Victoria or any other specified institutions. The venture is jointly funded by CWIT and the Nehru Memorial Trust for the India Collections.

*Source: https://www.britishcouncil.in/study-uk/scholarships/charles-wallace-trust/final-doctoral-studies

CWIT long-term grants (duration: 1 year)

Applicant should:

• Be an Indian citizen living in India

• Be aged between 28 and 38

• Have a first degree, diploma, or professional qualification in their specialisation. CWIT prefers applicants with significant working experience

• Have not received a CWIT grant within the last five years

2. CWIT Short Research Grants (duration: 3 weeks)

Applicants should:

• Be Indian citizens living in India

• Be aged between 25 and 45

• Have good knowledge of English language

• Have completed their studies and have 4 or more years of research or experience in their specialisation, or be in the final stages of their doctorate

• State clearly and exactly what they want to do in the UK and which archival material they wish to consult

• Where relevant say whether they have contacted academic or professional contacts who have agreed to meet them

• State how they plan to use the experience on their return to India

• Not have received a CWIT grant within the previous 5 years

3. Grants: Final year of Doctoral study in the UK (duration: Final stages)

Applicants should be:

• Studying in fields covered by CWIT

• An Indian citizens domiciled in India and who are returning to India on completion of their studies

• Between 25-38 years of age

• Not in receipt of a CWIT grant in the previous 5 years

*Sources: https://www.britishcouncil.in/study-uk/scholarships/charles-wallace-trust/final-doctoral-studies
https://www.gasworks.org.uk/participation/overview-of-gasworks-international-residency-programme/
https://www.delfinafoundation.com/about/mission/

Since the eligibility criteria might change over time, we recommend you to either refer to the official website or consult your IDP counsellor before making your application.

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