Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation

The Inlaks Scholarship

You will receive up to USD 120,000 (about 110,000 EUR) for a full-time Master’s, MPhil or PhD programme abroad. The scholarship covers tuition fees, living costs, the outward journey, visa costs and a health allowance. It funds a course lasting between 9 months and 4 years. You can study at a leading university in the United Kingdom, in other European countries or in the United States. At some partner universities, such as Imperial College London, the Royal College of Art, Cambridge, King’s College London, St Andrews and the Hertie School Berlin, joint degree programmes may qualify for a higher level of funding. If your total costs exceed 120,000 US dollars, you must demonstrate that you can cover the remainder yourself. The funding is provided by the Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation, which was established in 1976.

Who can apply

• Nationality and residence: You hold an Indian passport and are resident in India at the time of application.
• Age: You were born on or after 1 January 1996 (for the 2026th round) and are therefore no more than about 30 years old.
• Degree: You hold a degree from a recognised Indian higher education institution, or you are in your final year of study and awaiting your results. If you obtained your bachelor’s degree abroad, you must have lived, worked or studied in India for at least 2 years without interruption since then.
• Grades: For social sciences, humanities, law, fine arts and architecture, you need at least 65%, a CGPA of 6.8/10 or a GPA of 2.6/4. For Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Environmental Sciences, you need at least 70%, a CGPA of 7.2/10 or a GPA of 3/4.
• Admission: You have already received a place (conditional or unconditional) from the university on your chosen degree programme. You must meet all the English language requirements before you apply.
• Field of study: Open to most subjects. Exceptions include economics and finance, computer science, engineering (with the exception of the ‘Engineering and Natural Sciences’ programme at Imperial College London), fashion design, film and animation (with the exception of documentary film), hotel and tourism management, Indology without contemporary relevance, MBA programmes, medicine and dentistry, and music (with the exception of classical Western vocal performance).
• No prior study abroad: You cannot apply if you have already obtained a Master’s or doctoral degree from a foreign university or have already commenced postgraduate studies abroad.

How to apply

Applications must be submitted via the online form on the Foundation’s website by 31 March, 12:00 IST. If you are shortlisted, you will take part in an online interview in around May, followed by a final face-to-face interview in Mumbai. The results will be announced in around July.