What is J N Tata Endowment Loan Scholarships?
The J N Tata Endowment for the Higher Education of Indians invites applications for J N Tata Endowment Loan Scholarships 2019 from candidates interested in pursuing full-time Postgraduate/PhD/Postdoctoral studies abroad. The scholarship will be provided in the form of a loan up to a range of INR 10 lakhs which will be determined on the basis of the specified norms. Students up to the age of 45 years can apply for this loan scholarship irrespective of their caste, creed, gender or community.
Who is offering this scholarship ?
The scholarship is being offered by JN Tata Endowment for the Higher Education of Indians.
Who can apply for this scholarship ?
To be eligible for the scholarship, an applicant must -
1. Be an Indian national
2. Be a graduate from a recognized Indian University (Note: Students in the final year of their degree program are also eligible along with those who have results awaited)
3. Have a good consistency in academics and other achievements
4. Be a mid-career professional up to 45 years of age having a good experience and academic record in respective fields of research, training or specialization.
Note: Scholars who are going abroad for conferences, seminars or undergraduate studies are not eligible to apply. Moreover, the applicants are not required to provide any admission/offer letter from Universities at the time of applications.
What are the benefits ?
1. Based on the distinctive norms laid down for the purpose, the selected scholars will receive a loan scholarship amount ranging from INR 100,000 to 1,000,000.
2. Besides this, the selected students also qualify for travel assistance of up to INR 50,000 and gift scholarship of up to INR 7,50,000.
How can you apply ?
Eligible candidates can apply for the scholarship online through following steps -
Step 1: Click on the Official Website to register for the scholarship after reading the scholarship instructions.
Step 2: Once registered, log in using registered email id and a one-time password that applicants will receive on their registered email id. (Note: Make sure to change the password within 48 hours).
Step 3: Fill in all the required details.
Step 4: Upload the necessary documents.
Step 5: Submit the application form.
What are the documents required for the J N Tata Endowment Loan Scholarships 2019?
1. Statement of purpose (in not more than 800 words).
2. Scanned copy of recommendation letter addressed to the Trustee of J N Tata Endowment on respective letterhead with important details like mobile number, full address, and email address.
What are the selection criteria ?
Candidates will be selected based on the following criteria-
1. Consistent academic performance in both curricular and extra-curricular activities
2. Scores in GRE/TOEFL/GMAT/IELTS
3. Statement of purpose
4. Initial application screening
5. Online test
6. Interview
What are the important dates ?
1. Applications open- 10 December 2018
2. Application deadline- 11 March 2019 till 12 noon
3. Online test- 15 April 2019
Terms and Conditions
1. The statement of purpose should be free from plagiarism and must be written by the candidate only.
2. The online test for the shortlisted students will be based on the lines of Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA).
3. Further details including the time of the interview will be communicated with the students later.
4. Students selected for the interview need to mail the scanned copies of the required documents beforehand.
5. The applications for this scheme will be web-based only.
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Contact details
J N Tata Endowment for the Higher Education of Indians
Mulla House, 4th Floor, 51 M. G. Road,
Fort, Mumbai 400 001
Phone- 022-6665 7774 / 7198 / 7681
Email- jnte@tatatrusts.org