MUMBAI: Australia’s Macquarie University has joined hands with three leading Indian institutions to offer scholarships and grants valued at more than A$ 240,000 to exchange and postgraduate students from these institutions.
The three Indian institutions involved in the scholarship agreement include Lady Shri Ram College for Women in Delhi, The Tata Institute of Social Science in Mumbai and St. Xavier’s College in Kolkata, the Sydney-based university said in a release on Thursday. For St Xavier’s College, this agreement marks the first time they have partnered with an Australian university.
“Students from India represent a significant portion of our international student intake bringing with them valuable insights and perspectives that add even more diversity to our already vibrant campus,” said Tim Beresford, chief operating officer and deputy vice-chancellor, Macquarie University.
“Being able to partner with Indian educational institutes and offer their students the opportunity to study in a new environment is very exciting and we look forward to welcoming the first scholarship awardees in the New Year,” he added.
As part of these agreements Macquarie University’s Faculty of Arts will offer a Merit Scholarship as well as an Ambassador Scholarship, with two of each scholarship offered per institution. The Merit Scholarship will include 50% tuition fee to study a Masters course at the University’s Faculty of Arts. The Ambassador Scholarship will include full tuition fee waiver for the exchange semester as well as a $5000 grant for living expenses. Both scholarships include the opportunity to work part-time in Australia to gain practical experience.
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Source: Economic Times
