TOEFL® India Scholarship Programme

(For Students Planning to study in UK, US & Canada)

ETS has developed a scholarship programme to recognise outstanding students in India who will begin their postgraduate studies in the U.K., U.S. or Canada in 2010. The programme will recognise students with high academic achievement who have demonstrated leadership skills, innovative ideas and an outstanding ability to communicate in English.

Seven scholarships are available. Awards will be issued to the attending institutions in order to assist students with their educational expenses. There will be three $10,000 scholarships and four (4) $5,000 scholarships awarded to selected test takers who have already been accepted at an institution in the U.K., U.S. or Canada.



Qualifications

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
i.)Be an undergraduate or graduate student currently living in India who will begin postgraduate study in the U.K., U.S. or Canada in 2010
ii.) Have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4-point scale
iii.)Demonstrate English proficiency with your TOEFL scores

Before filling out the TOEFL Scholarship application:

1) Take the TOEFL test and receive your scores. On your scholarship application, you will need to provide your total score and section scores, test date, test centre number, registration number and the ETS ID number from your registration confirmation.

2) Complete an intent form that indicates you wish to apply for the TOEFL Scholar Programme. Please include your TOEFL registration number and ETS ID number on your intent form.

After ETS receives your intent form, it will create a file for you and place all your scholarship documents in the file. Since only complete application files will be considered, ETS will contact you if any documentation is missing.

3) Download and print the application form. List all universities in the U.K., U.S. and Canada to which you have applied. Please note that if you are selected as a scholarship winner, you will be required to provide an acceptance letter from an accredited university.

4) Collect all academic and examination transcripts from all the higher education institutions you have attended.

5) Collect two letters of recommendation.
i.)One from a professor or university official who is familiar with your academic contribution and accomplishments (must be on university letterhead)
ii.)One from an employer or from a personal contact (not a friend, classmate or family member) who has knowledge of your activities outside the classroom such as extracurricular activities, community service, work experience, etc. (must be on letterhead of the organisation)

6) Start to compose your written response to the essay question listed on the TOEFL Scholarship Application.

7) Write your TOEFL registration number on all documents, including transcripts and letters of recommendation, in order for your application file to be considered complete.

8) Send your entire application file, including all the items listed above, to ETS by 31 March 2010.

TOEFL Scholar Programme – India
ETS
Rosedale Road, MS 61-L
Princeton, NJ, 08541 USA

You can also write to us at indiascholarships@ets.org or call  at +91 9930 243 795 (9 AM – 6 PM IST).

Selection Process

Only application files that are complete and received by the 31 March 2010 deadline will be considered.
i.)All documentation will be authenticated by ETS.
ii.)Applications will be evaluated by 2 independent raters who are professors within the Indian higher education sector and who have been trained by ETS to evaluate your scholarship application.
iii.)All scholarship applicants will be notified of their standing by 15 April 2010.
iv.)If you are one of the finalists, you will be required to participate in a phone interview and submit your letter of acceptance from the university you plan to attend in 2010 by 15 May 2010 to the address above, referencing your TOEFL registration number.

Winners will be notified by 22 May 2010.

TOEFL Scholarship funds will be dispersed to your attending institution. Winners will need to fill out a tax declaration form with the Indian government for the amount of your award.

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