Cambridge varsity announces scholarship for Indian students

University of Cambridge today announced launching of Manmohan Singh scholarship for Indian students at Under-Graduate level. Vice Chancellor of the university Prof Alison Richard said the university intends to provide full funding to about ten Indian students every year under this scholarship.

Needy students will be provided this scholarship which will cover their fees and other expenses for their under-graduate study in any subject. "The scholarship is to help needy students get quality education.

A 1.5 million pound fund has been set up to support the Indian students," Richard said at a press conference here. The scholarship is being launched with gifts from Eranda Foundation and Bharti Foundation.

The prestigious university has already started another scholarship in the name of Manmohan Singh for the Post-Graduate students. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sent a message to the university in which he said this kind of scholarship will encourage Indian students to pursue higher education in Cambridge and contribute to the overall social and economic development of the country.

The programme will not only strengthen relations between people of India and the UK but also serve the shared objective of both the countries in creating a better world based on equity and justice, Singh said in his message. Singh graduated from Cambridge with First in Economics in the late 1950s.