Residency

The Inlaks-King's India Institute Studentship

Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Original Source
Award

$7,720 - $11,720

Deadline

No deadline

Location

India to United Kingdom

Applicants

individual

About This Opportunity

The Inlaks-King's India Institute Studentship enables scholars currently enrolled in PhD programmes at Indian universities to undertake a short-term visit to the King's India Institute, King's College London, to collect material, use facilities and consult experts towards their research for their PhDs. The studentship offers financial support for a period of up to three months to undertake research at the King's India Institute, access their libraries and meet with experts in the field. Successful candidates can also access other libraries and academic institutions in the UK. The program is specifically designed for PhD students who have been registered for at least two years but not more than three years, with research in Humanities and Social Sciences. Applicants must be Indian passport holders residing in India, born on or after 1st January 1990, and must hold first-class Bachelor's and Master's degrees.

Duration 1 - 4 mo
2 awards
Decision Shortlisted candidates informed by last week of September 2025, final interviews mid-October 2025

Who Can Apply

Region
India to United Kingdom
Citizenship
India
Residency
India
Project in
United Kingdom
Applicants
individual
Organizations
academic
Age
Up to 36 years old
Post-degree
2 - 4 years

Application Details

Interview Institutional approval

Stages

  1. 1 two_stage

Required documents

research_proposal cv transcripts letters_of_recommendation

Review process

Two-tier selection procedure: First round involves shortlisting based on desk review of application; Final round consists of online personal interview of shortlisted applicants.

Additional benefits

  • networking
  • travel_support

Restrictions

  • no_concurrent_funding
  • reporting_requirements

Post-award obligations

  • final_report
  • acknowledge_funder
  • share_data