Government of India,
Ministry Of Human Resource Development,
Department of Higher Education
Type of Announcement : Commonwealth Scholarship Plan,New Zealand - 2013
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Last Date : 31st May, 2013 for receiving application in the Ministry.

Commonwealth Scholarship Plan,New Zealand - 2013
Applications on plain paper, as per prescribed format, are invited from Indian Nationals residing in India for the above-mentioned Commonwealth Scholarship for higher studies, research leading to PhD /Masters level Study in New Zealand.

Number of Nomination to be sent : Two
** PhD - One
** Masters - One

Subject Fields :
** Environmental Studies
** Agriculture and Fisheries

Minimum Qualification Required For :
Should have completed Bachelor’s Degree/ Master’s Degree in the subject or allied fields with minimum 65% marks. Where percentage of marks is not available and grades are mentioned, the candidates must indicate the conversion formula adopted by the University/Institution and should also indicate equivalent percentage of marks

Age :
The candidate should not be more than 40 years of age as on 31.05.2013.

Value of Scholarships :
a) Travel - International, and New Zealand domestic, air travel at the start and end of the scholarship for awardee, and reimbursement of awardee’s visa costs. In addition, a reunion travel entitlement may be available to awardees who have left dependents in their home country.
b) Tuition Fees - and other compulsory institutional course costs
c) Postgraduate research and thesis allowance- An allowance of NZ$1,500, and a return economy airfare to awardee’s home country for overseas fieldwork, if research component is 50% or greater.
d) Medical and Travel Insurance
e) Establishment allowance - NZ$3,000 paid on arrival in New Zealand to meet text book costs and to assist with other set up costs in New Zealand. At the beginning of each additional study year NZ$1,000 will be paid to cover the full year

General Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants for the scheme must satisfy the following general eligibility criteria and any pre-determined, country or regional-specific selection criteria set by NZAID and the nominating authorities. At a minimum, to be eligible to apply for a scholarship, applicants must
(i) have citizenship of Commonwealth developing country;
(ii) be residing in their home country for at least two years prior to application;
(iii) not have citizenship or permanent residence status of New Zealand or Australia, or another development country, except where their country does not issue passports and they hold a New Zealand passport;
(iv) not be married or engaged to be married to a person who holds, or who is eligible to hold, citizenship or permanent residence status of New Zealand, Australia or another developed country, except where their country does not issue passports and they hold a New Zealand passport
(v) be applying to commence a new qualification and not be seeking funding for one already commenced at the PhD or Masters level;
(vi) satisfy the admission requirements of the New Zealand University at which the qualification is to be undertaken, including English language criteria;
(vii) have been working in their country of citizenship, preferably for at least two years prior to application;
(viii) hold a first degree of upper second class Honours (or above); or a second class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification, which will normally be a Master’s degree;
(ix) be available to commence their academic studies in New Zealand by the start of the New Zealand academic year in February 2014;

Last Date :
Candidates should apply for the above scholarship on thick plain paper (preferably typewritten) with recent passport size photograph duly affixed, furnishing the details/particulars in the given format to the Section Officer (ES.4 Section), Scholarship Division, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education, West Block-I, Wing-6, 2nd Floor, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 latest by 31st May, 2013 (Telephone No. 26172492). Application received thereafter will not considered. On line applications may be accepted provided hard copy of the application along with enclosures (attested copies of certificates, mark sheet etc.) reach the Ministry within 7 days after the last date.

Further Details Download here : proposal.sakshat.ac.in/scholarship/NewZealandAdv2012.doc