Jammu & Kashmir Government Launches Study Abroad Fellowship
- Jammu & Kashmir Government has launched Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Global Leaders Fellowship for students in the state.
- The fellowship will be offered to 20 student every year in order to pursue education in top universities across the globe.
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir started a fellowship basis which 20 students of the state will get an opportunity to pursue education in some of the top universities abroad . The fellowship has been named after Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir and was launched on May 12, 2018.
The main objective of the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Global Leaders Fellowship is to attract skilled students in the state and encourage them to become global leaders through world-class education . The fellowship has been launched by the State Knowledge Initiative Platform (SKIP) in collaboration with the State Sports Council of J&K.
SKIP is constituted and administered by Amitabh Mattoo, Advisor to Chief Minister. Six of the top universities abroad have been identified by SKIP for the year 2019 and these are:
- Oxford University (UK)
- Harvard University (US)
- Cambridge University (UK)
- Yale University (US)
- University of Melbourne (Australia)
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The fellowship has been designed on the lines similar to the Rhodes Scholarships offered by the University of Oxford. No more than 20 fellows will be offered the opportunity to study abroad each year. The applications received by SKIP will be analysed by experts and eligible candidates will be called for interview.
Those candidates who will qualify the interview will be screened by a jury comprising Nobel-laureate . The selection will be done without any prejudice to religion, gender, social background, marital status or disability. Although the aid and guidance for education abroad will be offered by SKIP, candidates will have to apply for admission to these prestigious universities at the individual level.
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The fellowship will enable these shortlisted students to pursue education in top universities abroad for up to 12 months starting from the academic session 2019 . These students will get an opportunity to develop their acumen for leadership. The fellows who will be shortlisted for this opportunity will have to serve the state of Jammu and Kashmir for at least 12 months.