About the Scholarship:
National Indian Students and Alumni Union (NISAU) and ETS TOEFL® are proud to announce ‘UK-India TOEFL Scholarship’ for 25 Indian scholars. These scholarships, as a part of celebrations of India@75, ETS@75 and India-UK ties, will recognize and support applicants who wish to excel in academics during their undergraduate or postgraduate years at a UK university.
Selected candidates will get a chance to win a grant of up to 2.4 Lakhs.
Funds are intended to provide financial support for college expenses, including but not limited to tuition, books, housing deposits, transportation, among others. A panel of NISAU and UK University representatives will select the winners of this scholarship. The deadline for the application submission is 31st October 2023.
Successful recipients of the UK/India TOEFL NISAU Scholarship will be required to act as an ambassador for TOEFL for the duration of their studies, which may involve but is not limited to the following:
Representing TOEFL as a student ambassador at specific events
Contributing to marketing and promotional materials
Participating in international student and advisor events
Contributing to creating a blog or vlog to share your experience of the TOEFL test which can inspire other test takers across India
Engaging with the TOEFL program as a valued member of our global alumni
Eligibility Criteria:
A TOEFL test score
of 75 out of 120
An offer letter from
a university in UK.
Eligibility Criteria:
A TOEFL test score
of 75 out of 120
An offer letter from
a university in UK.
Important Dates:
Applications
Open:
15th Aug 2023
Applications
Close:
31st Oct 2023
Scholarship
Notification:
20th Nov 2023
Applications for the scholarships closed on October 31st 2023.
Frequently Asked Questions
Any higher education institution in the United Kingdom where you have been accepted into an academic program starting between August 2023 and March 2024 and a TOEFL test score of 75 out of 120.
These conditions will need to be satisfied and certified by supporting documentation for you to be eligible for the UK – India TOEFL iBT Scholarship Program.
Upon the selection of the recipients of the grant, the grantees will be asked to provide their own bank account information. The grant will be a one-time payment of 3,000 USD to the grantees’ indicated bank accounts. Payments of the full grant amount will be made to the grantees within 60 days after ETS India receives a copy of the signed Notice of Acceptance/Offer.
The UK – India TOEFL iBT Scholarship Program includes a competitive application process. Eligibility does not guarantee success. All applications are assessed in a non-discriminatory, confidential, efficient and transparent manner. The selection process will be based upon a comparison of the merits of all candidates.
The assessment and selection procedure will consist of a three-step process:
Step 1: Applications are initially assessed according to the applicants’ eligibility and the completeness of the supporting documentation.
Step 2: The Essay submission will be assessed along with other personal and academic credentials on the following evaluation criteria:
- What is the motivation for the student to study in the UK?
- How will the grant contribute to the applicant’s development for an academic program in the UK?
- What are some previous achievements of the applicant’s that align with the values of the grant program AND what are the goals that they wish to pursue upon the provision of the grant?
Step 3: A maximum of twenty five (25) applicants will be selected and will be sent a notification from ETS India.
The selected recipients of the grant will be notified via e-mail on 20th August 2023. After the notification of the outcome, the grantees will receive a letter of acceptance/offer, which will be sent to their email addresses. If you are selected to receive the grant, your name and/or photos will also be uploaded and announced at the official website of the Program and/or at ETS India’s official website and ETS India’s social media.
Successful recipients of the UK/India TOEFL Scholarship will be required to act as an ambassador for the TOEFL for the duration of their studies, which may involve but is not limited to the following:
- Representing TOEFL as a student ambassador at specific events
- Contributing to marketing and promotional materials
- Participating in international student and advisor events
- Contributing to creating a blog or vlog to share your experience of the TOEFL test which can inspire other test takers across India
- Engaging with the TOEFL program as a valued member of our global alumni
UK / INDIA TOEFL NISAU SCHOLARSHIP
Please read these terms and conditions carefully and ensure that you understand the conditions of the scholarship you have applied for.
- The ‘UK-India TOEFL Scholarship’ is applicable for Indian citizens and valid passport holders of India who have taken the TOEFL iBT exam in the last 2 years and scored not less than 75 out of 120 marks.
- An applicant at the time of making an application for the scholarship shall not be a party or in any manner related to any litigation in India or outside India.
- Applicants should be aware that eligibility to apply for the scholarship does not guarantee that such eligible applicant will receive the scholarship.
- The selection criteria of all the applications are assessed in a non-discriminatory, confidential, efficient, and transparent manner. The selection process will be based upon a comparison of the merits of all applicants applying for the scholarship. However, in no case shall ETS India accept any request for reconsideration of results / notifications of outcome.
- The scholarship will only be offered to such applicants who have an admission offer letter from any University in the United Kingdom. The successful recipient should be enrolling for the first time in any UK University.
- The successful recipient of the scholarship must accept these terms and the scholarship offered by ETS India Private Limited (“ETS India”) before the deadline i.e., 31st July 2023.
- ETS India reserves the right to withdraw the scholarship if the successful recipient of scholarship is subsequently found to be ineligible or if these terms and conditions are not adhered to by the successful recipient. ETS India also reserves the right to amend its scholarship provision without notice.
- Successful recipient shall forthwith inform ETS India of any other scholarship(s) being held or has been awarded at a later date (after the UK-India TOEFL Scholarship has been awarded) to the successful recipient.
- The successful recipient shall not deny acting as an ambassador for TOEFL and participating in advertisement campaigns or international events and such other activities to promote TOEFL or other products being offered by ETS India, as and when required by the ETS India and on any platform as ETS India may deem fit.
- The successful recipient shall, after their course tenure, shall upon the request of ETS India speak to other potential applicants as a global alumnus about TOEFL scholarships, their personal experience regarding the whole process of pre-scholarship and post-scholarship duration, etc.
- The successful recipient shall be required to repay the scholarship amount, in full or pro-rata basis as ETS India may deem fit and proper, in the event the successful recipient withdraws from the course before its completion. In the event successful recipient withdraws from the course before its completion due to any medical reasons, he/she shall be required to submit a copy of medical reports to ETS India.
- The responsibility of ETS India is only limited to the extent of payment of the scholarship amount (in INR) to the successful recipient / successful recipient’s indicated bank accounts.
- ETS India has the absolute discretion in the grant of scholarship and any decision of ETS India in this regard shall be final and binding on the applicants and successful
- Any disputes arising out of these terms and conditions and/or grant of the UK-India TOEFL Scholarship shall be subject to the courts of New Delhi, India.