Four scholarships are available for students to pursue a three month research programme in Journalism at the Wolfson College (Cambridge) beginning September 2000 and January 2001.Candidates must be Indian nationals, not more than 45 years of age and with a minimum of 5 years continuous employment in journalism. They should have a good first degree from a recognized Indian university and preferably a postgraduate degree or diploma in journalism. Information sheets and scholarship application forms are available from all British Council libraries and offices. Short listed candidates are interviewed in India normally in June. The closing date for applications is 31 March, 2000.

Eight scholarships are available for students to pursue a three months programme in Broadcast Journalism at the Thomson Foundation, Cardiff, beginning June 2000. Candidates must be Indian nationals within the age of 24-35 years and must have a good first degree from a recognized Indian university and preferably a postgraduate degree or diploma in a subject related to their current field of work. Information sheets and scholarship application forms are available from all British Council libraries and offices. Short listed candidates are interviewed in India normally in April. The closing date for applications is 31 March, 2000.

Six scholarships are available for senior managers to pursue a four week Senior Executive Course programme at the Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, beginning June 2000. Candidates must be Indian nationals, not more than 45 years of age with at least ten years' continuous management experience. They should have a good first degree from a recognized Indian University and preferably a postgraduate degree or diploma in management. Information sheets and scholarship application forms are available from all British Council libraries and offices. Short listed candidates are interviewed in India normally in May. The closing date for applications is 31 March, 2000.

Applicants for these scholarships should note the following criteria: The aim of this scholarship programme is to provide an opportunity for study in the UK to dynamic young men and women who have demonstrated academic excellence and extra-curricular achievements and are likely to be future leaders, decision makers and opinion formers. Candidates should be Indian nationals, currently resident in India. They should not have received funding from the British government during the last three years. They must undertake to return to India after they complete their scholarship. They must be fluent in written and spoken English. Preference will be given to those candidates who have not previously had the opportunity of study in the UK. Scholarships normally cover full fees and living expenses, but do not cover the cost of international travel. No additional allowances are paid for the spouse or other dependants.

The University, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the British High Commission and the British Council are judges of the academic caliber and the suitability of candidates. Short listed candidates are invited to attend personal interviews in New Delhi, after which the results are declared.

Shared scholarships with the universities of Cambridge, Hull, Imperial College, London Business School, London School of Economics and Political Science, Oxford, Strathclyde, Warwick, Leicester for postgraduate studies. Awards for studies in Human Rights can be obtained at the Universities of Essex, Nottingham and London (Institute of Commonwealth Studies)

This scholarship takes 12 private sector managers on a ten week programme at the University of Leeds - it includes a mix of academic sessions and individual practical attachments with British companies. This has been formulated in collaboration with an Indian trade and management consortium comprising AIMA, ASSOCHAM, CII and FICCI.

Here, 12 journalists from the Indian press are taken on a three-month programme at the University of Westminster, comprising a mix of academic training and practical attachments with British media organizations.