The Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarship 2026, Inlaks Scholarships support outstanding young Indian graduates—individuals distinguished by exceptional talent, strong character, and deep motivation—to realize their full potential. These awards enable recipients to pursue advanced studies overseas at leading universities or institutions of their choice in the United Kingdom, across Europe, and in the United States of America.

The programme is designed to offer a transformative learning experience at a pivotal stage in a scholar’s personal and professional development. By expanding their worldview and sharpening their abilities to engage meaningfully with society, the scholarship helps nurture their talent and prepares them to become future catalysts for positive change within their communities.

If you’re interested in this prestigious fellowship program, we encourage you to read the article carefully and follow the application guidelines closely. Make sure to review all eligibility criteria and submit your application within the specified timeline.

Last Date of Application: 31^st March 2026

Terms of the The Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarship 2026

The maximum funding given by the Foundation is USD 120,000.

If the total funding required to complete the proposed course of study exceeds the above amount, at the time of application candidates must show evidence that they can cover the additional costs on their own with proof of documents. This is ONLY required if the total costs exceed USD 120,000.

The additional proof of funding in the case of a Masters/Mphil programme must be assured institutional and/or personal funding but in the case of a Doctoral programme the additional proof of funding must be assured institutional funding and not personal funding.

If successful, applicants are required to report any additional funding sources, to the Foundation when they are received.

Applications made to Imperial College, London, the Royal College of Art (RCA), London, the University of Cambridge (Cambridge Trust), King’s College London, St Andrews, Scotland and Hertie School, Berlin will benefit from additional funding through the Foundation’s joint scholarships with these institutions and can exceed the USD 120,000 limit while making an application.

A candidate’s proposed course of study cannot require long duration of field trips to India during the study tenure. Applications made under the King’s College London collaboration covering PhD students in Social Sciences, Public Policy, Arts & Humanities are exempted from this condition.

If the scholarship does not commence within nine months of award, it will be forfeited.

Duration and Value The Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarship 2026

1. Duration of the course can be between nine months to four years.
2. The value depends on the course and covers tuition fees, living expenses, one-way travel, visa costs and health allowance, up to USD 120,000.

Eligibility Criteria The Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarship 2026

1. The applicant must be an Indian passport holder who is resident in India at the time of application.
2. The applicant must be born on or after 1st January 1996.
3. The applicant must hold a degree from a recognised university in India. If you are in the final year of graduation and awaiting results, you are eligible to apply.
4. Applicants who hold an undergraduate degree from a recognised university abroad must have resided continuously, been employed, or have been studying in India for at least two years after their under graduation, to be eligible to apply.
5. The Applicant must have the following required minimum percentage/grade in both Bachelors and Masters degree (if applicable)
6. For Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Fine Arts, Architecture and related subjects, applicants must have a minimum academic grade of 65%, CGPA 6.8/10, or GPA 2.6/4 from a recognized university/institution.
7. For Mathematics, Sciences, Environment and related subjects, candidates must have a minimum academic grade of 70%, CGPA 7.2/10, or GPA 3/4 from a recognized university/institution.
8. It is essential to have prior admission to the institution and course chosen at the time of the application. The Foundation will not consider applicants without evidence of admission. An applicant may apply with either a conditional or an unconditional offer letter. If an applicant applies with a conditional offer letter and is shortlisted for the final interview, all conditions stated in the offer letter must be fulfilled before the final interview.
9. Applicants who have an English language certification as a conditional part of their offer letter need to attain that certification before applying for the scholarship.
10. Applicants who have received a deferred offer of admission must have a valid offer for the academic year 2026-27 to be eligible for the 2026 scholarships.

Exclusions The Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarship 2026

1. Applicants having a postgraduate qualification (e.g. Master’s or PhD) from an institution abroad are not eligible to apply.
2. Applicants who are already studying or have started their postgraduate education at an institution abroad are not eligible to apply.
3. The following subjects are not eligible for the Scholarship:
4. Business and Finance
5. Computer Science
6. Engineering*
7. Fashion Design
8. Film and Film Animation**
9. Hospitality and Tourism
10. Indian Studies without Contemporary Relevance
11. Management Studies (i.e. MBA)
12. Medicine, Dentistry, and related therapies
13. Music***

*We consider applications to pursue study in Engineering and Natural Sciences at Imperial College, London.

**We consider applications to pursue Documentary filmmaking.

***We consider applications to pursue study in Western Classical singing.

Application Instructions & Process

Please read all the instructions carefully and have all your documents and information ready.

1. The last day to submit your application is till 12:00pm (afternoon) on 31 st March 2026.
2. Please do not wait till the last day/minute to submit your application.
3. This is a one sitting online application submission. It cannot be saved. If you leave the application page idle for too long you will lose your data so avoid doing that.
4. Only one submission per candidate will be accepted from one email ID. If you use two different emails to submit two applications, it will be rejected. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
5. When you begin to fill your application, make sure you have good internet connectivity and uninterrupted time in hand.
6. On starting to fill the form, you will receive a verification code on your email address which needs to be entered in the form so keep your email open.
7. You cannot save your progress while completing the online application and you will not be able to edit the application after submission. Please do not refresh the page at any point.
8. Please take screenshots as you progress through the online application in case you face a technical error while submitting your online application, send an email with a screenshot of the error indication to: techsupport@inlaksfoundation.org
9. For any other query please write to applications@inlaksfoundation.org .
10. When you click ‘Submit’ it may take some time for the application to be submitted. Please be patient and do not click any additional buttons or you may lose your work.
11. The Application form comprises 7 sections:
12. Personal Information
13. Proposed Programme
14. University Education
15. Work Experience/Projects pursued
16. Statement of Purpose
17. 2 References
18. Declaration
19. Each section has varied number of fields to be filled along with documents to be uploaded.
20. Fields marked with ‘*’ and drop downs are mandatory. You will not be allowed to proceed or submit the application without filling these fields. Please keep the following documents handy in PDF file format since you will need to upload them at various points in the application under different sections

Mandatory documents:

1. Passport – (if expired, continue to upload old passport along with the receipt of application made for a new one as one PDF file document)
2. Updated Resume/Curriculum Vitae
3. Photo (JPEG or PNG)
4. Admission/offer letter.
5. Official Fee Statement
6. Proof of additional funding, if required
7. Degree certificates and marksheets
8. Course related portfolio/links/writing samples

Optional and/or if relevant:

1. TOEFL/IELTS/GRE score sheets (if relevant to your programme)
2. Academic distinctions, grant, scholarships, prizes etc if any

iii. Extracurricular attainments if any

14. On format of documents
15. Your photograph must be uploaded in JPG or PNG format and documents must be in PDF format.
16. Once you select your choice of subject, a relevant prompt will appear in the application for you to attach your portfolio/links/writing sample.

Please scroll down to the prompt, select and attach them:

1. Applicants for Documentary film, Dance, Theatre, and Music (Western classical-vocal) must paste links to their performances.
2. Applicants for Media and Journalism, English Literature must upload their writing samples in PDF file format and / or links.

iii. Applicants for Architecture, Fine and Applied art, Urban planning and related subjects must upload their portfolios in PDF file format.

1. Make sure that the documents you upload are not password protected.
2. When uploading your relevant files & documents, please ensure that the name of the file does not contain any special characters (For e.g.: _,@/- etc.) including <space>.
3. All the academic qualifications beginning from your first degree that have been completed/are in progress have to be mentioned at the time of making an application for the scholarship.
4. Eligible Percentage
5. For Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Fine Arts, Architecture and related subjects, candidates must have a minimum academic grade of 65%, CGPA 6.8/10, or GPA 2.6/4 from a recognized university/institution.
6. For Mathematics, Sciences, Environment and related subjects, candidates must have a minimum academic grade of 70%, CGPA 7.2/10, or GPA 3/4 from a recognized university/institution.
7. On fees and funding (In case this information is incorrectly filled, the application will be disqualified.)
8. Applicants must indicate the tuition fees and health insurance for the entire duration of their course. For information on the health insurance amounts check with the university for the exact amounts.
9. If you are making an application to read for a PhD programme, please ensure that you mention the fees for all the years of your study.
10. With respect to the fee statement to be uploaded
11. If the tuition fees are mentioned in the offer letter, then highlight the fee and upload the letter in the fee statement section as a PDF File format document.
12. If the tuition fee is not mentioned in the offer letter, then from the university website, download the tuition document and highlight the fees of the course you have admission of and upload it as a PDF file format.

iii. For proof of additional funding, you may attach one or more of any of the following (as ONE PDF file format only):

1. Personal bank statements
2. Parents/Relative bank statements and/or investment with letter of authority
3. Personal investment documents (no property documents allowed)
4. Approval letter of educational loan
5. If you have already received and/or additional scholarship, please upload a proof of document from the University or scholarship organisation. If you are waiting for results then kindly let us know through email with proof by 7 th April 2026 at applications@inlaksfoundation.org .
6. Living allowance is ‘auto-calculated’ as per Foundation guidelines. Travel amounts for a one-way ticket and visa costs will be provided in addition to the tuition, maintenance and health insurance at the Foundation’s predetermined rates.
7. The total support from the Foundation cannot exceed USD 120,000. The Foundation does not give any scholarships for visas, travel and health insurance in isolation.
8. On your references
9. Please inform your referees, that they will receive an email from the Foundation with a link to upload their reference letters; these links are valid till 7th April 2026 and will not be extended. Please ensure your referees upload their letters well within time.
10. The reference letter must be on a letterhead and duly signed. If not on a letterhead and signed it will not be accepted. In case the referee is retired and does not have a letter head they must include their email address in the letter.
11. For students, 2 academic referees are required, for those working, one of the referees can be a professional one.
12. In case the referee cannot find the email, ask them to check their spam folder.
13. On submitting the application
14. Confirmation of your submitted application will be emailed to your verified email address. If you do not receive this email on the same day, take a screenshot of the acknowledgement you see on the screen after submission of your application with a timestamp and email it to: techsupport@inlaksfoundation.org
15. If you encounter an error while submitting your online application, send an email with a screenshot of the error indication to: techsupport@inlaksfoundation.org
16. For any other query please write to applications@inlaksfoundation.org

Selection Procedure

An independent, Inlaks Selection Committee is appointed to select successful applications for scholarships.

Applicants are assessed on not only their past and present achievements but also on their future potential. Candidates applying for scholarships in art and design (fine/performing arts) will be primarily assessed on their portfolios.

The selection process consists of three stages:

1. Review of eligible applications April 2026
2. Online preliminary interviews with candidates chosen from the review May 2026
3. A final in-person interview will be held in Mumbai with those who succeed in the preliminary interview. 3 rd or 4 th weekend of May 2026

Candidates who do not receive any communication from the Foundation by 30 th April 2026 must assume that their applications have not been successful and not moved to the next round.

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