OCSI Scholarships 2022

The Oxford and Cambridge Society of India Scholarships are part-cost awards for undergraduate, second undergraduate, graduate study and research in any subject available at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, UK.

Courses/Field of study: Generally available for any subject/course/field of study available at the two universities (some scholarships may be limited to specific courses or fields of study)

The levels of study include the following:

Research leading to the PhD degree
One-year post-graduate courses (e.g. MPhil, LLM, BCL, Diploma, CASM or Part III Maths, MBA, PGCE etc.)
Taught and research based Masters programmes of various durations (including M.Sc., engineering, medicine)
Second Bachelors degree as an Affiliated Student/Senior Status
Bachelors degree programme

OCSI Scholarships for 2022: The Oxford and Cambridge Society of India is offering scholarships for admission to the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge in the academic year 2022-23, as below:

OCSI scholarship(s) worth INR 200,000 (Rupees Two Lacs) each of the following two scholarships: OCSI K.K. Luthra Memorial Scholarship and OCSI Anita Banerji Memorial Scholarship, tenable at either the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford.
Four further OCSI scholarships worth INR 200,000 (Rupees Two Lacs) each tenable at either the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge
One scholarship worth INR 100,000 (Rupees One Lac) tenable only at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, from Emmanuel College Cambridge (India) Trust.
One scholarship worth INR 100,000 (Rupees One Lac) tenable only at St. Hilda's College, Oxford, from Ritika Dhamija.

Note: Each year we seek to raise funds and receive other grants that become available by June each year. Candidates will be eligible for any such additional grants as well.

Eligibility

Must be a citizen of India
Must be ordinarily resident in India
Must be not more than 30 years of age on 1 September of the year of application for the award
Must be a graduate of an Indian university if applying to a second undergraduate or for a post graduate course (applicants who are expected to graduate in the year of the award are also eligible to apply for the awards), or be from a school in India if applying for an undergraduate course.
Must have applied for and secured admission to study a full-time course at the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford. Candidates are required to present proof of admission before grant of the scholarship, and proof of having taken up residence at Cambridge or Oxford before the scholarships funds are released.
Must intend to pursue a course of study that is one of the following:

Research leading to the PhD degree
One-year post-graduate courses (e.g. MPhil, LLM, Diploma, CASM or Part III Maths, MBA, PGCE etc.)
Taught and research based Masters programmes of various durations (including M. Sc., engineering, medicine)
Second Bachelors degree as an Affiliated Student/Senior Status
Bachelors degree programme

Must be admitted to the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford through the University's normal academic procedures. OCSI cannot admit students or assist in this process.

Scholarship Parameters: We will evaluate candidates based on three broad dimensions, namely, (1) soft skills; (2) hard skills; and (3) means.

(1) Soft skills include presentation skills, clarity of thought and presentation, demeanour, confidence.

(2) Hard skills – The following criteria will be evaluated:
(i) unique proposition in the field of study;
(ii) impact on society in general;
(iii) likely impact on India;
(iv) consistent academic performance; and
(v) extra curriculars.

(3) Financial means – Candidates may, on request, be required to give details of resources available
to them with supporting documents

Application and Decision Process

Application forms for OCSI scholarships will be available on the website of the Society by March every year.
Announcement of the OCSI scholarships will be sent to the universities of Oxford and
Cambridge, the colleges of the two universities, the British Council and the British High Commission.
All completed applications must reach the Oxford and Cambridge Society of India by 15 May 2022.
Candidates who are shortlisted for the interviews shall be informed by Mid June 2022. The decision of the OCSI Scholarship Committee on the short-listing and selection of candidates shall be final.
All short-listed candidates will be required to attend an interview with the OCSI scholarship committee tentatively on 10 July 2022. Details with respect to the interview (whether virtual or physical) shall be available in due course.
Award offers will normally be made to selected candidates by 31 July 2022