The Centre for India and South Asia Research (CISAR) at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, UBC, invites submissions for the Nehru Humanitarian Graduate Scholarship in Indian Studies. The $3,000 scholarship is offered by Dr. and Mrs. D. P. Goel to a graduate student pursuing the political, historical, economic, religious, social, or cultural study of India. The award is made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, in accordance with findings of the Adjudication Committee of the Centre for India and South Asia Research.
All students pursuing an MA or PhD at UBC-Vancouver are eligible for this award. Applicants should submit the following before 5 May 2026:
- A statement of no more than 1000 words on the questions, objectives, methods and significance of your graduate research work focusing on India, including a budget that indicates how you intend to use the funds if you are awarded the scholarship. This document can also include one additional page for references, notes, and citations.
- A copy of your (unofficial) UBC transcript
- A current CV/resume.
Assemble all of these into one single PDF and mail it to cisar.iar@ubc.ca. Submissions will be judged by an interdisciplinary panel of UBC faculty and will be assessed for clarity, rigor, and originality. Please be sure to avoid jargon that may be unintelligible to an interdisciplinary panel of readers.
