The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office invites applications for Chevening Gurukul Scholarships for Leadership and Excellence Programme 2014 from mid-career and outstanding young Indian professionals from diverse backgrounds with a strong and demonstrable leadership potential. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office is offering Chevening Gurukul Scholarships for Leadership and Excellence Programme 2014 for mid-career and outstanding young Indian professionals from diverse backgrounds with a strong and demonstrable leadership potential. The Chevening Gurukul Scholarship 2014 is a twelve-week residential course at King’s College London. It will familiarize India’s future leaders with excellent leadership case studies from the fields of government, innovation, health, and industry in the UK. The training will be imparted through various methods like seminars, role-playing scenarios, shadowing, and site visits. Some of the themes included in the scholarship programme are: * The Challenge of Sustainability: Public Policy and Institutions in the 21st Century * Stages of Democracy: Devolving Power and Governance in the 21st Century * From Finance to Facebook: New Economies of Technology * Regulating public life: New Rights and Judicial Activism * Culture matters: The place of the arts in society * Science, Technology, Industry: The Symbiotic Relationship in Practice * Indo-UK Business and Trade Relations in the New Era

Eligibility :

Eligibility Criteria for Chevening Gurukul Scholarships for Leadership and Excellence Programme 2014: * Applicant must be an Indian citizen. * Applicant must be a mid-career young professional with exceptional leadership qualities.

Duration of the award:

Twelve weeks

Type of award: Fellowship

Number of awards available:

Twelve

Value of the award:

* King’s College London study fees * Accommodation for the Scholars * A subsistence allowance * Return airfare from India to UK * Travel to and from London and local travel in London * A Gratis UK Visa * Travel and accommodation on study visits

Application Deadline: 24 January 2014

How to apply for Chevening Gurukul Scholarships for Leadership and Excellence Programme 2014: Candidates need to apply online. http://www.chevening.org/india/gurukul/ For further information click here or contact at: Lotika Mehta Head Public Diplomacy British High Commission Chanakyapuri New Delhi - 110021