Study Abroad

Saryu Doshi Graduate Fellowships offer Indian students at the School of Visual Arts amounts of up to $4,078, which is around INR 3.2 lakhs, applicable for master's studies. Inlaks Shivdasani Scholarship also provides tuition fees covering the travel allowance, health allowance, and living expenses totaling up to $100,000 or about INR 77 lakhs. Krishnakriti Foundation Scholarship provides air tickets, medical insurance, visa and campus fees, monthly stipend, and accommodation assistance. To be eligible for these scholarships, the Indian students must meet specific criteria like academic merit, financial need, and portfolio requirements and submit applications through the respective organization's network. 

Making a dissertation involves the following key steps:

1. Choosing a focused research topic within your own field of study. You may do so by identifying the topic of your interests, the current and trending research projects in and around your chosen resaerch topic, and then finalising your shortlisted topic with your PhD supervisor. 
2. Finding the problem question that your dissertation aims to answer at the end of your research. 
3. Doing the Literature Review. This is the most important part of making a dissertation. This includes the thorough review and extensive reading of the lready existing research work, findings, theories and methodologies related to your resaerch topic. This may help you to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the existing research topics and may guide you on how to proceed with your own research. 
4. Conducting thorough research on the chosen research problem. Choose the methodologies that will best suit your reserach topic and outcome, choose methods of data collection and ensure that your research strictly adheres to the ethical guidelines regarding the participant privacy and informed consent.
5. Organise and Analyse your data. Structured data is essential to start your analyses. Apply relevant statistical and qualitative tools to read your data and interpret the results.
6. Writing your Dissertation by presenting all your arguments in a way that they address your problem. Your dissertation must include an introduction, literature review, methodology, results, discussion, conclusion and references. 

Once you have been able to meet the required GPA and test scores to be eligible for the scholarships at Hope College, you can receive any one of them. For example, the Trustee Scholarship requires a GPA of 3.95 or higher plus a 34 or higher on the ACT, 1490 or higher on the SAT, or 103 or higher on the CLT and awards up to $24,000 per year. The Presidential Scholarship requires a GPA of at least 3.95 or higher or 3.80 with 28 or higher on the ACT, 1300 or higher on the SAT, or 86 or higher on the CLT, amounting to $15,000 annually. Other awards, including the Distinguished Scholar Award, Alumni Honors Scholarship, and Anchor Award, have different GPA and test score requirements, but awards will usually range from $7,500 to $13,000 per year. 

Staying on-campus at TUM Asia makes for an easily immersive experience compared to off-campus accommodation. The options for accommodation on campus include single rooms and shared rooms, with costs ranging from SGD 850 to SGD 1,400 (approximately INR 47,000 to INR 78,000). Besides that, on-campus residents have access to a gym, library, and cafeteria, as well as being in close proximity to classroom and research facilities. Moreover, living on-campus provides an opportunity to connect with other students and participate in campus events and activities. With around 70% of TUM Asia students opting for on-campus housing, this is a great way to enhance your campus life experience. 

Indian students applying for a student visa to study in the USA at Stanford University need a set of documents, which include a current passport, preferably with at least 6 months validity from the date of entry to the USA, and an I-20 form issued by Stanford University along with a properly filled DS-160 form. Apart from this, candidates must show that they will be financially supported while studying, for example with bank statements or a scholarship award letter, to cover tuition fees for an approximate amount of USD 57,259 (after conversion, roughly INR 46 lakhs) per year and living expenses of about USD 18,341 (after conversion, roughly INR 15 lakhs) yearly. Academic transcripts, standardized test scores, and a visa application fee of USD 160 (around INR 13,000) are also necessary.