The Dalai Lama Trust, Washington, DC, is pleased to announce its sixth round of annual graduate scholarship grant for the academic year 2016. Ten to fifteen exceptional candidates of Tibetan descent will be selected to receive scholarship awards of up to US$10,000.00.
2016 GRADUATE (MA and PhD) SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
The Dalai Lama Trust, Washington, DC, is pleased to announce its sixth round of annual graduate scholarship grant for the academic year 2016. Ten to fifteen exceptional candidates of Tibetan descent will be selected to receive scholarship awards of up to US$10,000.00.
The purpose of the scholarship program is to further the human capital development of the Tibetan people by supporting the pursuit of excellence among Tibetan students in a field of graduate studies of their choice.
In order to apply, applicants must provide official documentation of enrollment or acceptance into a graduate degree program in a university in Europe, Australia or the Americas. Applicants must also demonstrate proof of Tibetan heritage. Tibetan students residing in India/Nepal are especially encouraged to apply.
Beginning with the 2016 scholarship year, we will now only accept application online. To apply an applicant must have a Gmail account and here is the link to the online application form in English and in Tibetan.
Current awardees of the program who wish to renew their scholarship are required to submit a separate renewal application.
The complete application form, along with all supporting documents must be received through online on or before April 22, 2016 (11:59 PM Eastern Time). Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted. Receipt of application will be acknowledged by email. Selected applicants will be contacted for a Skype or phone interview. Recipients will be announced on July 06, 2016.
Please review the following important application guidelines and documents under Scholarship tab on http://www.dalailamatrust.org/scholarship before completing the online application:
- 2016 The Dalai Lama Trust Graduate Scholarship Application Guideline
- Copy of 2016 The Dalai Lama Trust Graduate Scholarship Application Form
- 2016 The Dalai Lama Trust Graduate Scholarship Renewal Application Guideline
- Copy of 2016 The Dalai Lama Trust Graduate Scholarship Renewal Application Form
For further information, please contact: [email protected]
Scholarship Committee
The Dalai Lama Trust
1228 17th Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20036