Month: October 2018

Kalam Scholarship Opportunities

IMMERSION PROGRAM | Diploma in Business French | TEF COMPASS | SPRINT PROGRAM

Introductin on Scholarships:

The Kalam Scholarship Program is offered for the candidates of Diploma in Business French or any other program offered by HERE AND NOW. This program is run by HERE AND NOW – The French Institute, Chennai, India. The program is named after Dr APJ Abdul Kalam (1931 – 2015). was an Indian scientist who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied physics and aerospace engineering.

Dr Kalam spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and was intimately involved in India’s civilian space programme and military missile development efforts. He thus came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology.

Dr Kalam firmely belived that the growth of the country is largely depended on the Right Education to the younger generation. Hence The Team HERE AND NOW wants to follow the foot path of this great man and offer this Kalam Scholarship Programs.

The Kalam Scholarship Program offers two types of funding for learning French at HERE AND NOW.

Research Internship Program:

This program is designed for all students of the French language as core or allied subjects. Students can be from any stream be it economics, engineering or science background at the Bachelor’s or Master’s levels who plan to undertake an internship at The French Institute during their academic break. This program is designed also for the exchange students for a period of one to four months (duration of an academic semester) at the Bachelor’s or Master’s degree level.

General French & Business French Scholarship Program:

This program is designed for one to two years of studies at HERE AND NOW for the candida

tes of General French & Business French.

Selection Procedure:

Your application will be selected on the basis of your academic excellence, as well as the consistency and quality of your statement of purpose. Knowledge of French will be an asset but is not mandatory. For IMMERSION PROGRAM scholarship applicants, an internship is required at HERE AND NOW – The French Institute.

Important – Please ensure that your statement of purpose is original.

Scholarship benefits for all the programs

• Interns will be paid a Monthly Stipend (5000 to 25000 INR approx. – duration & amount vary).
• Upto 100% scholarship for the French courses provided at HERE AND NOW – The French Institute, Chennai.
• Travel Allowance.