Scholar lodging platform College Dwelling and the Nationwide Indian College students and Alumni Union (NISAU) have launched the Dwelling Scholarship – price £12,000 (INR 13,10,832).
The scholarships will probably be supplied to 10 “excellent college students” from India, who’re planning to pursue greater schooling within the UK.
“Lodging is the second-largest expense after tuition for college students learning overseas, and we imagine monetary challenges shouldn’t be a barrier to reaching tutorial goals,” stated Saurabh Arora, founder and CEO, College Dwelling.
“By this scholarship, we’re dedicated to offering significant help to Indian college students to allow them to deal with their schooling and future careers with larger confidence.”
Past monetary help, recipients will profit from unique mentorship, participation in pupil ambassador packages, and entry to internship alternatives, via the organisations, all geared toward fostering their skilled development and future profession success.
Lodging is the second-largest expense after tuition for college students learning overseas, and we imagine monetary challenges shouldn’t be a barrier to reaching tutorial goals
Saurabh Arora, College Dwelling.
“NISAU has lengthy labored to make sure Indian college students within the UK are arrange for fulfillment, and the Dwelling Scholarship is a crucial step in lowering monetary stress for them,” stated Sanam Arora, chairperson, NISAU UK.
“Along with College Dwelling, we goal to empower college students with not simply monetary support but in addition networking {and professional} development alternatives.”
The Dwelling Scholarship will open for purposes on February 14, 2025, with extra data obtainable on www.universityliving.com.
Indian college students and alumni are recognised as an integral a part of the UK greater schooling system, with organisations like NISAU celebrating their achievements yearly via occasions such because the India-UK Achievers Honours and Convention, which passed off in central London on January 13.
Regardless of the UK rising as probably the most wanted examine locations amongst college students from India, in recent times poor job prospects, and stricter guidelines on college students bringing dependents into the nation with them have led to falling numbers.
As per a report by the Occasions of India, college students from India have seen the biggest drop, falling from almost 140,000 in 2022/23 to 111,329 in 2023/24 – a lower of over 20%.
Functions from different main sending international locations equivalent to Bangladesh and Nigeria have additionally fallen.
Nonetheless, new knowledge from the UK House Workplace reveals that 28,700 sponsored examine visa purposes have been submitted in January 2025 – a 12.5% improve in comparison with the 25,500 purposes recorded in January 2024.
Although there are encouraging indicators, House Workplace knowledge continues to point out a broader downward development over the previous 12 months with purposes from major candidates totalling 411,100 within the 12 months ending January 2025 – a 13% lower in comparison with the earlier 12 months.