New scheme will fund UK students to visit India as part of their studies

UUKi and British Council India are delighted to announce the launch of the UKIERI Mobility Programme: Study in India, a bilateral pilot programme which will support UK universities to collaborate with Indian partners to send UK students to India as part of their studies.

The UK India Education & Research Initiative (UKIERI) Mobility Programme: Study in India provides flexible grants to UK higher education institutions (HEIs) and their Indian partner institutions to design and deliver academically rigorous short-term mobility opportunities in India for undergraduate students from UK HEIs. In excess of £1,000,000 of grant funding is available for this pilot programme. The upper limit for awards is £60,000.The programme will open mid-July 2019 and aims to generate up to 200 opportunities for undergraduate students at UK universities by March 2021, with priority given to students from traditionally under-represented groups.  

The programme will support national and institutional-level objectives to:

• Increase the levels of outward student mobility from the UK to 13% by 2020, as set out in UUKi’s Go International: Stand Out campaign
• Support the employability of UK graduates and help them prepare for a globally competitive workforce
• Support the internationalisation of Indian higher education through the diversification of the student body, and the consolidation of inter-institutional partnerships

Eligibility

UKIERI Mobility Programme: Study in India is open to applications from any UK higher education institution. Eligible Indian partner institutions for this scheme are listed in Call guidelines. Applications are limited to two per UK institution, with no more than one per department or faculty. There is no minimum or maximum number of students that can participate, provided the total funding requested is no more than £60,000 and the bid represents value for money.

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About UKIERI

UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) started in April 2006 with the aim of enhancing educational linkages between India and the UK. UKIERI is funded from the UK by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Foreign and Commonwealth Office,  Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Department for Employment and Learning; and from India by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department for Science and Technology, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, University Grants Commission and All India Council for Technical Education and EdCil . It is delivered by Universities UK International (UUKi) and British Council. UKIERI Phase 3 (2016-2021) aims to promote institutional and individual excellence in educational practices, research, and employability. It focuses on three areas:  Education and Training and Research and Innovation. It draws investment from UK partners and matched funding from India.