Scholarship for Research, Specialized and Professional Education

IntroductionThe Department of Education (DoE) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (CTA) oversees the education and welfare of over 25,000 students in 76 schools in India and Nepal. It also raises funds and runs scholarship programs for higher studies. These higher studies include general university degree, diploma, vocational, professional and research courses.

Domestic ScholarshipAround 1200 Tibetan students complete class XII (Senior Secondary Schools) every year and thereafter opt for higher education in various colleges and universities in India. However, the scholarship sources are limited. The Department of Education is able to provide only around 200 scholarships per year for all types of higher studies. Approximately 450 to 500 applicants turn up for these scholarships.

The DoE Scholarship Committee is the main decision making body of all the scholarship programs undertaken by this department. Every year, the DoE annual scholarship announcement is made in the month of January and February. The scholarship announcement is published widely through official journals, newspapers, bulletin and websites. And it’s also been sent to all the Tibetan settlements and schools spread throughout India, Nepal and Bhutan for complete outreach among the interested applicants.

Overseas ScholarshipWhenever the Department of Education CTA receives scholarship offer from overseas colleges or universities, a formal scholarship announcement is sent to all the concerned Tibetan settlements and schools across India, Nepal & Bhutan and also to the Tibetan media (both print & electronic) for wider publicity upon getting approval from the DoE Scholarship Committee. A deadline is set for the submission of application and a selection test is held at Dharamsala for General Tibetan & English written tests followed by interview.

Until 2010, more than 579 Tibetan candidates had received overseas scholarships for higher studies in abroad such as US, UK, France, Japan, Russia, Germany, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Taiwan, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, Israel, Thailand, Austria, Netherlands and Republic of Costa Rica.

Overseas Scholarships Awarded (1982 to 2010)