The Jawaharlal Nehru Trust Scholarship U.K. was founded by Admiral

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in 1966 as a tribute to the India's first

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–

Jawaharlal Nehru Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (; ; ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat— * * * * and author who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20t ...

– after his death in 1964. The scholarship was funded by the Nehru Memorial Trust in London, U.K. and was mostly for one year period for studies in the U.K. In 1970, the Scholarship was awarded to Dr. Vinod Kumar Chopra (Ph.D. from

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) for Low Temperature Physics works with Dr.

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, at the

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. The tenure of his scholarship was extended to 3-years from September 1970 to October 1973. The Chairperson of the Scholarship from India was then-

Mrs Indira Gandhi, who personally interviewed the candidate after selection by the

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appointed Experts Committee headed by the UK Dy. High Commissioner. The Scholarship was most prestigious and the scholars were honored by presenting them to the

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at the Garden Party at the Buckingham Palace. They were invited to the annual Nehru Memorial Lectures as well. The Trust Governors in the U.K were very high level dignitaries, such as Vice Admiral Sir Ronald Brockman, Lord Buttler, Sir Graham Clifford and a few others. The Trust was very liberal in supporting the scholars' attending various international conferences. The Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship is a fellowship conferred by the

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, at the

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, New Delhi to Indian citizens carrying out scholarly research in

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. The fellowship is not confined to any particular stream of studies and is awarded for research in the field of the natural sciences as well as in the humanities. The fellowship is tenable for two years and carries a monthly stipend of Rs.1,00,000/-, which is exempted from the recipient's income tax, as per India's Income Tax Act, 1961 u/s 10(17A). Other additional financial requirements are met, to a ceiling of Rs.75,000/- per month.

History

The Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship was founded in 1968 by the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund (JNMF). Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the Republic of India's first Prime Minister, had a great passion for expanding the frontiers of knowledge and scholarship in India, particularly through the agency of an Indian people newly-free, independent, and self-defining .

Selection for the fellowship

The Jawaharlal Nehru Fellows are chosen by a selection committee consisting of persons in different fields.About JLNF Fellowships
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