Quiz competition
Greenwood High International School is hosting inter-school quiz competition – WISSEN 2018 on August 17, 2018, at its Bannerghatta Road campus. The quiz which is open for students from grade 7 to 10 will revolve around current affairs, history, sports, entertainment, etc and a special round on the environment in keeping with the core theme of the World Environment Day 2018 – to combat single-use plastic pollution. Those interested can mail at - wissen2018@greenwoodhigh.edu.in or call on 8884434000, 8884434002.
MSc Human Genetics
The University of Sheffield is inviting applications for MSc Human and Molecular Genetics course starting in September 2018. For further information, email linda.harris@sheffield.ac.uk or log on to bit.ly/2MNe0KT.
Blockchain program
IIIT Hyderabad in association with TalentSprint has announced the launch of an Advanced Certificate Program on Blockchain Technologies and Solutions. For more details about the program, log on to cie.iiit.ac.in/blockchain.
Scholarships
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited has launched its annual, Colgate Scholarship Program. To know more about the scholarship programme, which is open until September 30, 2018, log on to www.colgatecares.co.in.
Scholarships for girls
Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting announced the third edition of Santoor Women’s Scholarship Program for girl students from economically disadvantaged families to support them financially to pursue higher education. Applications are available with all the government junior college principals across the State. Students can also apply online at www.santoorscholarships.com. The last date to submit the applications is September 15, 2018. For details, log on to www.santoorscholarships.com.
Scholarship programme
Caritas Institute of Higher Education (CIHE), Hong Kong, China has launched its CIHE Scholarship Programme 2018. The scholarship is to felicitate non-local meritorious students who are looking abroad to pursue higher education at CIHE. One can download the scholarship application form via email at cihe@wyith.edu.
CRM internship
Treebo Hotels, a hotel chain and hospitality service, is hiring interns for Customer Relationship Management profile in Bengaluru. Students proficient in spoken and written English and spoken Hindi and having knowledge of MS-Excel can apply by August 22, 2018. The stipend is Rs 5,000 per month. Apply at: http://bit.ly/DH-275.
Customer Service internship
Nearbuy, a hyper-local eCommerce company, is hiring interns for Customer Service profile in Bengaluru. Students proficient in spoken and written English can apply by August 25. The stipend is Rs 15,000 per month. Apply at: http://bit.ly/DH-276.
Sales internship
IndiaMART InterMESH, an online marketplace, is hiring interns for Business Development profile in Bengaluru. Students can apply by August 22. The stipend is Rs 4,000 per month. Apply at: http://bit.ly/DH-277.
Graphic Design internship
Knappily, a news analysis app, is hiring interns for Graphic Design profile in Bengaluru. Students proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Animation, Adobe After Effects and Adobe Fireworks can apply by August 27. The stipend is Rs. 8,000-10,000 per month. Apply at: http://bit.ly/DH-278.
Training programme
CompTIA has recently launched a training and certification program titled, CompTIA PenTest +, to meet the rising demand for professional cybersecurity penetration testers in India. To know more, visit www.comptia.org.
MoveHack
NITI Aayog is organising MoveHack 2018, a global mobility hackathon to crowdsource solutions aimed at the future of mobility in India. Registrations are open at www.movehack.gov.in. For details, visit move.theworld@gov.in.
Education conference
Higher Education & Technology Conference 2018 has been scheduled for November 2, 2018, in Pune to explore and discuss trends in higher learning. For details, log on to bit.ly/2MjcIeb.
Workshop for teachers
WOW Factors, Empowering Education, Business & Individuals will be organising a one-day workshop for teachers on August 18, 2018, between 10 am to 4 pm at Gandhi Bhavan, Kumara Park East, Bengaluru. Principals, school Heads, coordinators and teachers from pre-school to 12th can attend the workshop. For details, email latha163@gmail.com or call 9900246988, 9845855640.
LearnStorm India
Khan Academy has launched LearnStorm India, a free, six-week online learning challenge for grades 3-12. LearnStorm registrations are open until October 19, 2018. For details, log on to learnstormin.khanacademy.org.
Photography workshop
Rohan Shreshta School of Photography is organising workshops on basic photography and food photography in Bandra West, Mumbai. For details, call 9764997384, 8356900137.
MICT scholarships
Merck India Charitable Trust (MICT) Scholarship Program 2018-19 is a merit cum means scholarship which invites applications from class 10 passed students who have scored a minimum 80% marks. The last date to submit applications is August 25, 2018. For details, log on to bit.ly/2vNjLBy.
Nurturing brilliance
Nurturing Brilliance Cummins Scholarship Program invites applications from students pursuing a professional degree or diploma course. One can apply online through www.cumminsindia.com. The last date to submit applications is August 31, 2018. For details, log on to bit.ly/2KSHvsV or call 020-67067379.
Innovation fellowships
Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) invites applications for Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowships from outstanding engineers. For details, bit.ly/2MeO7XY.
FLTA program
The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) invites applications from early career English teachers teaching at the college level or professionals in related fields for the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program. The last date to submit the applications is August 31, 2018. For details of the programme, log on to bit.ly/2KVFqMK.
Internship programme
Ministry of Woman And Child Development is inviting nomination from students for its internship programme. The last date to apply is August 25, 2018. Students can email at intern.wcd@gmail.com for details. To know more, log on to bit.ly/2MM8Jmu.
Post-doctoral fellowships
Tata Institute for Fundamental Research (TIFR) invites applications for The Jawaharlal Nehru Post-Doctoral Fellowships. The last date for application is October 31, 2018. For details, log on to bit.ly/2MhX7vl or email deanncra@ncra.tifr.res.in.
LSRIEAS-2018
The International Conference on Life Science Research & its Interface with Engineering and Allied Sciences (LSRIEAS-2018) will be conducted at BITS Pilani on Nov 1-3, 2018. Aspirants working in the theme areas are invited to submit research abstracts for oral talk and poster presentations before August 31, 2018. For details, log on to bit.ly/2BcvNtq.
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