JOIN USCollege Board India scholar
The College Board, an US-based educational non-profit, has announced the launch of the College Board India Scholars Programme. Students who take the SAT and score highly will be recognised for their achievement, while low-income, high-achieving students can earn full-tuition scholarships to Indian member universities of the Alliance. For details, log on to www.international.collegeboard.org/global-alliance.
Hackathon
Mylan is hosting the 2018 Mylan Hackathon at its Global Center in Bengaluru on October 13-14, 2018. For registrations, log on to www.mylanhackathon.com.
Educational skills
Career Launcher offers voice-enabled educational skills built on Amazon’s Alexa platform. This would help students prepare for MBA and Law entrance exams. For more details, visit www.cleducate.com.
Sales internship
Aakash Education, an e-learning organisation, is hiring interns for Business Development (Sales) profile in Bengaluru. Students proficient in English (spoken & written) can apply by October 19. The stipend is Rs 15,000-18,000 per month. Apply at: http://bit.ly/DH-307.
Content writing internship
Sportskeeda, a sports media company, is hiring an intern for Content Writing profile in Bengaluru. Students having knowledge of MS-Office, Google AdWords, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), and MS-Excel can apply by October 18. The stipend is Rs 6,000 per month. Apply at: http://bit.ly/DH-308
Web Development internship
Barbeque Nation Hospitality is hiring interns for Web Development profile in Bengaluru. Students having knowledge of .NET and SQL can apply by October 17. The stipend is Rs 5,000 per month. Apply at: http://bit.ly/DH-309.
Workshop for students
A five-day workshop is organised on identifying bullying behaviour, learning ways to cope, enlisting an adult for help and reclaiming your power from the bully. Students are engaged through theatre, games and art in the workshop. The facilitators are trained in theatre, counselling and expressive art therapy, ensuring your children a safe environment to deal with a potentially stressful issue. The workshop is organised in Indiranagar, Bengaluru, from October 15 to 19. Children in the age group of nine to 13 years can participate.
For more details, write to info@nanasu.in or call on 7338520707.
IIM programme
Registrations are open for a programme on creating successful new products at Indian Institute of Management from January 17-19, 2019. The last date to register is January 7, 2019. For more details, email openpro@iimb.ac.in or log on to bit.ly/2NZsTOB.
S N Bose Scholars Programme
S N Bose Scholars Program 2019 aims to provide an opportunity to Indian students to experience world-class research facilities in top US institutions. This scholarship works towards building a long-term collaboration between India and US in the Research and Development sector.
For more details, log on to https://bit.ly/2yZo9hh. The deadline for the submission of applications is October 31, 2018.
FAER McAfee scholar awards
Foundation for Advancement for Education and Research (FAER) invites applications for FAER- McAfee Scholar Programme 2018-19 to select scholars from engineering colleges based on a project work in the areas of: Computer Science & IT, Cyber Security, AI & Robotics, Mobile Communications, Renewable Energy Systems, Signal Processing, Rural Technologies, Healthcare Technologies, Labour-saving Technologies for Women, Ecology and Environment, or Mobile Applications. The deadline for submission of applications is October 31, 2018.
For more details, log on to https://bit.ly/2NyD9s6.
Culture fellowships
Online Applications are invited by CCRT, Ministry of Culture, Govt of India for the award of Junior and Senior Fellowship for undertaking research-oriented projects in the field of Performing Arts, Literary and New Areas related to Culture. October 16 is the last date for the submission of applications. For more details, log on to www.indiaculture.nic.in or www.ccrtindia.gov.in.
Embedded Systems design internship
Neospec Labs, a medical device development start-up, is hiring an intern for Embedded Systems Design profile in Bengaluru. Students having knowledge of Embedded Systems, C Programming, and PCB Design can apply by October 18. The stipend is Rs 8,000 per month. Apply at: http://bit.ly/DH-310.
Engineering scholarships
The Faculty of Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow is offering a number of scholarships for self-funded, international (non-EU) fee-paying students with excellent academic qualifications for the MSc in Civil Engineering with Industrial Placement programme starting in January 2019. For further information, contact eng-scholarships@strath.ac.uk.
MEng Materials Science
The University of Sheffield, UK is inviting applications for MEng Materials Science and Engineering (4 years) course starting in September 2019. For further information, email materials@sheffield.ac.uk or log on to www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/undergraduates/mse#MEng.