The Inlaks Scholarship: Eligibility, Deadline & How to Apply

Inlaks Scholarships are awarded across a wide range of subjects to young Indian graduates of exceptional talent, character, and motivation to fulfill their potential.

The Scholarships allow the individual to grow at a crucial time in their development by enabling overseas study at a top-rated university or institution of their choice across the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States of America. The aim is to give them a life-changing experience that will broaden their vision and improve their skills to operate in society, helping to bring their talent to fruition, and thus making them a future vehicle of positive change in their environment.

The value depends on the course and covers tuition fees, living expenses, one-way travel, visa costs and health allowance, up to USD 120,000.

• The applicant must be an Indian passport holder who is resident in India at the time ofapplication.

• The applicant must be born on or after 1st January 1996.

• The applicant must hold a degree from a recognised university in India. If you are in the final year of graduation and awaiting results, you are eligible to apply.

• Applicants who hold an undergraduate degree from a recognised university abroad

  must have resided continuously, been employed, or have been studying in India for atleast two years after their under graduation, to be eligible to apply.

• The Applicant must have the following required minimum percentage/grade in both Bachelors and Masters degree (if applicable)

  • For Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Fine Arts, Architecture and related subjects, applicants must have a minimum academic grade of 65%, CGPA 6.8/10, or GPA 2.6/4 from a recognized university/institution.

  • For Mathematics, Sciences, Environment and related subjects, candidates must have a minimum academic grade of 70%, CGPA 7.2/10, or GPA 3/4 from a recognized university/institution.

• It is essential to have prior admission to the institution and course chosen at the time of the application. The Foundation will not consider applicants without evidence of admission. An applicant may apply with either a conditional or an unconditional offer letter. If an applicant applies with a conditional offer letter and is shortlisted for the final interview, all conditions stated in the offer letter must be fulfilled before the final interview.

• Applicants who have an English language certification as a conditional part of their offer letter need to attain that certification before applying for the scholarship.

• Applicants who have received a deferred offer of admission must have a valid offer for the academic year 2026-27 to be eligible for the 2026 scholarships.

Exclusions

• Applicants having a postgraduate qualification (e.g. Master’s or PhD) from an institution abroad are not eligible to apply.

• Applicants who are already studying or have started their postgraduate education at an institution abroad are not eligible to apply.

• The following subjects are not eligible for the Scholarship:

  • Business and Finance

  • Computer Science

  • Engineering*

  • Fashion Design

  • Film and Film Animation**

  • Hospitality and Tourism

  • Indian Studies without Contemporary Relevance

  • Management Studies (i.e. MBA)

  • Medicine, Dentistry, and related therapies

  • Music***

• *They will consider applications to pursue study Engineering and Natural Sciences at Imperial College, London.
• **They will consider applications to pursue Documentary filmmaking.
• ***They consider applications to pursue study in Western Classical singing.

• Personal Information
• Proposed Programme
• University Education
• Work Experience/Projects pursued
• Statement of Purpose
• 2 References
• Declaration
• Passport – (if expired, continue to upload old passport along with the receipt of application made for a new one as one PDF file document)
• Updated Resume/Curriculum Vitae
• Photo (JPEG or PNG)
• Admission/offer letter.
• Official Fee Statement
• Proof of additional funding, if required
• Degree certificates and marksheets
• Course related portfolio/links/writing samples
  Optional and/or if relevant:
• TOEFL/IELTS/GRE score sheets (if relevant to your programme)
• Academic distinctions, grant, scholarships, prizes etc if any
• Extracurricular attainments if any