Bursaries, fellowships, and named lectures
Bursaries
The Centre has five bursaries and a book grant we are happy to offer to our students.
The bursaries are advertised in fourth week of Hilary term with a fortnight deadline, and awarded at the end of the Hilary term. They are all open to all current students of the OCHS for fees, maintenance, or research costs.
Students should apply by sending a CV and letter of application to the Academic Administrator.
Pandit Abaji Bursary
This Bursary of £1008 is sponsored by Raj and Ramila Chauhan of Aartus Printers, Leicester. It is named in honour of their revered mentor, Shri Pandit Abaji.
Jiva Goswami Bursary
The Jiva Goswami Bursary in Vaishnava Studies was established in 2007 by Dr Ravi and Mrs Amrita Gupta to help a student of outstanding academic merit pursue postgraduate study at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. Through this bursary, Dr Gupta wishes to extend to emerging scholars the opportunities he received as a student at the Centre. The bursary is for £1000.
The Gupta-dana Bursary
This £500 bursary is given anonymously by a family dedicated to supporting education.
Asvattha Narayan Bursaries
This £500 bursary is offered by the Asvattha Narayan Foundation. Applications are invited from students in Indology, including those from outside the OCHS.
Patel Book Grant
This grant of £50 will be offered to a deserving student at the discretion of our Academic Director.
Ramlal Patel Scholarship
These two bursaries of £500 each are given by Pyarelal Patel in honour of Ramlal Patel.
Prof. Makhan Lal Roy Chowdhury Book Prize
This prize of £100 is sponsored by OCHS Shivdasani Visiting Fellow, Prof. Mandakranta Bose in honour of her father.
Fellowships
Shivdasani Visiting Fellowship
The Shivdasani Visiting Fellowship is offered to support study in any area of the arts, humanities, or social sciences relevant to the study of Hinduism.
The Fellowship is intended to provide opportunities for scholars who have shown outstanding achievement in their chosen field of study and who would benefit from a period of independent study at Oxford.
The successful candidate is expected to participate fully in the Centre’s academic and social activities. The scholar receiving this fellowship is expected to be in residence for a full term.