Wollongong varsity announces 9 scholarships to Indian students

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 15:54 [IST]

Chennai, Mar 14 (UNI) The University of Wollongong, Australia, has announced nine scholarships worth about Rs 30 lakh to Indian students as part of the Wollongong International coursework scholarship scheme.

The scholarships are designed to encourage high achieving students opting for Wollongong University's most popular courses.

Successful students could save half of their tuition costs, a varsity release here said.

The scholarships could be availed for courses like MBA (Advanced), Master of Engineering Practice, Masters' coursework in Computer Science, Master of Information and Communication Technology and Master of Public Health and M Sc (Bio-Technology).

The scholarship applications closes on April 20 and interested students could avail further details by visiting the University's site +www.uou.au/prospective/international+, the release added.

UNI

Topics: EDUCATION-AUSTRALIA-SCHOLARSHIP

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