Shah Rukh Khan Scholarship at La Trobe University, Australia
Today La Trobe University announced the Shah Rukh Khan La Trobe University PhD
Scholarship, providing a life-changing opportunity for an
aspiring Female Researcher from India to make a meaningful impact in the world.
Aligned to Shah Rukh Khan’s leadership on
humanitarian and social justice causes, this prestigious four-year PhD
scholarship aims to inspire a Female Researcher from India to undertake Research
to help find solutions to the growing challenges of our time. The Scholarship
is being introduced in recognition of Mr Khan’s dedication
to Women’s Empowerment, through his Meer Foundation.
Registrations
opened today for Research candidates to submit their interest for the Scholarship
by 30 August 2019. The successful candidate will be a Female Indian national,
who has completed a Masters by Research Degree (or equivalent) within the past 10
years.
The announcement
was made during Shah Rukh Khan’s visit to La Trobe University as a Chief Guest
of the 2019 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. La Trobe is the first Australian
University to Award Shah Rukh Khan with an Honorary Degree, Doctor of Letters (honoris causa), in recognition of his wide-ranging
humanitarian work, including establishing the Meer Foundation to support and empower
Women, who have survived acid attacks in India.
La Trobe
Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Dewar, said Mr Khan’s philanthropic leadership
drove the decision to create a PhD Scholarship in his name.
“The Shah Rukh
Khan La Trobe University PhD Scholarship recognises Mr Khan’s extraordinary
altruism, demonstrated in his work to advocate for Women’s Empowerment.”Professor
Dewar said.
“Reflecting La
Trobe’s Values of Inclusivity, Equity and Social Justice, this Scholarship will
offer a unique and potentially life-changing opportunity for an Indian Woman to
conduct research in a critical area affecting the world such a Cyber Security, Health
or Engineering.”
Shah Rukh
Khan welcomed the announcement of a Scholarship in his name.
“As a passionate advocate for Women’s Equality
and Empowerment, I am delighted that this Scholarship will give an Indian Woman
a chance to pursue Research in a field, which is likely to lead her towards an
exciting and successful career. I thank La Trobe University wholeheartedly for
giving someone this wonderful opportunity,” Mr Khan said.
The Shah Rukh Khan La Trobe
University PhD Scholarship recipient will receive benefits including:
a four-year La Trobe University Full-Fee Research
Scholarship
a La Trobe Graduate Research Scholarship for
three and a half years, with a value of $27,596 (AUD) per annum (2019
rate) to support living costs
visa length Overseas Student Health Cover for a
single candidate
access to La Trobe’s world-class research
facilities, suite of professional development programs and supervision by award-winning
researchers
Interested candidates must submit their eligibility for the
Shah Rukh Khan La Trobe University PhD
Scholarship by 30 August 2019. www.latrobe.edu.au/srk
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