MQ Macquarie 2017 Big History International Undergraduate Scholarship For Indian Students : University Australia

Organisation : Macquarie University
Scholarship Name : Big History International Undergraduate Scholarship
Applicable For : Students In India
Application Last Date : 30th June 2017
Website : https://www.mq.edu.au/
Notification :  https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/14059-Scholarship.pdf

Big History Scholarship :

Macquarie University announces Big History International Undergraduate scholarship of up to INR 1 Crore

Related : RMIT University Scholarships For 2017 July Intake Australia : www.scholarships.net.in/13863.html

Open for students in India, the second edition of the Big History Scholarship will be awarded from July 2017

Macquarie University has announced the second edit ion of the Big History Internaional Student Undergraduate Scholarship which is available to all international students who apply for any undergraduate course at Macquarie and have verified completion of the Big History Connecting Knowledge MOOC available through the COURSERA® plat form.

The scholarships will cover all tuition fees up to $50,000 AUD per year for an undergraduate degree of 3-4 years duration, depending on the program of study. This represents a value of 2.5 million or INR 25 lakhs per year for a total value of 10 million rupees, or INR 1 crore.

Indian students who enrol in the MOOC and finish the six week course will be eligible for select ion; with the Last Date to apply is 30 June 2017.

After June 30, all applications would be considered for the 2018 scholarship. Since the launch last year, nearly 3000 students from India enrolled in the Big History MOOC on Coursera. Last years’ inaugural recipient of the scholarship was Shvetha Suresh from India.

Speaking about the scholarship, Mr Andrew McKenna, Execut ive Director of the Big History Inst itute at Macquarie University said: “ The response from students across the globe to the first edit ion of the Big History Internat ional Undergraduate scholarship has been ext remely encouraging.

It is great to have the scholarship in place, and I am sure we will see more Indian students enrolling in our ground-breaking MOOC to take full advantage of this fantast ic opportunity.”

Launched in December 2015, Big History: Connect ing Knowledge features 20 academics from across Macquarie University. A six-week program, it is a unique and epic transdisciplinary journey that begins 13.8 billion years ago with the Big Bang and traverses time to the present exploring how our universe and our world has evolved from incredible simplicity to ever-increasing complexity and discover the important links between past , current , and future events.

About Macquarie University:
Uniquely located in the heart of Australia’s largest high-tech precinct , Macquarie University brings together 40,000 students and 3,000 staff in one thriving hub of discovery.Our campus spans 126 hectares, with open green space that gives our community the freedom to think and grow.

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