The New York-based Institute of International Education is offering the Gokhale
International Grants/Loans in Statistics Program to sponsor either incoming or continuing
Indian students in the field of Statistics. UCSB is one of the eligible institutions
for students to conduct their academic program if receiving a grant or a loan under
this program.
The Institute of International Education (IIE) is Pleased to Announce
We Are Now Accepting Applications For
The DV Gokhale International Grants/Loans
in Statistics Program
APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 1, 2008 (
click here for application
details and requirements)
Summary:
In response to the interest and inquiry of Dr.
DV Gokhale, the Institute of International Education (IIE) has established The DV
Gokhale International Grants/Loans in Statistics Program through donations and a
bequest from Dr. Gokhale. This unique and much-needed program will provide grants
and/or loans*: (a) to Indian undergraduate and graduate students to study statistics
in the United States; (b) to American undergraduate and graduate students to study
statistics and related subjects in India; and (c) to support faculty exchanges in
this field between the United States and India.
Background:
Dr. DV Gokhale, Professor
Emeritus of Statistics at the University of California at Riverside, received a
Fulbright travel grant to study in the United States in the 1960s through IIE. This
experience was one of the most important in his life, as it gave him the opportunity
to study and make contacts in the United States. It eventually led to the move of
Dr. Gokhale and his family to the United States, where they have been settled for
the past 40 years. In appreciation of his experience and with the desire to give
other students and faculty this same opportunity, Dr. Gokhale would like to establish
a grants program focused on helping Indian students to study statistics in the United
States, American students to study statistics and related subjects in India and
to enable faculty members in this field to participate in exchanges between the
two countries.
Program Details:
The DV Gokhale Program would reflect the followinginterests of the donor:
1. Field of Interest: Statistics.
1. Institutions of Interest: Institutions of Interest**; University of Pune; University of California at Berkeley; University of California at Riverside; colleges and universities in California.
1. Countries of Interest: India; United States.
1. Recipients of Interest: undergraduate students; graduate students; faculty.
*Each candidate will be reviewed on a case-by-case
basis to determine whether to award as a full grant, partial grant, full loan, partial
loan, or any combination thereof. Re-payment of loans will be a legal obligation
of the borrower pursuant to a contract between the recipient and IIE.
** If suitable
candidates are not available within the Institutions of Interest, other candidates
may also be considered.