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France
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Job Type & Duration
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Full-time, May-July 2016
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Background
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The Charpak scholarship program is run by the Embassy of France in India.The programme is named after Georges Charpak (1924 - 2010). He was a French physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1992. During World War II, Georges Charpak served in the French Resistance. He was deported to the Nazi concentration camp of Dachau when he was 20 years old. Georges Charpak survived and received his PhD in Nuclear Physics at the age of 30 from the Collège de France. His later findings were of considerable significance for the advancement of civil nuclear engineering and biomedicine. After receiving his Nobel Prize, Georges Charpak became a tireless advocate of the “hands on” approach in science in elementary schools. His work lives on in tens of thousands of classrooms in France today.
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Program
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This research internship program is designed for all students of economics, engineering and science background at the Bachelor’s or Master’s levels who plan to undertake an internship at a French laboratory during their academic break.
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Prerequisites
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Applicant must:
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Benefits
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How to Apply
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Your application will be selected on the basis of your academic excellence, as well as the consistency and quality of your statement of purpose. Knowledge of French will be an asset but is not mandatory. There is no CGPA / percentage cut-off for the scholarship.
Step 1: Download Download the application form - Research Internship Step 2: Complete Read your application form carefully. You will fill each section of the Word format document by using Arial, font size 10. Do not alter the format of the application form. Your statement of purpose should explain why you chose the French institution to which you have applied or been admitted, as well as your future plans upon completion of the course. Explain why you would be a worthy candidate for the scholarship. Your statement of purpose should be one to two pages long (minimum/maximum length). Important - Please ensure that your statement of purpose is original. Step 3: Submit Send the following documents to [email protected] :
The subject of your message to should mention the type of program you are applying to i.e. Research Internship Program. Photos of documents instead of clear scans will not be accepted. |
Application Deadline
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Applications closed
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