Tibetan Scholarship Program 2013 Announcement (Bhutan, India and Nepal)

Description
The Tibet Fund is pleased to announce the opening of the 2013 Tibetan Scholarship Program (TSP), a program funded by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, for eligible Tibetan refugees in Bhutan, India and Nepal. Applications are being accepted for two-year master’s degree programs in the united States, pending the availability of funds.

Eligibility

• Applicants for the two-year master’s program in the United States must have secured grades of a minimum of 45 percent in a bachelor’s and post-graduate program.
• Applicants must have completed at least four years of academic work after class XII including a bachelor’s degree. Partial computer courses, vocational training and diplomas from non-recognized academic institutions will not be accepted.
• To demonstrate English language skills, applicants must produce a copy of their TOEFL iBT score with a minimum score of 90 out of 120.
• Applicants should be born on or after January 1st, 1977.
• Selected participants will be required to take the GRE or GMAT exam.

Application Procedure
The following are the documents must be submitted applicants:

1. Registration Certificate: Photocopies of the Registration Certificate (RC) of the applicant, and that ofthe applicant’s parents and spouse (if married) Applicants who reside in Nepal but do not have anRC from Nepal, or are not listed as a dependent on a parent’s registration card, must obtain a letter from a CTA-affiliated organization based in Nepal certifying that the applicant is a Tibetan refugee residing in Nepal. 
2. Green Book: Photocopies of the Green Book of applicant, and that of the applicant’s parents andspouse (If married). If your parents or spouse are deceased, you need to submit a copy of their death certificate respectively.
3. Applicants whose parents live in Tibet or have passed away must produce a certificate to this effect from the concerned Settlement Officer where they live or a death certificate respectively.
4. School Certificates: Applicants must produce year-wise Mark Sheets and Degrees from their respective schools from which they have graduated.
5. Attestation: All the documents you are submitting for the TSP must be attested by a CTA gazette officer (above the rank of Joint Secretary) or notarized by a Notary Officer.
6. Medical Certificate: A Fitness Certificate from a registered medical doctor should be submitted. The medical form can be downloaded from the TF website, http://www.tibetfund.org. 
7. Travel Document: As there is no provision for an Identity Certificate (IC) extension for TSP candidates studying in the United States, applicants should have their IC renewed or extended during the entire study period in advance.
8. U.S. Visa: Participants will be required to apply for a J-1 exchange visitor visa from the U.S. Embassy. Selection as a TSP participant does not guarantee approval for a visa. Applicants who have prior visa 2 denials from the U.S. Embassy must inform the Tibet Fund and the Tibetan Scholarship Program’s Student Selection Committee (TSP SCC) at the time of application.
9. No Objection Certificate: If the Applicant is serving in any institution, he or she should furnish a “No Objection Certificate” from his/her respective employer.
10. Photo: Applicants must submit three (3) passport-sized photos.
11. If you have any questions regarding the scholarship program, please send your queries to the attention of the Tibet Fund’s TSP Program Coordinator, Tenzing Choephel Chumeego: tchoephel@tibetfund.org.

Submission Deadline
before March 31, 2012, at 5.00 pm.

Website Link
http://www.tibetfund.org/forms/TSP