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The Jawaharlal Nehru Trust Scholarship U.K. was founded by Admiral [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Lord Mountbatten of Burma]] in 1966 as a tribute to the India's first [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]<br />
[[Jawaharlal Nehru]] after his death in 1964. <br />
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The scholarship was funded by the Nehru Memorial Trust in London, U.K. and was mostly for one year period for studies in the U.K.<br />
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In 1970, the Scholarship was awarded to Dr. Vinod Kumar Chopra (Ph.D. from [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur|Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]]) for Low Temperature Physics works with Dr. [[Kurt Mendelssohn]], at the [[Clarendon Laboratory]] of [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]]. <br />
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The tenure of his scholarship was extended to 3-years from September 1970 to October 1973. <br />
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The Chairperson of the Scholarship from India was then-[[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] Mrs [[Indira Gandhi]], who personally interviewed the candidate after selection by the [[Ministry of HRD (India)|Education Ministry]] appointed Experts Committee headed by the UK Dy. High Commissioner. <br />
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The Scholarship was most prestigious{{cn|date=March 2018}} and the scholars were honored by presenting them to the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|Queen]] at the Garden Party at the [[Buckingham Palace]]. They were invited to the annual Nehru Memorial Lectures as well.<br />
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The Trust Governors in the U.K were very high level dignitaries, such as [[Vice-admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice Admiral]] [[Ronald Brockman|Sir Ronald Brockman]], [[Lord Butler|Lord Buttler]], Sir Graham Clifford and a few others. The Trust was very liberal in supporting the scholars' attending various international conferences.<br />
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The '''Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship''' is a fellowship conferred by the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund]],<ref>{{cite web <br />
| title = Nirupama Rao awarded Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship|work = The Economic Times | url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-11-12/news/56025960_1_nirupama-rao-india-and-china-chokila-iyer |date=12 November 2014| access-date = 2016-07-18 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Mushirul Hasan bags Nehru fellowship |work=The Hindu| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mushirul-hasan-bags-nehru-fellowship/article5353041.ece|date=15 November 2013| access-date = 2016-07-22 }}</ref> at the [[Nehru Memorial Museum & Library]], New Delhi to Indian citizens carrying out scholarly research in [[India]]. <br />
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The fellowship is not confined to any particular stream of studies and is awarded for research in the field of the natural sciences as well as in the humanities. <br />
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The fellowship is tenable for two years and carries a monthly stipend of Rs.1,00,000/-, which is exempted from the recipient's income tax, as per India's [[Income Tax Act, 1961]] u/s 10(17A). Other additional financial requirements are met, to a ceiling of Rs.75,000/- per month.<br />
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== History ==<br />
The Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship was founded in 1968 by the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund (JNMF). [[Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru]], the Republic of India's first Prime Minister, had a great passion for expanding the frontiers of knowledge and scholarship in India, particularly through the agency of an Indian people newly-free, independent, and self-defining .<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jnmf.in/fabout.html | title= About Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowships | publisher= Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund | access-date=22 January 2019 }}</ref><br />
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== Selection for the fellowship ==<br />
The Jawaharlal Nehru Fellows are chosen by a selection committee consisting of persons in different fields.<ref>[http://www.jnmf.in/fabout.html About JLNF Fellowships]</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[:Category:Jawaharlal Nehru Fellows|Jawaharlal Nehru Fellows]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite web| title = Official list of Jawaharlal Nehru Fellows (1969-present)|work = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund]] | url = http://www.jnmf.in/flist.html }} <br />
* [http://www.jnmf.in/fabout.html About JLNF Fellowships]<br />
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