By Samachar Vishesh News
Chandigarh 10th
August:- La
Trobe University, today announced the Shah Rukh Khan La Trobe
University PhD Scholarship, providing a life-changing opportunity for
an aspiring Female Researcher from India to make a meaningful impact in the world.
Aligned to
Shah Rukh Khan’s leadership on humanitarian
and social justice causes, this prestigious four-year PhD scholarship aims to
inspire a Female Researcher from India to undertake Research to help find
solutions to the growing challenges of our time. The Scholarship is being
introduced in recognition of Mr Khan’s dedication to Women’s Empowerment,
through his Meer Foundation. Registrations opened today for Research
candidates to submit their interest for the Scholarship by 30 August 2019. The
successful candidate will be a Female Indian national, who has completed a
Masters by Research Degree (or equivalent) within the past 10 years. The candidate will be
supported with a four-year Research Scholarship valued in excess of $200,000
(AUD) to be completed at La Trobe’s state-of-the-art facilities in Melbourne,
Australia. They will undertake Research supervised by the University’s leading
Experts in Health, Sport, Information Technology, Cyber Security or
Engineering.
The
announcement was made during Shah Rukh Khan’s visit to La Trobe University as a
Chief Guest of the 2019 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. La Trobe is the
first Australian University to Award Shah Rukh Khan with an Honorary Degree,
Doctor of Letters (honoris causa), in recognition of
his wide-ranging humanitarian work, including establishing the Meer
Foundation to support and empower Women, who have survived acid attacks in
India.
La Trobe
Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Dewar, said Mr Khan’s philanthropic leadership
drove the decision to create a PhD Scholarship in his name.
Professor
Dewar said that the Shah Rukh Khan La Trobe University PhD Scholarship
recognises Mr Khan’s extraordinary altruism, demonstrated in his work to advocate
for Women’s Empowerment.
Shah Rukh
Khan welcomed the announcement of a Scholarship in his name, said that reflecting
La Trobe’s Values of Inclusivity, Equity and Social Justice, this Scholarship
will offer a unique and potentially life-changing opportunity for an Indian
Woman to conduct research in a critical area affecting the world such a Cyber
Security, Health or Engineering.
Shah Rukh
Khan said that as a passionate advocate for Women’s
Equality and Empowerment, he is delighted that this Scholarship will give an
Indian Woman a chance to pursue Research in a field, which is likely to lead
her towards an exciting and successful career. He thanks La Trobe University
wholeheartedly for giving someone this wonderful opportunity.
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