Application Open for 2022 InvEnt Scholarship

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Attn: 1st year UG students

Scholarship Opportunity: 2022 Avery Dennison Foundation InvEnt Scholarship Program

 

Program

The Avery Dennison Foundation Spirit of Invention Scholarship Program is designed to recognize and reward invention, innovation and excellence in high-achieving first year undergraduate students, studying in participating institutes in India. The merit- based scholarship provides a onetime scholarship of USD 1300 to the scholars. 

 

Applicants have to send a project outlining an innovative idea/method to solve any existing practical real-life challenge/issue that is of interest to them. Their approach should demonstrate interventions using science and technology. You can read about 2021 InvEnt Scholars here.

 

 

10 scholarships will be awarded in the 2022 competition cycle. 1st year undergraduate students from participating institutions, who are interested in innovation and invention and demonstrate of academic merit are eligible to apply. Please note there is no minimum GPA requirement to apply to the program. The application deadline is May 24, 2022.  Interested applicants can access the online application and learn more about program at www.applytoaverydennisoninvent.org.

 

Eligibility

 

The eligibility requirements are as follows; Applicant must be:

• a citizen of India.
  
• currently enrolled at one of the Participating Institutes in first year of an undergraduate program (full-time). Participating Institutes include:
  

• Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani (Pilani campus)
  
• Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, Delhi
  
• M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
  
• MKSSS's Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Pune
  
• National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
  

• interested in innovation and invention
  
• demonstrate academic merit
  

 

Timeline

• May 24, 2022: Application deadline
  
• Mid-July 2022: Virtual Interviews for semi-finalists
  
• End-July 2022: Scholarship winners announced
  
• End-August 2022: Spirit of Invention workshop and recognition event
  

 

 For any questions or concerns, please email averyindia@iie.org.

 

Sincerely,

On behalf of the Avery Dennison Foundation Spirit of Invention Scholarship Program
Institute of International Education
averyindia@iie.org

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