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Lady Meherbai D Tata Scholarship: Introduction
The Lady Meherbai D Tata Scholarships are awarded by the Lady Meherbai D Tata
Education Trust. The Trust was set up in the year 1932, by Sir Dorabji Tata, in
the name of his deceased wife, Lady Meherbai Tata. Sir Dorabji Tata put all his
wealth, estimated at Rs 10 million into a Trust for use, without any distinction
of place, nationality or creed, for the advancement of learning and research,
the relief of distress, and other charitable purposes.
This was the beginning of
the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust - a Trust that has gone on to build institutions of
national importance, uplift the nation and its people and change lives. This
scholarship in social sciences aim to provide financial assistance to those
women who wish to pursue higher studies and research work in social sciences
abroad.
The Lady Meherbai D Tata Scholarships for higher studies abroad are given for
acquiring a Ph.D degree in the following subjects: Social work, Social Science,
Education, Education and Welfare of Children with Special Needs, Status - Health
and Empowerment of Women, Gender Studies, Child Health, Development, Nutrition,
Health Policy and Health Education, Public Health - Community Health Services,
Reproductive Health, Rural Development Work (with a focus on women and children),
Communication for Development (with a focus on women's issues).
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