Scholarship named after Shah Rukh Khan to be awarded again 

The selected student will be receive a four-year research scholarship at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Scholarship named after Shah Rukh Khan to be awarded again 

Shah Rukh Khan is back with his scholarship in partnership with the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne and La Trobe University. The registration for the scholarship started recently from August 18 and will go till September 23. 

First announced at the 2019 festival, the maiden scholarship was awarded to India’s Gopika Kottantharayil Bhasi from Thrissur. The university said that this was their most applied-for scholarship with over 800 applicants, and hence it's been introduced back with the help of IFFM.

The criteria for the selection is that the candidate has to be a female Indian national who should be residing in India and have completed a Masters of Research degree within the past 10 years. The selected student will be receiving a four-year La Trobe University Full-Fee Research Scholarship.

Mitu Bhowmick Lange, director of the festival, says, “We all know SRK has a big heart and he has proved it yet again. The scholarship is a life-changing opportunity for a female researcher from India. India is filled with talent and spark and all it takes is to ignite that spark. SRK’s association with IFFM goes back a long time, but now, since it’s for a cause, it makes it even more special. La Trobe University is one of the leading universities in Australia and getting a chance to study at this university has been on the wishlist of many students.”

Announcement of the scholarship was made in 2019 during the physical event of IFFM.

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