Scholarship Description
LSEF-UMass Scholarships for Post-Graduate Studies is offered to selected Indian candidates for pursuing master’s programs from UMass Amherst. Scholarships offered are up to 50% of the academic tuition worth Rs 20,00,000 for 3 programs- M.S. in Data Analytics and Computational Social Science; M.S. in Applied Economics and Master of Public Policy.
The scholarships are curated for two years post-graduate studies under world-class faculty, with the first year at host institution in India- JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur and the second year at UMass Amherst. The 2 year program enables fresh graduates to complete the 12+4 education requirement for a master's from USA while developing core foundational skills in analysis and research to succeed at UMass Amherst in the second year. After completion, the M.S programs offer up to 3 years and MPP up to 1 year OPT (employment authorisation) in the United States.
