FIRST RESEARCH AWARDS
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he UK-India
Education and Research Initiative announced the Major and Standard Awards
for 2006 at the British Council, New Delhi
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18. The awards were given out by Gordon Brown MP, the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, who is now the Prime Minister.
"I believe UKIERI has created an excitement in universities and institutions and schools and colleges, and I want therefore to thank the Indian Government, the British and Indian businesses, who have been involved in this scheme,” commented Gordon Brown at the ceremony.
“Each of tonight's winners and many other excellent candidates are evidence of the strength of education links, the research partnerships, and the learning Collaborations
that exist between our
two great countries. These are themselves a sign
of the strength of the
much broader economic, political and cultural relationship between our two countries,” he said.
Two categories of awards were announced, 6 Major Awards which support projects of up to £500,000 and 24 Standard Awards which support projects requiring funding of between £10,000 and £150,000. The awards aim to strengthen research and academic ties between renowned centres of learning in India and
the UK.
Country Heads of BAE, BP and Shell attended the event and were among the select few who could meet personally with the Chancellor 
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| TOWARDS A STEP CHANGE |
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| 7 CPD Awards
6 Major Awards
2 Policy Dialogues
3 PTS links
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| 11 School Clusters finalised
24 Standard Awards
10 PhD Scholarships
26 Research Fellowships |
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KIERI's Corporate Champions,
BAE Systems, BP, GlaxoSmithKline and Shell have greatly enhanced the scale, quality and impact
of the Initiative. KPMG as the |
Keystone Partner for Financial Skills Exchange has also made valuable contributions through relevant research and advisory inputs in this area. The business partners play a full role in the Initiative.
They support academic and research collaborations, contribute to the Initiative's skills agenda in their particular sectors and engage in school projects aligned with their social investment goals. In addition to funding, the corporate partners have wholeheartedly contributed relevant resources like professional advice, technical expertise, work placement opportunities and staff time that have added value tremendously |
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