Opportunities for Undergraduate Students

The DV Gokhale International Grants/Loans in Statistics Program

In response to the interest of DV Gokhale, the Institute of International Education (IIE) established the DV Gokhale International Grants/Loans in Statistics Program through donations and a bequest from Gokhale. This unique and much-needed program provides grants and/or loans* to Indian undergraduate and graduate students to study statistics in the United States, to American undergraduate and graduate students to study statistics and related subjects in India, and to faculty to support exchanges in this field between the United States and India.

Background

Gokhale, professor emeritus of statistics at the University of California at Riverside, received a Fulbright travel grant through IIE to study in the United States in the 1960s. This experience was one of the most important in his life, as it gave him the opportunity to study and make contacts in the United States. It eventually led to the move of Gokhale and his family to the United States, where they have been settled for the past 40 years.

Program Details

The DV Gokhale Program reflects the following interests of the donor:

Field of Interest: Statistics
Institutions of Interest**: University of Pune, University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Riverside, colleges and universities in California
Countries of Interest: India and the United States
Recipients of Interest: Undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty

For more information, or if you are interested in applying for the DV Gokhale International Grants/Loans in Statistics Program, contact Becky Yi.

*Each candidate will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine whether to award as a full grant, full loan, or combination of the two. Repayment of loans will be a legal obligation of the borrower pursuant to a contract between the recipient and IIE.
** If suitable candidates are not available within the Institutions of Interest, other candidates may be considered.