Jainti Dass Saggar Memorial Scholarship

Overview

Closing date : Wednesday 30 July 2025 at 23:59 (UK time).

Eligibility

Subjects

Additional requirements

Eligibility 

The University of Dundee is proud to announce that for the second year running, we are awarding the Jainti Dass Saggar Memorial Scholarship. This is available to any Indian domiciled student who wishes to study for an undergraduate degree in any subject starting in 2025-26, there is one award available. 

In order to be considered to apply for the award, the applicant must meet the following criteria: 

• studying an Undergraduate programme in any of the University of Dundee’s Academic Schools in September 2025

• Indian domiciled

• met the criteria for a Global Excellence Scholarship or a South Asian Regional Scholarship 

• have firmly accepted our offer of a place to study with us

• submit an application form 

Further information

This scholarship which will be awarded to an Indian domiciled student who wishes to study for an undergraduate degree in any subject starting in September 2025. The winner of the scholarship will receive a single payment of an additional £5,000 on top of the South Asia Regional Scholarship (which is worth £4,000 per year) or the Global Excellence Scholarship (worth £5,000 per year).  

The scholarship is named to honour one of the University of Dundee’s early Indian students who went on to use his education to help transform the lives of people living in the city of Dundee. Born in northern India (1898) he transferred his medical studies to the Medical School in Dundee and graduated in 1923. 

Subsequently, he became a local GP and proceeded to gain diplomas in ophthalmic medicine, public health, and surgery. He served on the Boards of various education and welfare bodies and was elected Town Councillor in 1936. He served the city of Dundee as a Councillor for eighteen years until his death in 1954. 

On his death, the Lord Provost of Dundee, William Hughes, said: 'He was a man of compassion for everyone in need…he came to Dundee from halfway across the world but no son of Dundee had greater love for its people or worked harder in their interest. Dundee is much poorer by his passing'. His contribution to the city was also marked a Dundee street being named in his memory.