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Chevening is the UK government's international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders. Funded by the FCO and partner organisations, Chevening offers 2 types of awards — Scholarships and Fellowships. Chevening India programme is now the largest in the world, offering up to 130 fully funded scholarships and fellowships every year. The scholarships are for 1 year Master's in any subject at a recognised UK University. The fellowships offer customised courses aimed at mid-to-senior level professionals from India who are looking to expand their knowledge and expertise in their specific field of work. Full statement of requirements are available in tender documents. All Tender documentation has been published, and all substantive communication between the Authority and bidders will be conducted via the FCO's eProcurement portal BravoSolution. URL: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk/ (requires registration), then navigate to Project_1075 / itt_1465. He Chevening Parliamentarians Programme The Chevening CPR Parliamentarians Programme is a week long programme which is designed to provide distinguished Indian MPs the opportunity to engage in discussions on key contemporary issues impacting the world, Europe and UK. The objective of the Chevening Parliamentarians Programme is to provide the group of distinguished Indian parliamentarians the best of the UK's higher education insight and research. The programme provides the opportunity to meet with UK's top opinion formers and decision-makers in a wide range of fields and to enable them to develop a network of strong UK-based contacts. Call for Proposals We invite organisations that meet the criteria set out in this document to submit proposals. The successful course provider will be awarded a contract to run the Chevening Parliamentarians fellowship Programme in the financial years 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20. Timing of the course and its selection and other administrative processes is non-negotiable. The expected date for the delivery and start of the course should be no later than November 2017. The Chevening Rolls-Royce Science and Innovation Leadership Fellowship (CRISP) started in 2011 and has since run in partnership with Rolls Royce. The 11 week programme is designed for high calibre mid-career professionals and currently delivered at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. 12 Indians and 2 Sri Lankans are carefully chosen for the cohort every year. They work in the field of science, innovation, manufacturing, technology, business and related public administration with links to public policy and belong to a variety of sectors and are mostly corporate executives, entrepreneurs, research scientists, academics and public sector employees. We have successfully run 7 programmes (including 1 scheduled April 2017). The contract tendering request is for three successive programmes in 2018, 2019 and 2020 (FY 18/19, 19/20 and 20/21). Local Partner Rolls Royce The programme has been supported by Rolls — Royce, 1 of the UK's most innovative companies. Rolls-Royce is actively involved in and supportive of educational opportunities and activities for students, graduates and professional executives. The company is a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, has established a strong position in global markets — civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy. Please visit the Rolls-Royce website. Call for Proposals We are inviting organisations that meet the criteria set out in this document to submit bids. The successful Course Provider will be awarded a contract to run the Chevening Rolls-Royce Science and Innovation Leadership Fellowship in Financial Years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 (April to March). The ideal timing of the programme start date is the month of April in all 3 years. Timing of the course and its selection and other administrative processes is non-negotiable. The expected date for the delivery and start of the course should be no later than April 2018.