My friend's son got a scholarship to study in Australia (Perth).
She says he needed to show a (surety bond? of Rs,19 lacs) to get entry
into Australia (?)
Can any one come back on this to say if it is true that they ask such a
huge amount as surety ?
RESPONSE: I can't reconcile scholarship and 'surety bond'. Perhaps its not a
scholarship but just an admission into a program?? And it also depends on
the program.
From a Canadian perspective. 19lacs is loose change. Somebody I know (from
Goa) applied to a Grad program (medical) at the University of Toronto for a
program that commences Sep 08. The financial guarantees requested and
submitted were a little over 2.5 times 19lacs. The admission was rejected on
some convoluted grounds. Polite response - too many undergrads chasing a
seat in the program vis-a-vis Preference to citizens and immigrants.
- bosco
