The college fees and living expenses will be shared equally by SGPC and Cambridge Commonwealth Trust,' he said.

An MoU between the SGPC and the Cambridge university was signed in Cambridge July 21. As per the MoU, every year five Sikh students of good academic background, who want to pursue Ph.D and M.Phil courses, will be sent to the university.

'This scholarship will cover the university fees at the overseas rates of 12,768 pounds for science and 9,747 pounds for arts,' a SGPC official said.

After completing their studies at Cambridge, students have to come back and serve in SGPC institutions for at least five years, the official added.