TWAS-CSIR Postgraduate Fellowship Program 2017/2018 for Researchers in Developing Countries in India

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of India and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) have established a number of fellowships for foreign scholars from developing countries who wish to pursue research toward a PhD in emerging areas of science and technology for which facilities are available in the laboratories and institutes of the CSIR.

Deadline
26th June, 2017

Programme
Postgraduate (Doctoral), Fellowship

Fields of Study
Agricultural Sciences
Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Biological Systems and Organisms
Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Chemical Sciences
Engineering Sciences
Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
Physics

Value
CSIR will provide a monthly stipend to cover for living costs, food and health insurance.Fellowship awardees are entitled to subsidized accommodation.

Eligibility
Applicants must;
-Be a maximum age of 35 years by 31st of December 2017.
-Be nationals of a developing country (other than India).
-Must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in India or any developed country.
-Hold a Master’s degree in science and technology.
-Be regularly employed in their home country and hold a research assignment there.
-SANDWICH Fellowships: Be registered PhD students in their home country and provide the “Registration and No Objection Certificate” from the HOME university.
-FULL-TIME Fellowships: Be willing to register at a university in India within the first year, if agreed to by CSIR.
-Be accepted at a CSIR laboratory/institution and provide an official acceptance letter from the host institution (see sample Acceptance Letter included in the Application Form).
-provide evidence of proficiency in English, if medium of education was not English;
-provide evidence that s/he will return to her/his home country on completion of the fellowship;
-not take up other assignments during the period of her/his fellowship;

Application
Applications for this Programme can ONLY be submitted to TWAS via the online portal and copy of the submitted application must be sent to CSIR by email.Visit Fellowship Webpage for details