Indo-US Research PhD Fellowship Awards: 2008 (INDO-US Research Fellowship for Indian Researchers) INDO-U.S. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FORUM (IUSSTF):
Department of Science and Technology
Government of India
INDO-US RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP FOR INDIAN RESEARCHERS
In an effort to augment scientific excellence in emerging areas of science and technology, the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) in association with Science and Engineering Research Council of (SERC) of Department of Science and Technology (DST), announces the Indo-US Reseaarch Fellowships.
The objective of these fellowships is to enable young researchers form India to cary out research in frontier areas of science and technology at a premier institution in USA upto a period of 12 months. The fellowship will enable young Indian researchers to acquaint themselves with new scientific research methods and at the same time build strong collaborative linkages between the scientific communities of US and India.
Eligibility Criteria for Indo-US Research Fellowship :
Academic Qualifications:
Master’s degree in engineering, technology or equivalent or Ph.D. in science or technology or equivalent or M.D. degree in medicine or equivalent.
Applicants must provide proof of independent research work in internationally recognized academic journals.
Age: Upto 40 years as on 31 December 2008
Employment: A permanent position in a recognized S&T institution/university/college in India
Area of Work: Area proposed by the candidate should be clearly defined as:
(i) Atmospheric and Earth Sciences
(ii) Chemical Sciences
(iiii) Engineering Sciences
(iv) Life Sciences
(v) Medical Sciences
(vi) Mathematical and Computational Sciences
(vii) Physical Sciences
Promising applications in areas other than the above areas may also be considered.
Place of work:
The fellow should be accepted by the US scientific/technological institution, which is internationally recognized as an outstanding institution where major work in the identified area is in progress. There should be willingness on the part of the American institution to accept and extend necessary support to the candidate for the work proposed.
The candidate should himself/herself correspond with their proposed host institution abroad for placement. Candidate is required to produce evidence, in the form of a letter of acceptance from the US institution to be visited along with merits/uniqueness of that host institute in the proposed area.
Note: The candidates who have availed any other overseas fellowship to USA for a period of more than three months through any Government/public funding agency during last two years will also not be considered for this fellowship.
Fellowship:
“The IUSSTF Fellow will be entitled to fellowship amount of US $ 3000 per month.”
IUSSTF Fellow will also be entitled to contingency/ preparatory allowances to cover for visa, airport transfer, medical insurance, etc. @ Rs 15000 for period upto 6 months and Rs. 20000 for period beyond 6 months. Medical insurance expenses, visa fee, airport transfer charges will be met by the fellow from out of the personal contingent grant.
IUSSTF Fellow will also be permitted to travel within USA to attend conferences or visit other institutes of interest with the approval of the advisor at the host institute.
The Fellow will be entitled to avail one of the following grants for this purpose.
i) $ 75 per day for visits upto 8 days
ii) Grant of $ 600 for fellowship period upto 6 months
iii) Grant of $ 1200 for fellowship period beyond 6 months
Air-tickets for all the selected IUSSTF Fellow would be provided directly by the IUSSTF travel desk by economy class and shortest route from their place of work in India to the place of the American host institute and back. As a rule, reimbursements will not be provided for air tickets purchased directly.
Rules governing payment of salary, leave, medical, gratuity, GPF and pension etc. of the organization/ institution/ university to which the fellow belongs would continue to be applicable. No liability on any of these accounts will be borne by IUSSTF.
The candidate selected for the award of the Indo-US fellowship should commence their research with six month period from the date of award announcement. Failure to do so would render the fellow forfeit the award.
Application Guidelines
1. Application should be submitted in the prescribed format
2. Application should not be more than 20 pages maximum including CVs
3. Application should be forwarded through the head of organization/ department where the candidate is employed
4. Scanned copy of acceptance letter from host institution in USA
Application should be submitted electronically as single word/ pdf file to:
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)
Email: fellowship@indousstf.org
For immediate answers to your queries, please contact:
Dr. Smriti Trikha
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum
12 Hailey Road, Fulbright House
New Delhi- 110 001
Ph: 91-11-42691700; Fax: 91-11-23321552
IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission deadline: 31 December 2008
Award announcement:31 March 2009
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