CSIR/TWAS Fellowships for Postgraduate Studies
Grant
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Third World Academy of Science (TWAS)
Purpose

CSIR of India and TWAS have instituted a number of fellowships for foreign scholars from developing countries who wish to pursue research leading towards Ph.D in newly emerging areas in science and technology for which facilities are available in the Laboratories/Institutes of the CSIR.

Nature
1. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research ins the premier civil scientific organization of India, which has a network of research laboratories covering wide areas of industrial research in biological, physical, chemical, engineering and information sciences.
2. The fellowships will be tenable in CSIR Research Laboratories/ Institutes in India, at a monthly stipend of Rs. 5000/- for the first two years, and extendable for the third year with Rs. 5600/-. The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency. Inaddition, the research fellows will be entitled to subsidized accommodation.
Eligibility
The minimum qualification requirement is a Master\'s degree in science or engineering or equivalent degree The candidate should be a regular employee in a developing country and should be holding a research assignment. Fellowships for Ph.D will be awarded only to the candidates who are registered for Ph.D (in a University either in their home country or in India).
Agreement
1.The visitor should not take up any other assignment while on the CSIR/TWAS fellowship in India.
2.If the research fellow is accompanied by spouse and children, there is no provision for any additional grant to cover their expenses.
3.The language of instruction for foreign scholars in CSIR Laboratories/Institutes is English
4.The cost of international travel by shortest route will be met by TWAS
5.Application for CSIR/TWAS postgraduate Studies should be sent by the head of the candidate\'s institution to CSIR and TWAS. The final selection will be made by TWAS and CSIR
Deadline

1 June of each year

Contact

Ms. Helen Grant
Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
c/o The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
I-34014 Trieste, Italy
Phone : (+39 040) 2240-387 Fax : (+39 040) 224559
E-mail : twas@ictp.trieste.it

Dr.B.K. Ramaprasad
Senior Deputy Adviser, Internatl. S&T Affairs Directorate
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Anusandhan Bhavan - 2 Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110-001, India
Phone : (+91-11) 3714-208 Fax : (+91-11) 3710-618/3714-788
E-mail : bhandari@csirhq.ren.nic.in

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