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.
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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
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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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