DBT-TWAS Biotechnology Fellowships for Postgraduate Studies in India

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT)of the Ministry of Science and Technology, India and TWAS haveinstituted a fellowship programme for foreign scholars from developingcountries who wish to pursue research towards a Ph.D in Biotechnology.

Conditions

• The fellowships will be tenable at keybiotechnology research institutions in India for a period of up tothree years at a monthly stipend of INR 8,000 (Indian Rupees) per monthfor the 1st and 2nd year, and INR 9,000 per month for the 3rd year. Themonthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency. Inaddition, the fellowship holder will receive HRA (House Rent Allowance)and medical coverage (for minor ailments only). Fellowship holders aretherefore advised to make their own arrangements for more comprehensivemedical insurance. Moreover, the fellowships do not provide any supportfor family members.

• Acontingency grant of INR 20,000 per fellowship holder per annum will beprovided to the host institute/laboratory in India for study toursundertaken within India in the interest of his/her research work and/orfor the purchase of study material. For a period less than one year,the grant is admissible on a pro rata basis.

• The cost of international travel (economy class and shortest route) will be met by TWAS.

• The fellowship holder should not take up other assignments during the period of his/her fellowship.

• The deadline for receipt of all requests is 31 August of each year.

Eligibility

To be eligible for these fellowships, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Maximum age 30 years.

• Minimum qualification requirement is a Master's degree in science or engineering or anequivalent degree.

• Candidates must be nationals of a developing country (other than India) and living there.

• Fellowshipsfor Ph.D will be awarded only to candidates who are already registeredfor Ph.D in a university in their home country or willing to registerin India.

Applications

Application form for download: DBT-TWAS Biotechnology Fellowships for Postgraduate Studies in India (75 K, includes list of biotechnology institutions in India).

This is a plain form, meant to be printed out and used as a standardpaper form. It may be filled in electronically only if the full(commercial) package of Adobe Acrobat is available because the (free)Adobe Acrobat Reader can only print this form. - NB: This document was not produced with a word processor, and is not available as a MS Word document.

A list of biotechnology institutes in India List_Biotechn_India.pdfis provided to help candidates in their choice of a suitable hostinstitution. However, candidates are free to choose an Indianbiotechnology institution that does not appear on the list.

Deadline for applications is 31 August of each year.

Completed forms should be sent to:

TWAS Fellowships Office
c/o The Abdus Salam Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
Strada Costiera 11
34014 Trieste, Italy
Phone: +39 040 2240314, +39 040 2240686
Fax: +39 040 224559
E-mail: fellowships@twas.org

IMPORTANT!Incomplete/unsigned applications will NOT be accepted. This alsoapplies to submissions by fax and electronic mail which must includeall enclosures and be signed (either digitally or by including ascanned signature).

Applications will ONLY be acknowledged when processed.

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