Scholarships and Fellowships for Indian Students

Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) a joint initiative between the Indian (Department of Science and Technology) and Australian (Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Governments. The AISRF supports Indian researchers to collaborate with Australian partners on leading edge science and technology (S&T) in order to contribute to India’s economic, social and environmental wellbeing.

The priority areas of research for Round Five of the Indo- Australian S&T Fund are:

· Agricultural Research;

· Astronomy and Astrophysics;

· Environment Sciences (including climate change research);

· Micro-electronics Devices and Materials;

· Nanotechnology;

· Renewable Energy;

· Marine Sciences;

· Earth Sciences; and

· Information and Communication Technology.

ELIGIBILITY

Seek support for a bilateral collaborative research project or workshop in one of the priority areas of research;

Have obtained the agreement of their proposed Australian research partner to undertake the project activities;

Be one of the following ‘eligible organisations’ (or a consortium of eligible organisations):

Education institution;

UGC recognized Universities/ Deemed Universities

Academic Institutes and National Research & Development Laboratories/Institutes

Public sector research agency; or

Private, not for profit, research organisation

Address each of the Assessment Criteria

Seek funding for eligible expenses; and

Not seek funding for activities funded under another Indian Government program.

Eligible activities and expenses

Under the Indo-Australian S&T Fund, the Indian Government will support the direct costs of bilateral collaborative research projects or workshops in one of the priority areas of research.

Indian side will provide for the following expenses:

International economy excursion class return airfares for Indian researchers travelling to Australia to participate in collaborative research projects and workshops.

Living expenses, including accommodation and meals, for Australian researchers travelling to India to participate in collaborative research projects and workshops.

Indian side will contribute a maximum of Indian Rs. 1000/ per person per day or Indian Rs. 25,000/- per person per month whichever is the lesser amount and Guest House

Accommodation Charges

Manpower-Salaries and on-costs for Indian researchers are as per DST norms.

Projects may range from short bilateral collaborations to more complex projects spanning up to 3 Years

Submitting an application

Applicants for funding should submit this completed application form and all

relevant, clearly labelled attachments in a single email in one MS word file( file name must indicate applicant name and area code) with to the email address:nvasishta@nic.in.An email acknowledging receipt of the application will be provided to the applicant.

Applications will only be accepted during 20th September, 2010 to 15th November, 2010. Three hard copies are to be sent to

Dr. Naveen Vasishta, Scientist , International Division

Department of Science & Technology,

Government of India, Technology Bhavan,

New Mehrauli Road,

New Delhi 110016.

More information can be got from http://www.dst.gov.in/whats_new/whats_new10/cop_Indo_Australia_corrected.pdf

Department of Chemical Engineering at National Institute Of Technology Karnataka, Mangalore invites applications for Senior Research Fellow(SRF) on plain paper with complete biodata (with passport size photograph) along with attested photocopies of candidate’s professional and academic certificates from Indian nationals to work in the DBT sponsored research project on “Development of Aqueous Two Phase Systems (ATP’s) for the Separation of a Lactalbumin (a La) and b Lactoglobulin (b Lg) from Whey for Large Scale Commercial Applications” for a period of Three years.

Minimum Qualification : M.E./M.Tech. Degree in Chemical Engineering/ Chemical Plant Design/ Industrial Biotechnology.

Fellowship : 18,000 + 10% HRA

Upper Age Limit : 28 Years

Send bio-data to:

Dr. I.Regupathi

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering,

Department of Chemical Engineering,

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal,

Srinivasnagar, Mangalore – 575025,

Karnataka State, India.

Tele #: +91(824)2474000 Ext: 3609;

Email: regupathi@nitk.ac.in

Applications complete in all respects should be sent to the Principal Investigator on or before 29/10/2010 through speed post only.

For more details visit www.nitk.ac.in

Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bangalore offers exciting opportunities for pursuing advanced scientific research in frontier areas of vibrational spectroscopy (Raman and IR spectroscopy).Candidates can carry out a research project on Laser Raman Spectroscopy. Specific responsibilities would include either developing Raman spectroscopy instrumentation or working on the applications of spectroscopy.

Desired qualification for Postdoctoral Scholar: PhD in Physics / PhysicalChemistry/ Chemistry.

Salary as per DST guidelines.

Interested candidates may send CV to (email preferable)

Prof.Siva Umapathy

Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore – 560 012

Email: umapathy@ipc.iisc.ernet.in

Application deadline: 30th November 2010

Read more: http://ipc.iisc.ernet.in/~umalab/toppage2.html

This scheme supports excellent scientists who wish to undertake high-quality research and to establish themselves as independent researchers in an academic institution in India.

The fellowship is for five years.

Eligibility

Applicants should normally have between normally have between four to seven years research experience at a postdoctoral equivalent research experience. It is not essential for medical or veterinary degree holders to have a PhD.

Candidates need not be Indian nationals but must already be pursuing or intending to pursue an academic research career in India.

The candidate must have a eligible sponsoring host institution in India and a sponsor who will guarantee space and facilities. The  sponsor must hold an established post at the host institution.

As the India Alliance does not permit Fellows to overlap their India Alliance Fellowship with any other national or international Fellowship the candidate must choose between the current Fellowship and the India Alliance Fellowship if holding any other Fellowship.

Application process

The cndidate should complete and submit a preliminary application form by the published deadline.

Completed preliminary application forms should be sent to info@wellcomedbt.org.

Preliminary application will normally be assessed within one month of the submission deadline.

If successful, you will be invited to submit a full application.

Full applications are considered once a year by the appropriate Selection Committee. If successful, you will be short-listed for interview.

The Intermediate Fellow’s salary is Rs 50,000 per month+Overhead charges +Work outside host institution (if applicable)

Preliminary application deadline: 3 November 2010

Invited full application deadline: Early Jan 2011

Further details will be obtained from info@wellcomedbt.org