TWAS - CSIR (The World Academy of Sciences - Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Postgraduate Fellowship Programme

must meet the following criteria:

• be a maximum age of 35 years on 31 December of the application year;
• be nationals of a developing country (other than India);
• must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in India or any developed country;
• hold a Master's degree in science and technology;
• full-time fellowships: be willing to register at a university in India within the first year, if agreed to by CSIR;
• be accepted at a CSIR laboratory/institution and provide an official acceptance letter from the host institution. NB: Requests for acceptance must be directed to the chosen CSIR host institution(s), with copy to the CSIR contact person. This will allow CSIR to monitor requests and offer support or assistance in finding a suitable host institution, if necessary;
• provide evidence of proficiency in English, if medium of education was not English;
• provide evidence that he/she will return to his/her home country on completion of the fellowship;
• not take up other assignments during the period of his/her fellowship;
• be financially responsible for any accompanying family members.

Grant information:

• Full-time fellowships may be granted for up to 4 years.
• CSIR will provide a monthly stipend to cover for living costs, food and health insurance. The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency. In addition, fellowship awardees are entitled to subsidized accommodation.

Purposes: PhD studies for scientists from developing countries, and especially the Least Developed Countries, in India to help build a foundation for scientific strength and human prosperity.

Programmes: PhD studies in science and technology, medical and health sciences incl. neurosciences, astronomy, space and earth sciences

Countries of origin: https://twas.org/developing-countries-south

TWAS is a programme unit of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Italian Government.

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• Applicants are encouraged to apply for the preliminary acceptance letter as early as possible, even before the opening date of the call. Keeping in mind that only acceptance letters dated the same year as the year of application are eligible.
• Applicants should submit the acceptance letter from a CSIR institution to CSIR and TWAS when applying or by the deadline at the latest. Without preliminary acceptance, the application will not be considered for selection.
• Applications for the TWAS-CSIR Postgraduate Fellowship Programme can only be submitted to TWAS via the online portal and copy of the submitted application must be sent to CSIR by email.
• Please be advised that applicants may apply for only one TWAS programme per calendar.