TWAS and Department of Biotechnology(DBT) of the
Ministry of Science and Technology offers Postdoctoral Fellowship
Programme for developing countries other than India in the field of
biotechnology. TWAS-DBT Postdoctoral Fellowships are tenable at key
biotechnology research institutions in India for a minimum period of 12 months
to a maximum period of 18 months. The application deadline
is 31st August of each year.
Ministry of Science and Technology offers Postdoctoral Fellowship
Programme for developing countries other than India in the field of
biotechnology. TWAS-DBT Postdoctoral Fellowships are tenable at key
biotechnology research institutions in India for a minimum period of 12 months
to a maximum period of 18 months. The application deadline
is 31st August of each year.
Study Subject(s): Fellowships are provided in the field of biotechnology.
Course Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing
postdoctoral research program.
Scholarship Provider: TWAS and Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of
the Ministry of Science and Technology
Scholarship can be taken at: India
Course Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing
postdoctoral research program.
Scholarship Provider: TWAS and Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of
the Ministry of Science and Technology
Scholarship can be taken at: India
Eligibility: Applicants for these fellowships must meet the following criteria:
-Be a maximum age of 45 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 PhD degree in bioscience or biotechnology.
-Be regularly employed in a developing country and hold a research assignment
there.
-Be accepted at a biotechnology institution in India (see sample
Acceptance Letter included in the application form).
-Provide evidence of proficiency in English.
-Be a maximum age of 45 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 PhD degree in bioscience or biotechnology.
-Be regularly employed in a developing country and hold a research assignment
there.
-Be accepted at a biotechnology institution in India (see sample
Acceptance Letter included in the application form).
-Provide evidence of proficiency in English.
Scholarship Open for International Students: The students of developing countries (other than
India) (Afghanistan, Gambia, Mozambique, Bangladesh, The Guinea, Myanmar,
Benin, Guinea-Bisau, Nepal, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Niger, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda,
Cambodia, Korea, Dem Rep., Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Kyrgyz
Republic, Somalia, Liberia, Tajikistan, Comoros, Madagascar, Tanzania, Malawi,
Togo, Congo, Dem. Rep, Eritrea, Mali, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Zimbabwe,
Albania, Indonesia, Samoa, Armenia, India, São Tomé and Principe, Belize, Iraq,
Senegal, Bhutan, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Bolivia, Kosovo, South Sudan,
Cameroon, Lao PDR, Sri Lanka, Cape Verde, Lesotho, Sudan, Congo, Rep., Marshall
Islands, Swaziland, Côte d’Ivoire, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Syrian Arab Republic,
Djibouti, Moldova, Timor-Leste, Egypt, Arab Rep., Mongolia, Tonga, El Salvador,
Morocco, Ukraine, Fiji, Nicaragua, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Nigeria, Vanuatu,
Ghana, Pakistan, Vietnam, Guatemala, Papua New Guinea, West Bank and Gaza,
Guyana, Paraguay, Yemen, Rep., Honduras, Philippines, Zambia, Angola, Ecuador,
Palau, Algeria, Gabon, Panama, American Samoa, Grenada, Peru, Antigua and
Barbuda, Iran, Islamic Rep., Romania, Argentina, Jamaica, Russian Federation,
Azerbaijan, Jordan, Serbia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Latvia, South Africa, Botswana, Lebanon, St. Lucia, Brazil, Libya,
St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Suriname, Chile,
Macedonia, FYR, Thailand, China, Malaysia, Tunisia, Colombia, Maldives, Turkey,
Costa Rica, Mauritius, Turkmenistan, Cuba, Mexico, Tuvalu, Dominica, Montenegro
and Uruguay) can apply for these scholarships.
India) (Afghanistan, Gambia, Mozambique, Bangladesh, The Guinea, Myanmar,
Benin, Guinea-Bisau, Nepal, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Niger, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda,
Cambodia, Korea, Dem Rep., Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Kyrgyz
Republic, Somalia, Liberia, Tajikistan, Comoros, Madagascar, Tanzania, Malawi,
Togo, Congo, Dem. Rep, Eritrea, Mali, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Zimbabwe,
Albania, Indonesia, Samoa, Armenia, India, São Tomé and Principe, Belize, Iraq,
Senegal, Bhutan, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Bolivia, Kosovo, South Sudan,
Cameroon, Lao PDR, Sri Lanka, Cape Verde, Lesotho, Sudan, Congo, Rep., Marshall
Islands, Swaziland, Côte d’Ivoire, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Syrian Arab Republic,
Djibouti, Moldova, Timor-Leste, Egypt, Arab Rep., Mongolia, Tonga, El Salvador,
Morocco, Ukraine, Fiji, Nicaragua, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Nigeria, Vanuatu,
Ghana, Pakistan, Vietnam, Guatemala, Papua New Guinea, West Bank and Gaza,
Guyana, Paraguay, Yemen, Rep., Honduras, Philippines, Zambia, Angola, Ecuador,
Palau, Algeria, Gabon, Panama, American Samoa, Grenada, Peru, Antigua and
Barbuda, Iran, Islamic Rep., Romania, Argentina, Jamaica, Russian Federation,
Azerbaijan, Jordan, Serbia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Latvia, South Africa, Botswana, Lebanon, St. Lucia, Brazil, Libya,
St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Suriname, Chile,
Macedonia, FYR, Thailand, China, Malaysia, Tunisia, Colombia, Maldives, Turkey,
Costa Rica, Mauritius, Turkmenistan, Cuba, Mexico, Tuvalu, Dominica, Montenegro
and Uruguay) can apply for these scholarships.
Scholarship Description: For young scientists from developing countries (other than India)
who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in biotechnology at key biotechnology
research institutions in India through the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of
the Ministry of Science and Technology, India. Deadline: 31 August. Each
year, the TWAS Fellowship Programmes, which operate under agreements with
governments and national organizations in developing countries, offer a number
of fellowships to young scientists from developing countries to carry out
postdoctoral research in developing countries other than their own. Women
scientists are especially encouraged to apply.
who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in biotechnology at key biotechnology
research institutions in India through the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of
the Ministry of Science and Technology, India. Deadline: 31 August. Each
year, the TWAS Fellowship Programmes, which operate under agreements with
governments and national organizations in developing countries, offer a number
of fellowships to young scientists from developing countries to carry out
postdoctoral research in developing countries other than their own. Women
scientists are especially encouraged to apply.
Duration of award(s): TWAS-DBT Postdoctoral Fellowships are tenable at key biotechnology
research institutions in India for a minimum period of 12 months to a maximum
period of 18 months.
research institutions in India for a minimum period of 12 months to a maximum
period of 18 months.
What does it cover? –TWAS-DBT Postdoctoral Fellowships are tenable at key biotechnology
research institutions in India for a minimum period of 12 months to a maximum
period of 18 months.
-To help candidates in their choice of a suitable host institution a list of
biotechnology institutes in India is available
here: List_Biotechn_India.pdf. However, candidates are free to choose an
Indian biotechnology institution that does not appear on the list.
-DBT 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, the fellowship holder will receive a house rent allowance.
-The language of instruction is English.
research institutions in India for a minimum period of 12 months to a maximum
period of 18 months.
-To help candidates in their choice of a suitable host institution a list of
biotechnology institutes in India is available
here: List_Biotechn_India.pdf. However, candidates are free to choose an
Indian biotechnology institution that does not appear on the list.
-DBT 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, the fellowship holder will receive a house rent allowance.
-The language of instruction is English.
Notification: Applications will be acknowledged once they have been
processed. Successful candidates will be notified by February of the year
following the application.
processed. Successful candidates will be notified by February of the year
following the application.
How to Apply: –Applicants should submit the Acceptance Letter from an Indian
biotechnology institution to TWAS when applying or by the deadline at the
latest. Applicants will have until the deadline to submit the Acceptance Letter
to TWAS. Without preliminary acceptance, the application will not be
considered for selection.
-Reference letters: Referees must send signed letters as attachments via e-mail
directly to TWAS. The subject line must contain: DBT/PDoc/ candidate’s surname.
Alternatively, letters should be sent by post in sealed envelopes.
-Applications for the TWAS-DBT Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme should be sent
to TWAS and CICS (by post, fax or email).
biotechnology institution to TWAS when applying or by the deadline at the
latest. Applicants will have until the deadline to submit the Acceptance Letter
to TWAS. Without preliminary acceptance, the application will not be
considered for selection.
-Reference letters: Referees must send signed letters as attachments via e-mail
directly to TWAS. The subject line must contain: DBT/PDoc/ candidate’s surname.
Alternatively, letters should be sent by post in sealed envelopes.
-Applications for the TWAS-DBT Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme should be sent
to TWAS and CICS (by post, fax or email).
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 31st August of each year.