Application Deadline: 22 September 2025
LOCATION: India
TWAS and the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences in Kolkata, India, offer fellowships to young foreign scientists from developing countries who wish to pursue research towards a PhD in physical sciences. Applicants are encouraged to apply for the preliminary acceptance letter as early as possible, even before the opening date of the call. Keep in mind that only Acceptance letters dated the same year as the year of application are eligible.
ELIGIBILITY:
Candidates for these fellowships 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 Masters Degree in Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Mathematics. S/he must have completed at least a total 5 years of undergraduate and postgraduate studies in a recognized university or institute.
be accepted by a department of the S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences. Prospective applicants are advised to visit the Centre’s website www.bose.res.in and seek to find a potential supervisor under whom they would like to pursue their research and contact them.
Requests for acceptance must be directed to the Dean (Academic Programme), S. N. Bose National Centre for Sciences by e-mail (deanap@bose.res.in). In contacting the Dean (Academic Programme), applicants must fill out the “SNB FORM” (that can be downloaded below) and request for an Acceptance Letter with copy of their CV.
provide evidence of proficiency in English, if medium of education was not English;
provide evidence that s/he will return to her/his home country on completion of the fellowship;
not take up other assignments during the period of her/his fellowship;
be financially responsible for any accompanying family members.
Relevant deadlines to apply:
Deadline to apply for a Preliminary Acceptance Letter to SN Bose Center: 16 August 2025.
Last date of issuance of Preliminary Acceptance Letters by SN Bose Center: 31 August 2025.
Deadline to submit the application form and all required documents to TWAS via TWAS online portal: 22 September 2025 (midnight CEST time).
BENEFIT:
S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences will provide a monthly stipend to cover living costs and food. The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency. Free on-campus accommodation will be provided. The monthly stipend does not cover comprehensive health insurance. The center does, however, deduct a small contribution towards a Contributory Medical Scheme. The benefits are partial reimbursement of doctor’s fees and medicine costs, if any, and only for costs incurred at Kolkata. The reimbursement structure is at par with the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) of the Government of India.
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