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TWAS-SN BOSE POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME

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Application Deadline: 01 July 2024

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

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.

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 Centre does however deduct a small contribution towards a Contributory Medical Scheme. The benefits are partial reimbursement of doctor’s fees, 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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ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT FOUNDATION: HUMBOLDT RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS FOR POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS AT UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

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Application Deadline: 31 December 2024

LOCATION: Germany

The Humboldt Research Fellowships for Postdoctoral Researchers enable highly-qualified scientists and scholars who are embarking on their academic careers and who completed their doctorates less than four years ago to spend extended periods of research in Germany. Scientists and scholars from all disciplines and countries may apply and applications can be submitted at any time.

ELIGIBILITY:

Australian / domestic student/International student

Have a doctorate or comparable academic degree (Ph.D., C.Sc. or equivalent) completed less than four years prior to the date of application. Candidates who have nearly completed their doctoral degrees are eligible to apply provided that they submit the manuscript of their dissertation or publications containing the results of their dissertation.

Eligible applicants must have lived outside Germany for a minimum of 12 months in total in the 18-month period prior to submission of the application. Potential applicants who have been in Germany for more than 6 months at the time of application are not eligible to apply.

Please see the Humboldt Research Fellowships for Postdoctoral Researchers website for further details.

BENEFIT:

$25,000 – $105,000
Number of scholarships awarded: At least 500, apply any time all year

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