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TWAS-SN BOSE POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME

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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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UNITED NATIONS AFRICAN POLICY INNOVATION FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline: midnight New York time on 20 June 2025.

LOCATION: USA

The United Nations African Policy Innovation Fellowship seeks to foster a generation of policymakers who are well-versed in policy analysis and implementation and deeply committed to advancing the values of inclusivity, transparency, and accountability. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants are expected to be current junior to mid-level civil servants in their home countries engaged in key ministries such as finance and planning, energy, agriculture, education, and homeland security. 

Applicants must have demonstrated work experience in research/analytical work in socio-economic and political development, trade and investment, natural resource management/law, regional integration, infrastructure development, including transportation, logistics, energy, governance, peace, and related areas in the context of Africa.

The fellowship programme is focused on policy research and analysis. Thus, applicants are expected to have strong analytical, research, data, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Applicants must have an advanced university degree (Master’s or doctorate, or their equivalents) linked to the area of specialization contained in their project proposals. A first-level university degree in combination with two years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of an advanced degree.

The maximum age limit is 40 years at the time of application.

Applicants must submit a supervisor’s endorsement letter confirming support and releasing the fellow for the in-person phase (see the sample letter on this page).

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in either language is required for the fellowship, and working knowledge of the other is an advantage.

BENEFIT:

Subject to satisfactory completion of the initial phase of the Fellowship and the issuance of an appropriate visa by the host country, an in-person component at UN Headquarters in New York is foreseen.

During this phase, Fellows will be supported with a return air ticket, a monthly stipend, and medical cover, subject to UN regulations. 

Note that the stipend is intended to support fellows in covering the costs of lodging, board and other essentials and is not intended as a salary or honorarium, or to support fellows’ expenses in their home countries.

Payment of the final monthly stipend is subject to the submission of all required documents for this phase of the fellowship.

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