Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme for PhD students in India 2020 (Fully Funded)

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Deadline:

31 July 2020

Location:

India

(Fully Funded)

Description

TWAS-SN Bose Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme

TWAS-SN Bose Posdoctoral Fellowships are tenable at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Science in Kolkata, India, for studies towards postdoctoral research in the physical sciences for a minimum period of six months to a maximum period of twelve months.

More Details

The S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Science in Kolkata, India, and TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences) have established a fellowship programme for foreign scholars from developing countries who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in physical sciences.

Opportunity Focus Areas:

Chemical Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
Physics

Required Languages

English

Eligible Countries

EGYPT, SYRIA, IRAQ, PALESTINE, JORDAN, LEBANON, TUNISIA, ALGERIA, MOROCCO, SUDAN, LIBYA, SAUDI ARABIA, EMIRATES, KUWAIT, QATAR, BAHRAIN, OMAN, YEMEN, SOMALIA, DJIBOUTI, MAURITANIA, TURKEY, IRAN, COMOROS, & OTHER COUNTRIES ARE NOT FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.

Program Period

Minimum of 6 and maximum of 12 months

Eligibility Requirements (Criteria)

Applicants for these fellowships must meet the following criteria:

Be a maximum age of 45 years on 31 December of the year of application.
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.
Be regularly employed in a developing country (other than India) and hold a research assignment there.
Hold a PhD degree in physics, mathematics or physical chemistry.
Be accepted by a department of the S.N. Bose National Centre.
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.

Opportunity Cost

(Fully Funded)

S.N. Bose will provide a monthly stipend to cover living costs and food.
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, medicines and/or hospitalization costs, if any, and only for costs incurred in Kolkata.

Notes:

The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency.
The reimbursement structure is along the lines of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) of the Government of India.
All SN Bose-TWAS fellows must have their own “Medical Insurance” before joining the programme to cover medical emergencies.

How to Apply

First Step: Applicants must submit an Acceptance Letter from a department of the S.N. Bose National Centre when applying, or by the deadline at the latest. Without preliminary acceptance the application will not be considered for selection.

Applicants must accompany their request for a preliminary acceptance letter with copy of their CV and a research proposal outline.
See sample preliminary acceptance letter.

Contact Details

TWAS Fellowships Office
ICTP campus, Strada Costiera 11
34151 Trieste, Italy
Tel: +39 040 2240 314
Fax: +39 040 2240 689
E-mail: fellowships@twas.org

S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
Dean (Academic Programme)
JD Block, Sector 3, Salt Lake City
Kolkata 700098, India
Tel: +91 33 2335 5706
Fax: +91 33 2335 3477
E-mail: deanap@bose.res.in, studentsprogramme@boson.bose.res.in

Second Step: Applications for the TWAS-SN Bose Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme can ONLY be submitted via the online portal.

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