TWAS-DBT Scholarships for International Students
Postgraduate / PhD Scholarships
Fully Funded Scholarships for International Students
2021 / 2022 Scholarships in India
TWAS-DBT Scholarships 2021
The World Academy of Science (TWAS) and The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the Ministry of Science and Technology in India have established a fellowship/scholarship program for international students from developing countries who wish to pursue research towards a PhD/Postgraduate study in biotechnology. Applicants may be registered for a PhD degree in their home country, or may enroll in a PhD course at a host laboratory/institute in India.
Fields of Study / Subjects
Applicants can choose these fields for PhD degree:
- Agriculture Sciences
- Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
- Biological Systems and Organisms
- Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
- Chemical Sciences
Other latest Scholarships in India are also offered for different degrees and subjects all over the India.
Numbers of Scholarships
Many numbers of awards are offered every year for Postgraduate level by TWAS-DBT for developing countries.
Duration of Scholarships
The duration is up to 5 years for PhD/postgraduate
Scholarships Description / Details
Grants for applicants by the DBT:
- A monthly stipend to cover for living costs, food and health insurance
- The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency
- The scholarship holder will receive a house rent allowance
- The language of instruction is English
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants for these scholarships must meet the following criteria:
- Maximum age of 35 years on 31 December of the application year
- Have nationals of a developing country (other than India)
- Not have any visa for temporary or permanent residency in India or any developed country
- Have a Master’s or equivalent degree in science or engineering
- Be regularly employed in a developing country and hold a research assignment there
- For SANDWICH Scholarships: be registered PhD students in their home country and provide the “Registration and No Objection Certificate” from the HOME university
- For FULL-TIME Scholarships: be willing to register at a university in India.
- Be accepted at a biotechnology institution in India. B. Requests for acceptance must be directed to the chosen host institution(s), and NOT to DBT
- Show prove of proficiency in English, if medium of education was not English
- Show evidence that s/he will return to her/his home country on completion of the scholarship
- Applicants not take up other assignments during the period of her/his scholarship
- Financially responsible for any accompanying family members
- Applicants should be aware that they can apply for only one scholarship per year from among those offered by TWAS
How to Apply / Download Scholarships Form / Documents Required
To Apply for this Scholarship:
- Download application form from official website
- For SANDWICH Scholarships: (only if already registered for a PhD in the HOME country) applicants should ensure that the Vice-Chancellor or Registrar of the university sends a signed copy of the “Registration and No Objection Certificate” on institutional headed paper to TWAS
- Applicants should submit the Acceptance Letter from an Indian biotechnology institution to TWAS
- Applicants will have until the deadline to submit the Acceptance Letter to TWAS
- Reference letter
- Should you have applied to or availed any Indian scholarship (especially INSA JRD TATA and JNCASR-CICS) in the current or previous year this must be clearly specified in the application form
- Applications for the TWAS-DBT Postgraduate Scholarships Program should be sent to TWAS and CICS (by email)
Contact us:
- TWAS Fellowships Office
ICTP Campus, Strada Costiera 11
34151 Trieste, Italy
Phone: +39 040 2240-314
E-mail: fellowships@twas.org
Fax: +39 040 224559 - Centre for International Cooperation in Science (CICS)
(Mrs.) A. Amudeswari, Director
2, Gandhi Mandapam Road
Chennai 600 025, India
Phone: + 91 44 24430228, 24901367, 24419466
Fax: +91 44 24914543
E-mail: dircics@gmail.com
Last Date to Apply / Deadline: 31st August (Annual)
Official Website: Visit official website for further details
http://twas.org/opportunity/twas-dbt-postgraduate-fellowship-programme
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