Nominations
are invited for the 'Ramanujan Fellowships'
recently instituted by the Government of India.
The fellowship is meant for brilliant scientists
and engineers from all over the world to take
up scientific research positions in India, especially
those scientists who want to return to India from
abroad. The fellowships are scientist-specific
and very selective. The Ramanujan Fellows
could work in any of the scientific institutions
and universities in the country and they would
be eligible for receiving regular research grants
through the extramural funding schemes of various
S&T agencies of the Government of India.
SCOPE:
All
areas of science (in the broadest terms) will
be covered by this fellowship.
ELIGIBILITY
i) The fellowship is open to brilliant scientists and engineers from all over the world who are below the age
of 60 years.
ii) The applicant should possess a higher degree or equivalent, such as Ph.D. in Science/Engineering, Masters in Engineering or Technology/MD in Medicine, etc. and have adequate professional experience.
iii)These Fellowships are very selective and only those who have a proven/outstanding tract-record as evident from their research publications and recognitions would be eligible.
iv)The candidate has to opt for either this fellowship or his present position/fellowship, if any.
DURATION:
The duration of the fellowship will be initially
for five years.
NATURE
OF SUPPORT:
The value of the fellowship will be Rs. 75,000/- per month.
Each Fellow will, in addition, receive a contingency of Rs. 5.00 lakh per annum for conferences and other expenses.
The Ramanujan Fellows will be eligible for receiving regular research grants through the extramural funding
schemes of various S&T agencies of the Government of India.
.
METHODOLOGY FOR SELECTION
The scientists can choose to work at any S&T institution including University Departments or other academic
Institutions and National Laboratories in India, provided the Institution at which they wish to pursue research
is willing to provide the necessary R&D, administrative and basic infrastructural support to facilitate research.
The availability of Ramanujan Fellowships will be advertised by various academic and research Institutions
on their websites in order to receive applications from interested scientists and technologists. The Institutions will subsequently submit their recommended nominations to the Department of Science & Technology. Institutions may consider setting up appropriate mechanisms to scrutinize and recommend the nominations.
Individual scientists and technologists can also approach the institutions for hosting them for the Fellowship
and forwarding their nominations to DST for the Fellowship.
Selection of Ramanujan Fellows will be made periodically by an empowered Search-cum-Selection
Committee specially appointed for the purpose.
The nominations of scientists and technologists by the Institutions would be received throughout the year.
There is, thus, no last date for this scheme.
All nominations(original plus 4 photocopies)
may be sent to :
S
S Kohli
Scientist F
Department of Science & Technology
Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road
New Delhi 110 016.
Email :- sskohli@nic.in
Telephone : 011-26590499
