Centre for International Co-operation in Science (CICS)
Chennai-600 025
Research Training Fellowship for Developing Country Scientists
(RTFDCS)
Call for Proposal
CICS strives to promote research linked training to bright and young researchers
and students from developing countries (other than India) to choose scientific
research for their career. CICS(formerly CCSTDS) has launched a RTF programme
in collaboration with Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.
This progamme is intended for developing country scientists (other than Indians)
who have aptitude for research and would be willing to work in an Indian research
laboratory and who wish to equip themselves with research and complementary
skills to improve their pursuit of Ph.D study or diversify their research capabilities.
This is facilitated through training for a period of 3 – 12 Months at Indian research/
academic institutions.
Objectives of the Fellowship Programme
The main objectives of the fellowship are to
Promote mobility of researchers between India and other developing countries
Enhance India’s attractiveness as a hub for international training
Develop research competencies of the developing country scientists through
structured training modules
Utilize the fellowship to seed long-term research collaboration
Who can apply
Candidates possessing Doctorate or Master’s Degree in Science or equivalent
degree in Engineering/ Medicine and allied disciplines from a developing
country(other than India) and of age up to 40 years
Candidates with aptitude for research and interested in acquiring expertise in
research related tools at Indian location.
Candidates preferably attached to a national research /academic institution in
their home country
Candidates possessing valid passport.
Fellowship Details
20 Fellowships per year will be supported. Each fellowship shall be for a minimum
of 3 months up to a maximum of 12 months. Fellowship will consist of the following:Return international air fare by shortest route and economy/excursion class
between place of work in their home country and place of work in India.
Boarding and lodging
One time Grant to support exposure to research related events within India and
access to scientific literature
Mode of soliciting application
Applications can be downloaded from CICS website ‘www.cics.tn.nic.in’. The
filled in application forms should be forwarded to the Honorary Director,
Centre for International Co-operation in Science(CICS), No: 2, Gandhi
Mandapam Road, Chennai 600 025, India (Fax: +91 44 24914543; email:
cics2010@vsnl.net;)
The closing date for submission of applications will be April 30 and October
31, each year.
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