Organisation : Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute
Fellowship Name : Shastri Research Student Fellowship SRSF 2019-20
Applicable For : Bachelor, Masters, M. Phil, Doctoral Students
Applicable State/UTs : All Over India
Last Date : 17.12.2019
Website : http://www.shastriinstitute.org/
Shastri Research Student Fellowship
Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute is pleased to announce a call for Applications for Shastri Research Student Fellowship (SRSF) for Bachelor, Masters, M. Phil, doctoral students and post-doctoral scholars enrolled in degree programmes in recognised Indian & Canadian Universities.
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Fellowship For Doctoral Students
Doctoral fellowship will be awarded to the students enrolled in Doctoral programmes in India or Canada with a significant focus on India/Canada, to enable them to access relevant research material as well as conduct research in India/Canada which will subsequently help them to get their degree.
Eligibility
** Doctoral students must be registered/admitted for full-time PhD in an Indian/Canadian university
** Applicant’s synopsis should have been approved by competent authority before the last date of submission of application with SICI.
** The applicant’s university/institution must be from member institutions of SICI.
Apply Online : https://www.sicigms.org/login
Application Requirements
** Complete application form along with all required documents at GMS Portal.
** Doctoral fellow should obtain ‘Supervisor authorization’ from his/her supervisor/research guide before applying.
** Applicants should provide two reference letters of which one of the letters must be from their thesis supervisor/HoD.
** A letter of invitation/affiliation from the host faculty is must and the affiliate should be from member institution of Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute.
** The applicant should possess proficiency in oral and written English, and should preferably be in the age group of 21-35 years.
** The applicant should request his/her supervisor to declare in the reference letter that synopsis of his/her thesis has been approved and also indicate the stage of research. Research at the advanced stage of submission will not be eligible for the award.
** Certificate of Ethical Approval (if applicable).
** Copy of the Passport.
** Incomplete applications will not be entertained
** In case the applicant is employed then Employer’s endorsement is must for application submission.
Fellowship For Post-Doctoral Student
Post doctoral fellowship will be awarded to scholars from India and Canada who have been awarded a Ph.D. degree and wish to pursue further research in India/Canada.
The applicants are required to apply for this fellowship within five years of being awarded the PhD degree.
Eligibility
** The applicant must have a doctoral degree awarded by Indian or Canadian University/ institution.
** An applicant must be registered as post doctoral fellow with member Institution of SICI.
** Upon doctoral degree award one can apply and applications must be made within five years of receiving a doctoral degree.
Application Requirements
** Complete application form along with all required documents at GMS Portal.
** Proof of Post-doctoral need to be submitted along with the application form or applicant’s admission to Post doctoral fellowship should have been approved at the time of submitting application;
** Letter of invitation/affiliation from the host faculty is must and the affiliate should be from member institution of Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute;
** Minimum of two reference/support letters to be provided towards your candidature for the award
** Employer’s endorsement’ letter from head of the department/Institution/ with the application;
** The applicant should be proficiency in oral and written English, and should preferably be in the age group of 30-45 years;
** Certificate of Ethical Approval (if applicable).
** Copy of the Passport.
** Incomplete applications will not be entertained
Fellowship Package
The fellowship package will cover-
** Economy class airfare from the place of origin to the place of affiliation in the most direct route
** Visa /Compliance fee
** Overseas insurance
** Research allowance ( applicable to doctoral candidates only and inclusive in stipend)
Instructions
** All the Grants/Fellowships will be subject to receipt of funds from MHRD, Govt. of India.
** *Shastri Institute reserves the right to change Fellowship amount and number of awards.
** In case the applicant faces trouble in registration or uploading file on the GMS , please write to us at siciapplications [AT] sici.org.in
** The maximum limit to upload individual file on GMS Portal is 1 MB. Kindly compress your files if exceeding 1 MB size.
** Canvassing in any form will result in disqualification.
** The decision of Adjudicators with respect to awards will be considered as Final decision.
Application Deadline
Last date to submit Shastri Research Student Fellowship is December 17, 2019 by 5:00pm (IST).