IUSSTF SERB Indo-US Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program 2015

Organization : Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) & Indo-US Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF)
Fellowship Name : SERB Indo-US Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program 2015
Applicable For : Indian Scientists & Technologists
Application Last Date : 31st December 2015

Website : https://iusstf.org/visitations-fellowships

SERB Indo-US Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program 2015:
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) (SERB website: serb.gov.in/) in partnership with the bi-national Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) (IUSSTF website:iusstf.org/) announces the SERB–Indo-US Postdoctoral Fellowships for Indian Researchers in USA as an initiative under the SERB Overseas Postdoctoral fellowship Scheme (SERB-OPDF) with the objective to build national capacity in frontier areas of Science and Engineering, which are of interest to India.

Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) and Indo-US Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF) are committed to the common goal of promoting science and technology through devised programs and to nurture contacts between scientists and technologists at an early career stage jointly launch the SERB-Indo US Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Indian Researchers. The objective of the SERB Indo-US Postdoctoral Fellowships for Indian Researchers is to introduce scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers to international collaborative research opportunities, thereby furthering their research capacity and global perspective and forging long-term relationships with scientists, technologists and engineers in USA.

These awards will provide an excellent opportunity to young Indian scientists and technologists of all disciplines, under the age of 35 years to interact with the U.S scientific community and get first-hand information of the developments taking place at the international level and to acquaint themselves with new scientific research methods and to collaborate in a larger research project. It will enable young Indian researchers to carry out a clearly defined research project at a place of their choice in U.S for a period of 12 months. The individual availing this fellowship would be called as an SERB-Indo-US Research Fellow.

Eligibility Criteria:
** PhD degree in Science and Engineering or Medicine not earlier than the preceding two years from recognized institutions in India. For researchers who are in a regular employment, the 2 year period may be relaxed; however the age should not exceed 35 years.
** Offer letter from the overseas US host institute.

Focus Areas:
Materials, Energy, Sustainable Chemistry, Quantum Computing and Spintronics, Complex systems, Theoretical Mathematical Science, Big Data, Mechanobiology / Physical Biology, Bio-energy, Genetic to Physiology, Mental Health, High Performance Computation in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics, Humanoid Robotics, Cognitive Science, Mechnotronics, Advanced Manufacturing, Cyber security, Encryption and decryption, Petroleum and Petro-Chemical Engineering, Science of Climate Change, Glaciology, Modeling, Imaging, Algorithms and Combinatorial Optimizations.

Place of work:
The fellow should be accepted and hosted by the U.S scientific/technological institution, which is internationally recognized as an outstanding institution where major work in the identified area is in progress. There should be willingness on the part of the U.S institution to accept and extend necessary support to the candidate for the research proposed during the Fellowship duration .

The candidate should himself/herself correspond with their proposed host institute in U.S for placement. Candidate is required to produce evidence, in the form of a letter of acceptance from the host U.S institute to be visited along with merits/uniqueness of that host institute in the proposed area of research.

Note:
The candidates who have availed any other overseas fellowship to USA for a period of more than three months through any Indian Government/public funding agency during last two years will not be considered for this fellowship.

Fellowship Includes:
** Monthly Stipend
** Contingency / Preparatory Allowances
** Return Air fare

Rules governing payment of salary, leave, medical, gratuity, GPF and pension etc. of the organization/ institution/ university to which the fellow belongs would continue to be applicable. No liability on any of these accounts will be borne by SERB/IUSSTF.

The candidate selected for the award of the SERB-Indo US Postdoctoral Fellowship Program should commence their research within six month period from the date of award announcement. Failure to do so would render the fellow to forfeit the Fellowship Award.

Fellowship Duration:
12 months, extendable to one more year subject to performance evaluation by SERB/IUSSTF

Application Guidelines:
** The application should be submitted in the prescribed format and fill-in the Summary of the Applicant.
** Application should not be more than 20 pages maximum including CVs .
** Application should be forwarded through the head of organization/ department where the candidate is employed.
** The application without the acceptance letter from host institute in USA would be extracted as incomplete.
** The applicants are encouraged to read the “Information Handbook” for the Guidelines governing the award.

Completed Application should be submitted electronically to:
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)

E-mail: fellowship@indousstf.org and fellowshipindous@gmail.com

The program is being administered in India by the bi-national Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF).

For immediate answers to your queries, please contact us at : fellowship@indousstf.org

Submission Last Date: 31st December 2015