IIT Gandhinagar has announced an ‘Early-Career Fellowship’ that will allow young scholars to access not only a department but the entire research infrastructure and facility of the institute. As part of this, the Fellow will get Rs 1,00,000 per month. Candidates can apply for the fellowship through the official website of IIT Gandhinagar iitgn.ac.in, the last date to apply is 30 April.
The fellowship is for applicants who want to make a career in academics. As part of the application process, “applicants must develop a research proposal in a prescribed format in collaboration with a faculty member at IITGN. The plan will outline their research and business objectives and should be supported by the proposed faculty colleague. Applicants are encouraged to contact the Faculty Associate directly,” the IIT Gandhinagar notification reads.
Applicants must have successfully defended a doctoral thesis from an institution in India or abroad on or after 1 January 2021 and their research work should be highly rated with support from scholarly publications. Candidates who have already submitted their doctoral thesis or are planning to submit their thesis in the next few months are also welcome to apply. Indian citizens or Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cardholders are eligible, the institute says.
Under this fellowship, fellows are expected to “dedicate themselves to work full-time towards their research goals in collaboration with a faculty member, and transfer them to another top academic institution after completing their tenure.” Must be willing to be involved,” the institute said.
Through this fellowship, the Fellow will work on a specific research project in collaboration with a faculty member, in addition to engaging in other scholarly activities. In addition, Fellows may be allowed to teach a course or guide undergraduate and postgraduate students after assessing their research results.
Selected candidates will get a grant of Rs. 1,00,000/- per month (Rs. 90,000/- and Rs. 10,000/- HRA). HRA is to be provided only if the partner is not availing any on-campus accommodation. In addition, they will get up to Rs 2 lakh per year which will support international travel to attend conferences, workshops, training programs, etc.
“In case of transfer from abroad, travel reimbursement for self, spouse and dependents, if any, for the cost of transportation of household goods subject to production of bills required for the journey up to a combined maximum limit of Rs 1 lakh. “
Fellows may submit individual proposals for financial assistance to conduct seminars, workshops and other scholarly activities. The fellowship will be awarded initially for one year. In case of outstanding performance, the fellowship may be extended for another one year (i.e., a total fellowship period of two years), the institute said.
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