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2024 SN Bose PhD fellowships
TWAS-SN Bose Postgraduate Fellowship Programme
TWAS and the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences in Kolkata, India, offer fellowships to young foreign
scientists from developing countries who wish to pursue research towards a PhD in physical sciences
General Information
Partner Organizations: S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
Eligible nationalities: Developing countries in the South
Host countries: India
Level: PhD
Minimum degree held : MSc
Duration: 5 years
Fields: Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physics
Age limit: 35
Sandwich option: YES
Deadline: 01/07/2024
Programme Details
- TWAS-SN Bose Postgraduate Fellowships are available at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences in Kolkata, India, for studies leading towards a PhD degree in one of the fields of natural sciences or life sciences for four years, with the possibility of a one-year extension.
Eligibility
Candidates for these fellowships must meet the following criteria:
- Be a maximum age of 35 years on 31 December of the application year;
- Be nationals of a developing country (other than India);
- Must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in India or any developed country;
- Hold a Masters Degree in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, or Mathematics. S/he must have completed at least a total of 5 years of undergraduate and postgraduate studies at a recognized university or institute.
- Be accepted by a department of the S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences. Prospective applicants are advised to visit the center’s website, www.bose.res.in and seek to find a potential supervisor under whom they would like to pursue their research and contact them.
- Requests for acceptance must be directed to the Dean (Academic Programme), S. N. Bose National Centre for Sciences, by e-mail (deanap@bose.res.in). In contacting the Dean (Academic Programme), applicants must fill out the “SNB FORM” (that can be downloaded below) and request an acceptance letter with a copy of their CV.
- Provide evidence of proficiency in English, if medium of education was not English;
- Provide evidence that s/he will return to her/his home country on completion of the fellowship;
- Not take up other assignments during the period of her/his fellowship;
- Be financially responsible for any accompanying family members
