2024 SN Bose PhD fellowships

• 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

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