ASEAN-INDIA RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP (AI-RTF)

India and ASEAN started the scheme ASEAN-India Research Training Fellowship (AIRTF) Scheme for ASEAN young researchers to work at any of the Indian research/ academic Institution. The purpose is to support and facilitate mobility among young talented researchers of ASEAN MS.

Nationality: student from one of the ASEAN countries

Where: any of the Indian research academic Institution

Fellowship support: full financial assistance including travel expenses; a consolidated fellowship amount for accommodation, mean and so on; one time grant for 6 months period for research contingency expenses, airport transfers, domestic travel (by road) for attending scientific /events and field-trips within India, and Institutional

Number of fellowships: 50 (5 from each ASEAN country)

Duration: 2 to 6 months

Available areas:

• Agricultural Sciences
• Biological and Medical Sciences
• Chemical Sciences & Engineering
• Computer Science & Engineering
• Physical Sciences and Mathematics
• Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
• Engineering Sciences
• Materials, Minerals and Metallurgy
• Science Policy / IPR Management / Technology Transfer & Commercialisation
• Other multi-disciplinary areas of Science, Technology and Innovation in alignment with APASTI.

Eligibility:

To be eligible, you need to:

• Come from one of the ASEAN countries
• Obtain at minimum as a Masters Degree in any Natural Sciences or an equivalent degree in Technology / Engineering / Medicine / allied disciplines
• Meet the age limit – the upper age limit for the applicant is 45 years old
• Possess fluent English

How to apply: submit online

Deadline:  no specific deadline for submitting the applications – applications can be submitted at any time during the year

Official website