‘Newton Bhabha Fund’ Invites Applications For PhD Placements; Details Here

The British Council, in partnership with the Departments of Science and Technology (DST) and BIOTECHNOLOGY (DBT), has invited applications for short term placements in the United Kingdom (UK) and Indian institutions between March 2020 and December 2020.

About the programme and objective:

The ‘Newton Bhabha Fund’ is offering the opportunity for the UK and Indian PhD scholars to spend a period of their study (up to two to four months) in Indian and UK higher educational institutions between March 2020 and December 2020.

The programme aims to:

Develop Individual capacity through international training and development opportunities.

 Increase the number of highly trained researchers in the UK and India with International experience, able to contribute to the absorptive capacity for research and innovation and thus bring about economic and social benefits.

Build cultural understanding and foster long-term sustainable research collaborations. Develop international joint training pathways.

Increase awareness of the research strengths of the UK and India.

Important dates:

Deadline for receipt of applications: October 08, 2019

Selection results to be announced on December 2019

Placements to take place between March 2020 and December 2020

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Scholarship: 

It includes visa fee, economy class international airfares and overseas medical insurance incurred by PhD scholars. Besides, it covers in-country costs including accommodation and stipend for PhD scholars.

Eligibility criteria:

In India, the scheme is open only to Indian scholars enrolled at public-funded Indian higher education institutions with the following criteria:

·       INSPIRE PhD senior Research Fellows (SRFs) of Batch 2016 are eligible to apply for a STEM and life sciences subjects.

·       PhD Scholars (other than INSPIRE Fellows) who have qualified through national level test and are pursuing PhD in mid-second or third year of Life Sciences are eligible to apply. The following national level tests are considered:  CSIR/UGC-NET, GATE, BET, ICMR-NET, ICAR-NET

·       PhD Scholars (other than INSPIRE and those applying for Life Sciences) pursuing PhD in second or third year from public-funded Indian HEIs, that submitted a response to British Council’s Expression of Interest (EOI) are eligible to apply.

How to apply:

The application should be submitted by PhD scholars with an endorsement from both the sending and receiving Head of Department (or equivalent) with the latter’s confirmation that they will host the PhD scholars; duration of the stay and level of bench fees if they charge (bench fees is applicable only for UK host universities).

Indian applicants apply https://britishcouncil-cxobw.formstack.com/forms/application_form_phd_placements_indiatouk_2019