UGC Raman Fellowship for Post Doctoral Research

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UGC Raman Fellowship for Post Doctoral Research

Research Areas :
Renewable energy; Environment; Health; Food security; Information security; Urban Planning and Development
Level :
Post Doctoral Research
Fellowship Provided by :
UGC
Provided to :
Indian Scholars in USA

Raman Fellowships for Post Doctoral Research is provided by University Grand Commission for young Indian scholars to pursue their research in USA. The objective of the Fellowships is to provide the young Indian scholars an opportunity to have international collaborative research opportunities, training in advanced techniques and technologies in emerging fields, thereby furthering their research capacity and ability to contribute to higher education with global perspective and forging long-term relationships with distinguished experts in these fields in USA.

Research areas : Energy, especially renewable energy; Environment, especially climate change; Health, especially public health; Food security; Information security; Urban Planning and Development.

Provisions

The Fellowship is provided for 300 fellows for a minimum period of 6-months and maximum period of 12 months.

The Fellows will receive an amount of US $ 3000 per month plus one time personal contingency grant of up to a maximum of Rs 50,000/- for visa, airport transfer, medical insurance etc. Medical insurance expenses, visa fee, airport transfer charges will be met by the fellow from out of this personal contingency grant. For this purpose the Fellow will be entitled to avail one of the following grants :

Grant of $ 600 for fellowship period upto 6 months
Grant of $ 1200 for fellowship period beyond 6 months

Air-tickets for all the selected Fellow would be purchased by the respective university/institution by economy class for shortest route Directly By Air India and not by any other Airline from their place of work in India to the place of the American host institute and back. The actual ticket amount would be reimbursed by UGC to the institution for the same on submission of all relevant documents duly certified by the competent authority of the institution.

Eligibility:

The candidate must be a permanent teacher in a university/institution recognized by UGC under 2(f) and 12B of UGC Act.
The applicant should possess at least 60% marks or equivalent in the post-graduate degree.
The applicant should possess a Ph.D. degree in respective academic discipline (Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Science, Engineering, Technology, Agricultural Sciences) or MD/MS/Ph.D. in Medical Sciences.
The Applicant must provide proof of having carried out independent research work published in peer reviewed journals preferably indexed.

Age Limit: 40 years for General category and 45 years for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), SC/ST, Women & Physically Handicapped (as on 01st June)

The reservation will be available in accordance with the national norms, Govt. of India.

How to Apply :

Candidates can submit the application form in the prescribed format only by online mode through website www.ugc.ac.in/ramanpdf. They should download the submitted online application form and take print out and sent to the Section Officer, IC-Section, Room No. 508A, University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002 (India) along with relevant documents, duly forwarded by head of the institution.

Useful Contact

Section Officer
IC -Section
University Grants Commission
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
New Delhi-110 002 (India)
Phone No. 011 23604519
Email: ugcic2@gmail.com
Email: Contact I
Website: www.ugc.ac.in/ramanpdf

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post doctoral research fellowship , usa education

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