DEVELOPING COUNTRY SCIENTISTS FellowShip of DST
Centre for Science & Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre)
DEVELOPING COUNTRY SCIENTISTS FellowShip of DST
RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRY SCIENTISTS
(RTF-DCS)
Programme Sponsored by:
Department of Science & Technology,
Ministry of Science & Technology
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRY SCIENTISTS (RTF-DCS)
As an instrument for the promotion of South-South Cooperation in Science and
Technology, the Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other
Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) had initiated a Fellowship scheme titled
‘Research Training Fellowship for Developing Country Scientists (RTF-DCS)’ in 2012,
which is sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of
India. The Fellowship aims at capacity building of young researchers of the developing
countries in science and technology by giving them opportunities to affiliate themselves
with premier academic and research institutions in India with full financial support including
their international travel, and local hospitality, etc. DEVELOPING COUNTRY SCIENTISTS FellowShip of DST
The NAM S&T Centre invites applications from the eligible scientists of the developing
countries for RTF-DCS for the financial year 2013–14 (April 2013 to March 2014).
Twenty (20) scientists and researchers from the NAM and other developing countries will
be selected under the RTF-DCS Scheme this year to get affiliated with Indian institutions.
Generally, maximum one Fellow will be selected from any particular country, but in
exceptional cases, this may be relaxed. DEVELOPING COUNTRY SCIENTISTS FellowShip of DST
The Fellowship will be for a period of six months, but some variation in the duration may be
allowed with prior approval of the NAM S&T Centre depending upon the actual requirement
of the research project as mutually agreed between the Fellow and the host institution.
India has a vast and excellent infrastructure for Education and Research in Science,
Technology and Engineering. There are ~45,000 Science Colleges, around 3400
Engineering & Technology Institutes, over 550 Universities, and an extensive network of
~2500 R&D Institutions, which are mostly Government supported and cover virtually every
branch and facet of science, technology and engineering. For this year, Fellowship will be
offered in the following broad disciplines:
1. Agricultural Sciences
2. Biological and Medical Sciences
3. Chemical Sciences
4. Physical Sciences and Mathematics
5. Earth Sciences
6. Engineering Sciences
7. Materials, Minerals and Metallurgy
8. Multi-disciplinary and Other Areas
A suggestive list of Indian institutions which may accept scientists to provide joint research
opportunity to the scientists of the developing countries under RTF-DCS along with the
areas of research offered by them is enclosed (Please see Para-3 under Section – VIII:
1. Applicant should possess at least a Master’s Degree in any Natural Science subject or
an equivalent degree in Engineering or Medicine and allied disciplines.
2. Applicant should be working in a National R&D or Academic Institution in his/her home
country. The application should be endorsed by the Head of his/her institution
confirming that if selected, he/she will be sanctioned leave for the Fellowship period
3. The upper age limit for the applicant is 40 years on the last date for submission of
application.
4. Researchers of Indian Nationality are not eligible for the Fellowship.
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