Online applications are invited for the IIT Gandhinagar Early Career Fellowship 2023. The last date to apply is December 15, 2023.
About IITGN-ECF
The IIT Gandhinagar Early-Career Fellowship (IITGN-ECF) offers young scholars the opportunity to work on exciting challenges or research problems in a creative and interdisciplinary ecosystem. Fellows in the program will have access not only to their assigned department but to the entire research infrastructure and facility of the Institute, which prizes interdisciplinarity. This fellowship strives to empower exceptional researchers and thought leaders in their academic pursuits.
Fellowship Details
- The Early-Career Fellowship Programme invites applications from scholars with a consistently outstanding academic track record.
- Fellows are expected to pursue research with significant impact, expand their networks for collaborative research, student mentoring, external grant writing, engage in transformative projects and missions, pursue entrepreneurial endeavours, etc.
- Selected candidates will work with an IITGN faculty member on a well-identified research problem that leads to a significant research contribution through scholarly publications.
- They are also expected to guide student projects, conduct scholarly activities and attend international workshops.
- The Fellowship offers promising young scholars an opportunity to advance their scholarship and academic leadership with the aspiration of joining the top academic institutions in the country.
Who Should Apply?
- The fellowship is for applicants with aspirations for a career in academia.
- The applicants should have successfully defended the doctoral thesis from an institution in India or abroad on or after 1st January 2023 and their research work should be rated highly with supporting scholarly publications.
- Candidates who have already submitted their doctoral thesis or are planning to submit their thesis in the next couple of months are also welcome to apply.
- Indian Citizens or Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card holders are also eligible to apply.
Stipend and Allowances
- Fellowship of Rs 1,00,000 per month (Rs 90,000 plus Rs 10,000 HRA).
- Professional development grant of up to Rs 2 Lakh per year.
- Fellows can claim a travel reimbursement for up to INR 1.0 Lakh (if relocating from abroad) subject to the undertaking that the Fellow will be associated with IITGN for at least six months.
Duration
The Fellowship is initially for one year, which may be extended up to two years, upon satisfactory performance.
How to Apply?
Interested candidates can directly apply through this link.
Deadline
The last date to apply is December 15, 2023.
Contact Details
ecf[at]iitgn[dot]ac[dot]in
