Summer Training: Indian Science Academies’ Summer Research Fellowship Programme for Students and Teachers 2010
Summer Training for Science Academies’ Summer Research Fellowship Programme for Students and Teachers 2010 (SRFP 2010). The three national Science Academies which offer several two-month Summer Fellowships to enable students/teachers to work with Fellows and other scientists associated with the three Academies during 2010.
- Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore
- The National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad
- Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi
Area of Work/Training:
- Agricultural Sciences
- Engineering incl. Computer Sci.
- Chemistry
- Life Sciences
- Mathematics
- Earth & Planetary Sci.
- Physics
Eligibility :
Applications are invited from interested students and teachers from all universities and colleges affiliated to UGC/AICTE/MCI/Accredited Institutions of State Universities for these Fellowships. (B.Sc, M.Sc, M.Tech, B.Tech etc)
Fellowship/Stipend/Salaray:
The selected students/teachers will be provided appropriate round trip train fare and a monthly fellowship to meet their living expenses at the place of work.
Applications and Selection Procedure:
The application should include a brief resume of the applicant (in the prescribed format), a one-page description of the planned activity, the guide with whom the applicant would like to work (please give names of at least three guides in order of preference) and the tentative dates of visit as convenient to the applicant. The plan of work should clearly state the specific experiment or theory that the applicant would like to work on and NOT a general description of the area. Student applicants should include a recommendation letter from a teacher (in the prescribed format) familiar with their work, in a sealed envelope. The candidate may work in consultation with the assigned guide for two months any time during the calendar year, preferably during the summer.
Applications should be submitted online through one of our websites (http://www.ias.ac.in/), (http://www.insaindia.org/) or (http://www.nasi.org.in/); however a copy of the application together with enclosures must be sent by post to
The Coordinator,
Science Education Programme,
Indian Academy of Sciences,
C.V. Raman Avenue,
Post Box No. 8005, Sadashivanagar P.O.,
Bangalore 560 080.
The registration number assigned soon after online submission must be quoted both in the hard copy of the application to be sent and in the letter of recommendation to be forwarded by the teacher in the case of student applicants.
Submission deadline: 31 December 2009
Important Information :
Check the website for list of those who have consented to guide students/teachers to work on short-term projects
Information of selection along with concurrence of the guide will be despatched by early March 2010.
All correspondence should be addressed to:
The Coordinator,
Science Education Programme,
Indian Academy of Sciences,
C.V. Raman Avenue, Post Box No. 8005,
Sadashivanagar Bangalore 560 080
Tel: (080) 2361 4592, (080) 2361 2546; Fax: (080) 2361 6094;
e-mail: sumfel@ias.ernet.in;
Website Details: http://www.ias.ac.in/