IIT Gandhinagar Early-Career Fellowship – Fellowship of Rs: 1,00,000 per month
IIT GANDHINAGAR Early-Career Fellowship
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 researcher and thought leader in their academic pursuits.
Who Should Apply?
The applicant should have successfully defended their PhD thesis from an Indian Institution/University on or after July 1, 2020. They should demonstrate
high quality research work, supported by scholarly publications. The candidates who have submitted their doctoral thesis are also welcome to apply.
FELLOWSHIP
• 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.
• The Fellowship is initially for one year, which can be extended up to two years if performance is outstanding.
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 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.
Deadline
November 30, 2021
APPLICATION FORM
Please apply online here
tiny.cc/IITGN-ECF2021
WEBSITE
www.iitgn.ac.in/research/early_career_fellowship
CONTACT
ecf@iitgn.ac.in
