TWAS-DBT Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme

  • TWAS-DBT Postdoctoral

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the Ministry of Science and Technology in India, and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) established a postdoctoral fellowship programme for foreign scholars from developing countries who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in biotechnology. 

Applicants are encouraged to apply for the preliminary acceptance letter as early as possible, even before the opening date of the call. Keeping in mind that only Acceptance letters dated the same year as the year of application are eligible.

Programme Details

  • TWAS-DBT Postdoctoral Fellowships are tenable at key biotechnology research institutions in India.
  • To help candidates in their choice of a suitable host institution a list of biotechnology institutes in India is available here: List_Biotechn_India.pdf. However, candidates are free to choose an Indian biotechnology institution that does not appear on the list.
  • The language of instruction is English.

Eligibility

  • Be a maximum age of 45 years on 31 December of the application year.
  • Be nationals of a developing country (other than India).
  • Must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in India or any developed country.
  • Hold a PhD degree in bioscience or biotechnology.
  • Be regularly employed in a developing country and hold a research assignment there.
  • Be accepted at a biotechnology institution in India.
  • Provide a research proposal outline based on the format of the sample.
  • Provide evidence of proficiency in English, if medium of education was not English;
  • Provide evidence that s/he will return to her/his home country on completion of the fellowship;
  • Not take up other assignments during the period of her/his fellowship;
  • Be financially responsible for any accompanying family members.

Funding details:

  • DBT will provide a monthly stipend to cover for living costs, food and health insurance. The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency. In addition, the fellowship holder will receive a house rent allowance.
  • Funding may be granted for a minimum period of 12 months to a maximum period of 18 months. 

​​​Read more here

Application deadline September 15, 2022.

  • TWAS-DBT Postdoctoral
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