CII Prime Ministers Fellowship Scheme for Doctoral Research 2013

Science and Engineering Research Board

Dept of Science and Technology, Govt of India

Confederation of Indian Industry

Prime Minister’s Fellowship Scheme for Doctoral Research

In the year of Science, to attract talent for Doctoral Research and to boost industrial research by academic institutions, the government and industry have jointly developed a scheme to provide double scholarships to Ph.D fellows
Applications are invited from already registered Ph.D fellows for academic year 2012 in areas of research of Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture and Medicine from any recognized Indian university or Institute or research laboratory in India for award of Prime Minister’s Fellowship for Doctoral Research for a maximum period of four years to do research on industry-relevant topics leading to awarding of Ph.D degree
Application format and necessary documents required are available on the website www.cii.in
Fellowships: 100 fellowships
Duration: Maximum four years
Fellowship Amount: The total fellowship amount will be Rs 6 lakh per annum for a maximum period of four years
50% of this amount will come from SERB (being equivalent to the prevailing Govt norms for JRF/SRF of maximum Rs 3 lakh per annum and will be revised as per Govt rule time to time)
Rest 50% (matching equivalent of SERB component) will come from a sponsoring company on behalf of CII
Research Area: STEAM, (Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture and Medicine)
Eligibility: Only those who have already registered for Ph.D in 2012 in any recognised university or institution of national importance in above areas of research will be eligible to apply
The registered Ph.D fellows should have already identified a broad area of research which has practical relevance and industrial application
They should also have identified an industry partner who is willing to sponsor their research
The candidate and the proposed research topic should qualify on criteria of excellence and relevance
The candidate should have proven outstanding track record
The candidate should be willing to work in/with industry on specific projects
Application Procedure: Applications will be submitted online
A Joint Committee of SERB and CII, to be called Apex Council, will conduct transparent selection and monitoring of projects
Last date for submission of applications is 10th December, 2012

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