ASEAN-India Research Training Fellowship (AI-RTF) 2020

To be eligible, an applicant must:

• Hold a nationality of any of the ASEAN Member State
• Possess at least a Masters degree in any Natural Sciences or an equivalent degree in Technology/ Engineering/ Medicine/ allied disciplines
• Be working/studying and/or affiliated to any national R&D or academic institution in his/her home ASEAN member country
• Not be more than 45 years of age as on date of submission of application
• Be fluent in the English language

Note: 

• The applicants who have already availed Research Training Fellowship(RTF) are not eligible to apply again.
• Indian nationals are not eligible for the fellowship.
• Applicants who have availed any fellowship scheme of Government of India during the last 5 years are not eligible to apply

A total of 50 fellows will be selected under this fellowship scheme. The fellowship includes the following benefits:

• All international travel-related expenses i.e. round trip international airfare by excursion/ economy class by the shortest route from the international airport in the home country of the applicant to the international airport nearest to the host institution in India; visa fees, overseas medical insurance etc
• A consolidated fellowship of INR 50,000 per month (non-taxable) for accommodation, meals and other miscellaneous
• A one-time grant of INR 40,000 for 6 months period for research contingency expenses, airport transfers, domestic travel (by road) for attending scientific/events and field-trips within India, and Institutional overhead charges at INR 2,500/- per month

For more information, click here.

• CV of Applicant
• CV of Indian host
• Copy of relevant pages of valid Passport
• A copy of the endorsement letter from present employer in the prescribed format
• A copy of the acceptance letter from any Indian scientist/ institution for hosting the applicant, if selected

Follow the steps below to apply:

Step 1: Click here to register. 
Step 2: Once registered, log in and fill all the mandatory fields.
Step 3: Upload the required documents. 
Step 4: Submit the application.