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Monday, January 24, 2011

Sandwich PhD Fellowship - French Embassy in India

Overview

The Science and Technology Department of the French Embassy in India launched this Fellowship Programme in 2005 to develop and strengthen the Indo-French scientific cooperation.

The 2011 call for proposal focuses exclusively on three areas:

1. Water Sciences: submitted proposals are required to be multidisciplinary. Water sciences proposals must be related to water aspect in any field such as agriculture, climate change, conservation, technology & engineering, purification, supply of drinkable water, treatment & health, etc.

2. Mathematics: all fields of fundamental and applied mathematics are eligible.

3. Nanotechnologies: when nanoscience is applied to any field / domain.


This fellowship program is dedicated to highly qualified Indian Doctoral/PhD students, to offer them an excellent opportunity to establish relationships with France. Students can ask for up to 6 months fellowship in the three following areas: Water, Mathematics and Nanotechnologies.

Application requirements:

Eligibility:

Applicants must
- Have registered for PhD in a recognised Indian university / institute;
- Have published at least ONE peer-reviewed research article;
- Have a confirmed recommendation letter from French university / institute in predetermined format;
- Be at most 35 years.


Evaluation criteria:

- Excellence of the research project the student is involved in;
- Some achievements must be demonstrated in the application;
- Recommendation of Indian supervisor: commitment of Indian supervisor towards the student and her/his research project (time spent, scientific expertise and access to the facilities).

Target Group: Doctoral/ Ph.D. students
Fellowship grant: 767 €/month + travel + insurance

Guidelines for submission of documents by post (hardcopy)

**Last date of submission: 30th March 2011
**DO NOT Staple your documents

Send the following documents by post :
- Print version of online application form (after submission of online application form)
- Curriculum vitae
- Research plan ( 5-10 pages)
- List of publications
- Copies of Publications
- Reference letter from French host
- Reference letter from Scientific supervisor
- Copy of Ph.D. registration certificate (for sandwich PhD scholarship)
- Copy of Master degree certificate (preferably attested copies).
- Copy of Bachelor degree certificate (preferably attested copies).
- Two copies of photographs (write your name or application number behind each of photo)

Address your documents to

Sandwich PhD Fellowship Programme,
Science and Technology Service,
French Embassy in India,
2 Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi 110 011.

All applicants have to register online by following this link: CLICK HERE

Deadline for registration: 15 March 2011
Result announcement: 2 April 2011
Starting date of scholarship from: 1 May 2011 onwards

For any additional information on the Sandwich PhD fellowship, please write to

frenchscience.bangalore@gmail.com or french.info2006@gmail.com

http://www.frenchsciencetoday.org/images/stories/Documents/fellowship2011.pdf


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