ASEAN-INDIA Research Training Fellowship (AIRTF)

7 July 2021

The ASEAN-India Research Training Fellowship (AIRTF) Scheme is a flagship funding program started by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India under the ASEAN India Science and Technology Development Fund (AISTDF), with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), as their implementation partner to support ASEAN young researchers to work at any of the Indian research/academic Institution.

Deadline:        30 September 2021 (till 5:00 PM (IST))

Theme:           
• Agricultural Sciences
• Biological and Medical Sciences
• Chemical Sciences & Engineering
• Computer Science & Engineering
• Physical Sciences and Mathematics
• Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
• Engineering Sciences
• Materials, Minerals and Metallurgy
• Science Policy / IPR Management / Technology Transfer & Commercialisation
• Other multi-disciplinary areas of Science, Technology and Innovation in alignment with APASTI.

Fund:              50,000  INR per month


Duration: 2-6 months

Eligibility:      

  • Applicant must be holding nationality of any of the ASEAN Member State.
  • Possess at-least a Master’s Degree in any Natural Sciences or an equivalent degree in Technology / Engineering / Medicine / allied disciplines.
  • Applicant should be working / studying and / or affiliated to any national R&D or academic institution in his/ her home ASEAN Member State. The application should be endorsed by the Head of his/ her institution confirming that if selected, he/ she will be sanctioned leave for the Fellowship period and will join his/ her duties back in the institution on completion of the Fellowship in India.
  • The upper age limit for the applicant is 45 years as on the date of submission of application.
  • Applicants who have availed any fellowship scheme of Govt of India during the last 5 years are not ELIGIBLE to apply.


For more information: https://aistic.gov.in/ASEAN/aistdfFellowship


Contact:         
Email GRIP.OIA@chula.ac.th

Tel. +66 22183124