ASEAN-INDIA RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP ( AI-RTF)

Call for Proposals (Online Submission) under this scheme will be notified soon.

The AIRTF scheme is a fellowship scheme with the following objectives:

  • To promote mobility of scientists and researchers from the ASEAN Member States to India and provide them opportunity to work at Indian R&D academic institutions to upgrade their research skills and expertise.
  • To facilitate exchange of information and contacts between the scientists and researchers of India and ASEAN Countries and create a network for building research collaborations.

    • 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 in a national R&D or academic institution in his/ her home ASEAN Member country. 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 date of submission of application.
    • Fluency in English language.
    • Indian nationals are not eligible for the Fellowship.

    Nature and Duration of Support

  • The duration of the Fellowship will be for a period of up to six months. A minor variation in the duration would be allowed on recommendations of the Indian host Institute/ University depending upon the actual requirement of the research project as mutually agreed between the Fellowship holder and the Indian host institution.
  • The area/ topic of research for availing AIRTF must be ASEAN centric and must be aligned with the ASEAN Plan of Action on Science, Technology and Innovation (APASTI)-2016-2025. A copy of the APASTI is placed at Appendix-I. Fellowship will be offered for working in research topics under any of the following broad disciplines:
  • 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.

    • Selection & Mode of Application

    • The call for proposals will be notified through the website www.serbonline.in and www.aistic.gov.in
    • The proposals will be evaluated through peer review processes as per SERB guidelines

    How to apply Online

    For successful online submission of the application the following points may be noted:
    • Applicant(s) should first register into the online website.
    • After log-in, applicant(s) are required to fill all the mandatory fields in Profile Detail section under User Profile. which includes Bio-data, Photo, Institute Address etc.
    • Summary of the project proposal; Project Title (max 500 characters), Abstract of the proposed work (max 3000 characters), Keywords (max 6), Objectives of project (max 1500 characters), Expected output and outcome of the proposal (max 1500 characters), have to be entered at the time of proposal submission.
    • Other relevant information of the proposal must be uploaded in single PDF file not more than 10 MB as other technical document (OTD).
    • Documents required (in PDF) should be in prescribed format:
      1. Endorsement Letter from the Head of host Institution
      2. Certificate from the Investigator
      3. Endorsement certificate from the Head of Parent Institution