Edu-leaders

With an aim to bring back scientists of Indian origin working abroad, union government has come up with various fellowship programmes. Efforts are being made by the government to utilize the expertise of these scientists  in R&D (Research and Development) in various field of research in the country.

Under the plan, Department of Science and Technology has started “Collaborative Projects with Scientist and Technologists of Indian Origin Abroad (CP-STIO)” to sponsor upto 20 joint projects annually.  These fellowship programmes will be co-funded by Department of Science and Technology and Indian partnering host institutions.

Department of Science and Technology has designed another fellowship named as Ramanujan Fellowship Program for Indian brilliant scientists and engineers from all over the world to take up scientific research positions at any of the scientific institutions and universities in India. All areas of science are covered under this Fellowship. The Fellowship is given for 5 years duration with fellowship of Rs. 75,000 consolidated per month and a contingent grant of Rs.5 lakhs per year.

Similarly, Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) Faculty Scheme offers a contractual research positions  to Indian citizens and people of Indian origin with PhD (in science, engineering, pharmacy, medicine, and agriculture related subjects) from any recognized university in the world. This scheme offers young achievers an opportunity for taking up an independent research in the near term and emerge as a future leader in the long term.

Besides this, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) offers Senior Research Associate (SRA) Scheme. The candidates selected under this scheme are appointed in the scale of Scientist B (PB-III Grade Pay Rs.5400 for natural sciences degree holders & Grade Pay Rs. 6600 for medical and engineering science degree holders).

“Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship” provides for upto 50 fellowships annually, for a period of five years. Fellowship awardee is given Rs. 75,000/ pm, House Rent Allowance of Rs. 7,500/- p.m. as well as  a research /contingency grant of Rs.500,000 per annum. Welcome Trust Fellowship Program is a three tier fellowship program (Senior Fellowship, Intermediate Fellowship, Early Career Fellowship) attracting outstanding Indian scientists, physicians researchers and bio-engineers of Indian origin working abroad , to return to India.