Science Academies Summer Research Fellowship Program for Students and Teachers

Three National Science Academies

The three national Science Academies offer several two-month Summer Fellowships to enable students/teachers (studying/teaching in India) to work with scientists associated with the three Academies.

• Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru
• Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi
• National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad

Summer Fellowships

Applications are invited from interested students and teachers from all universities and colleges affiliated to UGC/AICTE/MCI/Accredited Institutions/Private Universities for these Fellowships. Student applicants should provide the email ID of one of their teachers familiar with their work. The Academy will approach them for a recommendation letter in the prescribed format. The selected candidate should work with the assigned guide for two months any time during the calendar year, preferably during the summer.

Online Application

Call for Applications generally end by November. Application should be submitted online in the prescribed format. This link is available in the websites of the three Academies.

• Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru
• Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi
• National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad

Eligibility Criteria

Students: Applicants should be studying in one of the following:

• B.S. / B.Sc. (II year only)
• B.Pharm. (III and IV years only)
• B.E. / B.Tech. / B.C.A. (II and III years only)
• B.Arch. (II, III and IV years only
• M.S. / M.Sc. / M.V.Sc. / M.Pharm. (I year only)
• M.E. / M.Tech. / M.C.A. / M.Arch. (I year only)
• 5-year Integrated) M.S. / M.Sc. /M.Tech. / M.B.B.S. / B.V.Sc. (II, III, IV years only)
• Pharm.D (III, IV years only)
• (Dual Degree) B.Tech. + M.Tech. (II, III, IV years only)
• (Dual Degree) B.E. + M.Sc. (II, III, IV years only)
• (Dual Degree) B.S. + M.S. (II, III, IV years only)
• Integrated Ph.D. (I, II years only)
• M.Sc. Tech. (I, II years only)

Teachers: Teachers must be teaching in a College/University.

• The minimum percentage of average marks in core subjects only (i.e. excluding languages) from X std. up to post-graduation (whichever years completed) should be 65% or above for students. The minimum percentage of average marks does not apply for teachers.
• Ph.D. students are not eligible.
• Applicants who have availed the Academies fellowship twice before are not eligible to apply.

Information of Selection

Information of selection along with concurrence of the guide will be despatched around February-March. The selected students/teachers will be provided appropriate round trip train fare and a monthly fellowship to meet their living expenses at the place of work.

For more details, visit Indian Academy of Sciences website.

Source: Indian Academy of Sciences