Newton-Bhabha PhD Placements Programme
The programme aims to develop individual capacity of scholars through PhD placements.
The programme is jointly funded by the British Council India and the Department of Bio Technology (DBT) and offers up to 20 short-term (3-6 months) PhD placements for Indian and UK PhD scholars to spend a period of their study at UK and Indian higher education or research institutions. The funding to the selected scholars will be disbursed by December 2015 and placements can be carried forward between April 2016 to 31st December 2016.
The PhD placements will be focussed on research areas which have been identified at the country level as important for fulfilling the Fund goals. (Please refer to the section on priority sectors.)
The approach of the programme will be scholar centred to ensure that the best possible development experience is provided for each scholar. International exchanges should add value through enabling scholars to:
- Learn valuable new skills or techniques
- Access facilities or resources not readily available in their home country
- Build relationships with potential new collaborators, including industry partners where relevant
- Advance complementary collaborative research.
Eligibility:
- Applications are welcome from PhD scholars from India and UK in Biological and interface Sciences.
- On the UK side applications will be considered from PhD scholars from all institutions which are strong in research in the priority sectors (please refer to the next section).
- On the Indian Side: The scheme is open to PhD scholars who have qualified any National level test and pursuing PhD in Biological and interface Sciences with reference to priority areas. (please refer to the next section).
- For both Indian and UK scholars - The scholar should have a valid passport before applying for the funding. The scholar would require to submit the PhD thesis only after completion of the Newton Bhabha PhD placement.
Applications are invited in Biological sciences subjects including the Grand Challenges areas and underpinning capabilities identified by the UK-India Task Force on Science and Innovation, which are -
- Biological and medical sciences,
- Engineering, Physical and Space Sciences
- Environment, Agriculture and Food Sciences
- Public Health and Well being
How to apply:
- Each application should come with endorsement letters from both the sending and receiving supervisors.
- The host supervisor’s letter must confirm that they will host the PhD scholar and give them all necessary support; the duration of the stay; and the level of bench fees they will charge.
- Indian applicants should submit the form online at the following link:
- and upload the supporting Documents.
- UK applicants should submit the form online at the following link
- and upload the supporting documents.
Deadline:
- The deadline for receipt of applications is 7th December 2015.
- The announcement of the selection results will be made by 15th February 2016.
Contact details:
- For British Council – India
Purti Kohli
Email ID - newton@in.britishcouncil.org or purti.kohli@britishcouncil.org
- For DBT– India
Dr Sanjay Kalia
Email ID – sanjay.kalia@nic.in
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