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External Research Grants

  1. TWAS-ICCBS Postgraduate Fellowship Programme (TWAS-ICCBS Postgraduate Fellowship Programme)
  • Deadline: 14 August 2025
  • Host Country: Pakistan
  • Level: PhD
  • Duration: Minimum 6 months and maximum of 12 months
  • Targeted fields:
    • 01 – Agricultural Sciences
    • 02 – Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
    • 03 – Biological Systems and Organisms
    • 04 – Medical and Health Sciences (including Neurosciences)
    • 05 – Chemical Sciences
  • Programme details:
    • Applicants must be registered for a PhD degree in their home country (SANDWICH option) in order to apply for the fellowship.
    • ICCBS will provide a monthly stipend which should be used to cover living costs, such as food, accommodation, local transportation and incidental minor illness. The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency.
  • Eligibility:
    • be a maximum age of 35 years on 31 December of the application year.
    • hold a Master’s degree in a field of natural sciences;
    • be nationals of a developing country (other than Pakistan);
    • must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in Pakistan or any developed country;
    • provide a certificate of good health from a qualified medical doctor;
    • be registered PhD students in their home country and provide the “Registration and No Objection Certificate” from the HOME university (see sample that can be downloaded below or included in the online application form);
    • provide an official Preliminary Acceptance Letter from ICCBS (see sample preliminary acceptance letter that can be downloaded below or included in the online application form). Requests for acceptance must be directed to the Director of ICCBS (Prof. Dr. Raza Shah at raza.shah@iccs.edu or protocol.iccbs@iccs.edu) who will facilitate assignment of a host supervisor. In contacting Prof. Dr. Raza Shah, applicants must accompany their request for a preliminary acceptance letter with copy of their CV and a research proposal outline and two reference letters;
    • provide evidence of proficiency in English, if medium of education was not English. Candidates are encouraged to refer to the following resources to test their level of English:
      • https://www.daad.de/en/study-and-research-in-germany/scholarships/important-information-for-scholarship-applicants/ (see Point 9)
      • https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-levels/online-english-level-test
      • https://www.britishcouncil.org/english/learn-online/englishscore
    • provide evidence that s/he will return to her/his home country on completion of the fellowship;
    • not take up other assignments during the period of her/his fellowship;
    • be financially responsible for any accompanying family members.
  • Applications: Web-based application (TWAS Onlineforms)

 

  1. TWAS-SN Bose Postgraduate Fellowship Programme (TWAS-SN Bose Postgraduate Fellowship Programme)
  • Deadline: 22 September 2025
  • Host Country: India
  • Level: PhD
  • Duration: 5 years
  • Targeted fields:
    • 05 – Chemical Sciences
    • 08 – Mathematical Sciences
    • 09 – Physics
  • Age limit: 35 years old
  • Programme details:
    • TWAS-SN Bose Postgraduate Fellowships are tenable at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences in Kolkata, India for studies leading towards a PhD degree in one of the fields of natural sciences and life sciences for four years with the possibility of a one-year extension.
    • Applicants may be registered for a PhD degree in their home country (SANDWICH option), or may enroll in a PhD course at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (FULL-TIME option). In both cases, the programme entails only one journey to the host country.
    • Admission to the PhD programme at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences will depend on the successful completion of coursework (about one year’s duration).
    • N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences will provide a monthly stipend to cover living costs and food. The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency. Free on-campus accommodation will be provided. The monthly stipend does not cover comprehensive health insurance. The Centre does however deduct a small contribution towards a Contributory Medical Scheme. The benefits are partial reimbursement of doctor’s fees, medicine costs, if any, and only for costs incurred at Kolkata. The reimbursement structure is at par with the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) of the Government of India.
    • The S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences does not provide comprehensive health or medical insurance to its staff or students. All SN Bose-TWAS fellows must have their own “Medical Insurance” before joining the programme to cover medical emergencies.
    • The language of instruction is English.
  • Eligibility:
    • be a maximum age of 35 years on 31 December of the application year;
    • be nationals of a developing country (other than India);
    • must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in India or any developed country;
    • hold a Masters Degree in Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Mathematics. S/he must have completed at least a total 5 years of undergraduate and postgraduate studies in a recognized university or institute.
    • be accepted by a department of the S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences. Prospective applicants are advised to visit the Centre’s website www.bose.res.in and seek to find a potential supervisor under whom they would like to pursue their research and contact them.
    • Requests for acceptance must be directed to the Dean (Academic Programme), S. N. Bose National Centre for Sciences by e-mail (deanap@bose.res.in). In contacting the Dean (Academic Programme), applicants must fill out the “SNB FORM” (that can be downloaded below) and request for an Acceptance Letter with copy of their CV.
    • provide evidence of proficiency in English, if medium of education was not English;
    • provide evidence that s/he will return to her/his home country on completion of the fellowship;
    • not take up other assignments during the period of her/his fellowship;
    • be financially responsible for any accompanying family members.
  • Applications: Web-based application (TWAS Onlineforms)

 

  1. Getty Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships (Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships | Getty Projects)
  • Annual theme: Provenance
  • Deadline: 1 October 2025
  • Program objective: Getty Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships are intended for emerging researchers to complete work on projects related to the Scholars Program’s annual theme. While in residence, fellows may pursue research projects, complete dissertations, or expand dissertations for publication.
  • Eligibility for school program:
    • Predoctoral Fellowship applicants must have advanced to candidacy in their doctoral program by the application deadline and should expect to complete their dissertations during the fellowship period.
    • Applicants who received their doctoral degree within the past 5 years (after September 1, 2021) should apply for a Postdoctoral Fellowship.
    • Scholars from any nationality or place of residence.
  • Total amount of grants: Includes workstation at Getty Research Institute, travel stipend (Predoctoral Fellowship – stipend of U$ 30,000; Postdoctoral Fellowship – stipend of U$ 35,000), an apartment in Getty Scholar housing complex, and an available healthcare option
  • Applications: web-based application (Apply here)