Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC), established as a joint initiative by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Government of Germany invites applications for Paired Early Career Fellowship in Applied Research (PECFAR) from early-career Indian and German researchers to explore, connect and network for research collaboration in applied research.

• This fellowship intends to facilitate a pair of Early Career Researchers to have short visits to India/​Germany for networking and exploring avenues for collaboration and innovation in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM).
• The pair* will be formed by an Indian and a German Early Career Researcher who shall submit a joint proposal for fellowship support.
• The duration of the fellowship will be minimum 1 month and maximum up to 2 months.
• Grant shall be provided to cover the travel and fellowship.
• The paired fellows can jointly plan the fellowship visits to the partner country (India/​Germany) accordingly.
• The fellows may also connect and travel to other institutions in India/​Germany to enhance networking.

Age limit: 40 years as on the Application Submission Deadline.

Masters in Science/​Bachelors in Engineering (4 years).

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