Centre for Science & Technology
of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries
(NAM S&T Centre)
RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP
FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRY SCIENTISTS
(RTF-DCS)
Guidelines and Announcement
2013-14
Programme Sponsored by:
Department of Science & Technology,
Ministry of Science & Technology
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP
FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRY SCIENTISTS
(RTF-DCS)
As an instrument for the promotion of South-South Cooperation in Science and
Technology, the Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other
Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) had initiated a Fellowship scheme titled
‘Research Training Fellowship for Developing Country Scientists (RTF-DCS)’ in 2012,
which is sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of
India. The Fellowship aims at capacity building of young researchers of the developing
countries in science and technology by giving them opportunities to affiliate themselves
with premier academic and research institutions in India with full financial support including
their international travel, and local hospitality, etc.
The NAM S&T Centre invites applications from the eligible scientists of the developing
countries for RTF-DCS for the financial year 2013–14 (April 2013 to March 2014)
To promote mobility of scientists and researchers from the developing countries into
India and provide them opportunity to work at Indian R&D/academic institutions to
upgrade their research skills and expertise.
To facilitate exchange of information and contacts between the scientists and
researchers of India and other developing countries and create a network for building
research collaborations.
As a spin off, the Fellows may also have opportunity to get co-supervisors from India for
their research projects for Ph.D. or M. Tech. degree on their return to their home
countries.
The Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing
Countries (NAM S&T Centre; www.namstct.org) is an inter-governmental organisation with
a membership of 47 developing countries spread over Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin
America. The Centre was set up in 1989 in New Delhi, India in pursuance of the
recommendations of various NAM Summit meetings for the promotion of South-South
cooperation in science and technology. The Centre undertakes a variety of programmes,
including organisation of workshops, symposiums, meetings and training courses and
implementation of collaborative projects. It also offers short-term research fellowships to
scientists from developing countries in association with the Centres of Excellence in
various countries. The Centre also publishes technical books and other scientific material
on different subjects. These activities provide opportunity for scientist–to–scientist contact
and interaction; familiarising participants on the latest developments and techniques in the
subject areas; identification of the requirements of training and expert assistance; locating
technologies for transfer between the members and other developing countries,
dissemination of S&T information etc. In addition to the above, the Centre encourages
academic-research-industry interaction in the developing countries through its NAM S&TIndustry Network.
. NUMBER OF FELLOWSHIPS
Twenty (20) scientists and researchers from the NAM and other developing countries will
be selected under the RTF-DCS Scheme this year to get affiliated with Indian institutions.
Generally, maximum one Fellow will be selected from any particular country, but in
exceptional cases, this may be relaxed.
DURATION OF FELLOWSHIP
The Fellowship will be for a period of six months, but some variation in the duration may be
allowed with prior approval of the NAM S&T Centre depending upon the actual requirement
of the research project as mutually agreed between the Fellow and the host institution.
AREAS IN WHICH FELLOWSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE
India has a vast and excellent infrastructure for Education and Research in Science,
Technology and Engineering. There are ~45,000 Science Colleges, around 3400
Engineering & Technology Institutes, over 550 Universities, and an extensive network of
~2500 R&D Institutions, which are mostly Government supported and cover virtually every
branch and facet of science, technology and engineering. For this year, Fellowship will be
offered in the following broad disciplines:
1. Agricultural Sciences
2. Biological and Medical Sciences
3. Chemical Sciences
4. Physical Sciences and Mathematics
5. Earth Sciences
6. Engineering Sciences
7. Materials, Minerals and Metallurgy
8. Multi-disciplinary and Other Areas
A suggestive list of Indian institutions which may accept scientists to provide joint research
opportunity to the scientists of the developing countries under RTF-DCS along with the
areas of research offered by them is enclosed (Please see Para-3 under Section – VIII:
Submission of Application and Selection Criteria).
ELIGIBILITY
1. Applicant should possess at least a Master’s Degree in any Natural Science subject or
an equivalent degree in Engineering or Medicine and allied disciplines.
2. Applicant should be working in a National R&D or Academic Institution in his/her home
country. The application should be endorsed by the Head of his/her institution
confirming that if selected, he/she will be sanctioned leave for the Fellowship period
and will join his/her duties back in the institution on completion of the Fellowship in
India.
3. The upper age limit for the applicant is 40 years on the last date for submission of
application.
4. Researchers of Indian Nationality are not eligible for the Fellowship.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION AND SELECTION CRITERIA
1. Application for the award of the Fellowship should be submitted in the prescribed
format (enclosed) to the NAM S&T Centre. The application form must be filled up only
in typed script (NOT HAND WRITTEN). Incomplete and illegible applications will be
rejected.
2. Only electronic communication will be accepted and therefore all the materials should
be sent as attachments to an e-mail after scanning the documents wherever required.
Hard copies of the application by post/courier/FAX are not required.
3. It is advisable for an applicant to make a prior contact with an institution where work is
in progress in the area of interest to the applicant or a concerned Indian scientist, and
obtain consent that the applicant, if selected for the RTF-DCS, will be accepted to
work in the institution on the proposed research project. A copy of the consent letter
should be enclosed with the application. Even though a suggestive list of Indian
academic and research institutions has been enclosed with this Announcement, the
applicant is free to contact any other institution in India for this purpose.
However, even if the applicant has not been able to secure such prior consent, the
NAM S&T Centre will try to find a suitable matching institution for the applicant.
4. Applications received by the due date will be scrutinized in consultation with the
concerned Indian institutions and the selection will be made by an International
Selection Committee based on the quality of the research proposal submitted by the
applicant, applicant’s academic merit and available slots in the Fellowship scheme.
5. The last date for submission of completed application form along with required
enclosures is Monday, 14th October 2013.
FINANCIAL AND OTHER TERMS & CONDITIONS
1. Full financial assistance will be provided to the selected Fellows which will include the
following:-
a. Round trip international airfare by excursion/economy class and by shortest
route from the international airport in the home country to the international
airport nearest to the host institution.
b. A consolidated Fellowship amount of Indian Rupees (INR) 35,000 [about
US$585 at the current exchange rate] per month (non-taxable) for
accommodation, meals and other miscellaneous expenses.
c. One-time grant of INR 15,000 [about US$250 at the current exchange rate] for
domestic travel for airport transfers and visiting research institutions, attending
scientific /events and field-trips within India.
The allowance as in (b) and the actual expenditure as in (c) will be disbursed to the
RTF-DCS Fellow through the host institution.
The host Institution will arrange appropriate accommodation for the Fellow on
payment basis.
The host institution will also be suitably compensated for its services for
implementation of the programme.
2. The selected Fellow will take an appropriate policy for health insurance coverage for
the period of stay in India. A copy of the Insurance policy must be made available
to the NAM S&T Centre before departure from the home country.
3. Individual Fellow, or his/her government / institution, is required to bear the following
costs:
a. All expenses in the home country incidental to travel abroad, including
expenditure for passport and visa, expenditure towards medical examinations
and vaccinations as may be required and other miscellaneous expenses such
as internal travel to/from the international airport of departure in the home
country.
b. Salary and other related allowances in the home country, if applicable, during
the Fellowship period.
c. Cost towards the medical insurance to cover the period of Fellowship in India.
4. Neither the NAM S&T Centre nor the host institution in India will assume any
responsibility whatsoever for the following expenditure of the Fellows during the tenure
of the Fellowship:
a. Insurance, medical bills or hospitalisation fees.
b. Compensation in the event of death, disability or loss of personal belongings or
compensation for damage caused by climatic or other conditions.
c. Travel and other costs incurred by the dependents, who might accompany the
Fellows.
BLIGATIONS OF THE RTF-DCS FELLOWS
The Fellows will observe the regulations and procedures stipulated below. If they fail to do
so, the Fellowship shall be withdrawn.
a. During their tenures, Fellows shall not either in or outside the host institution,
infringe in any way on the human rights of others, including racial or gender
discrimination or other forms of abuse.
b. Fellows shall stay in India continuously during the tenure of the fellowship and
concentrate on their scientific work at the host institution. Fellows shall not
engage in other work, either paid or unpaid, during their tenure.
c. The Fellows shall follow the rules of the host institution and shall not undertake
any acts of research misconduct, e.g., fabricating or falsifying research results
and misuse of research funds.
d. The Fellow shall submit a research report to the NAM S&T Centre on
completion of his/her tenure, which shall be duly signed by the supervisor or coresearcher in the host institution.
of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries
(NAM S&T Centre)
RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP
FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRY SCIENTISTS
(RTF-DCS)
Guidelines and Announcement
2013-14
Programme Sponsored by:
Department of Science & Technology,
Ministry of Science & Technology
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP
FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRY SCIENTISTS
(RTF-DCS)
As an instrument for the promotion of South-South Cooperation in Science and
Technology, the Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other
Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) had initiated a Fellowship scheme titled
‘Research Training Fellowship for Developing Country Scientists (RTF-DCS)’ in 2012,
which is sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of
India. The Fellowship aims at capacity building of young researchers of the developing
countries in science and technology by giving them opportunities to affiliate themselves
with premier academic and research institutions in India with full financial support including
their international travel, and local hospitality, etc.
The NAM S&T Centre invites applications from the eligible scientists of the developing
countries for RTF-DCS for the financial year 2013–14 (April 2013 to March 2014)
To promote mobility of scientists and researchers from the developing countries into
India and provide them opportunity to work at Indian R&D/academic institutions to
upgrade their research skills and expertise.
To facilitate exchange of information and contacts between the scientists and
researchers of India and other developing countries and create a network for building
research collaborations.
As a spin off, the Fellows may also have opportunity to get co-supervisors from India for
their research projects for Ph.D. or M. Tech. degree on their return to their home
countries.
The Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing
Countries (NAM S&T Centre; www.namstct.org) is an inter-governmental organisation with
a membership of 47 developing countries spread over Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin
America. The Centre was set up in 1989 in New Delhi, India in pursuance of the
recommendations of various NAM Summit meetings for the promotion of South-South
cooperation in science and technology. The Centre undertakes a variety of programmes,
including organisation of workshops, symposiums, meetings and training courses and
implementation of collaborative projects. It also offers short-term research fellowships to
scientists from developing countries in association with the Centres of Excellence in
various countries. The Centre also publishes technical books and other scientific material
on different subjects. These activities provide opportunity for scientist–to–scientist contact
and interaction; familiarising participants on the latest developments and techniques in the
subject areas; identification of the requirements of training and expert assistance; locating
technologies for transfer between the members and other developing countries,
dissemination of S&T information etc. In addition to the above, the Centre encourages
academic-research-industry interaction in the developing countries through its NAM S&TIndustry Network.
. NUMBER OF FELLOWSHIPS
Twenty (20) scientists and researchers from the NAM and other developing countries will
be selected under the RTF-DCS Scheme this year to get affiliated with Indian institutions.
Generally, maximum one Fellow will be selected from any particular country, but in
exceptional cases, this may be relaxed.
DURATION OF FELLOWSHIP
The Fellowship will be for a period of six months, but some variation in the duration may be
allowed with prior approval of the NAM S&T Centre depending upon the actual requirement
of the research project as mutually agreed between the Fellow and the host institution.
AREAS IN WHICH FELLOWSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE
India has a vast and excellent infrastructure for Education and Research in Science,
Technology and Engineering. There are ~45,000 Science Colleges, around 3400
Engineering & Technology Institutes, over 550 Universities, and an extensive network of
~2500 R&D Institutions, which are mostly Government supported and cover virtually every
branch and facet of science, technology and engineering. For this year, Fellowship will be
offered in the following broad disciplines:
1. Agricultural Sciences
2. Biological and Medical Sciences
3. Chemical Sciences
4. Physical Sciences and Mathematics
5. Earth Sciences
6. Engineering Sciences
7. Materials, Minerals and Metallurgy
8. Multi-disciplinary and Other Areas
A suggestive list of Indian institutions which may accept scientists to provide joint research
opportunity to the scientists of the developing countries under RTF-DCS along with the
areas of research offered by them is enclosed (Please see Para-3 under Section – VIII:
Submission of Application and Selection Criteria).
ELIGIBILITY
1. Applicant should possess at least a Master’s Degree in any Natural Science subject or
an equivalent degree in Engineering or Medicine and allied disciplines.
2. Applicant should be working in a National R&D or Academic Institution in his/her home
country. The application should be endorsed by the Head of his/her institution
confirming that if selected, he/she will be sanctioned leave for the Fellowship period
and will join his/her duties back in the institution on completion of the Fellowship in
India.
3. The upper age limit for the applicant is 40 years on the last date for submission of
application.
4. Researchers of Indian Nationality are not eligible for the Fellowship.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION AND SELECTION CRITERIA
1. Application for the award of the Fellowship should be submitted in the prescribed
format (enclosed) to the NAM S&T Centre. The application form must be filled up only
in typed script (NOT HAND WRITTEN). Incomplete and illegible applications will be
rejected.
2. Only electronic communication will be accepted and therefore all the materials should
be sent as attachments to an e-mail after scanning the documents wherever required.
Hard copies of the application by post/courier/FAX are not required.
3. It is advisable for an applicant to make a prior contact with an institution where work is
in progress in the area of interest to the applicant or a concerned Indian scientist, and
obtain consent that the applicant, if selected for the RTF-DCS, will be accepted to
work in the institution on the proposed research project. A copy of the consent letter
should be enclosed with the application. Even though a suggestive list of Indian
academic and research institutions has been enclosed with this Announcement, the
applicant is free to contact any other institution in India for this purpose.
However, even if the applicant has not been able to secure such prior consent, the
NAM S&T Centre will try to find a suitable matching institution for the applicant.
4. Applications received by the due date will be scrutinized in consultation with the
concerned Indian institutions and the selection will be made by an International
Selection Committee based on the quality of the research proposal submitted by the
applicant, applicant’s academic merit and available slots in the Fellowship scheme.
5. The last date for submission of completed application form along with required
enclosures is Monday, 14th October 2013.
FINANCIAL AND OTHER TERMS & CONDITIONS
1. Full financial assistance will be provided to the selected Fellows which will include the
following:-
a. Round trip international airfare by excursion/economy class and by shortest
route from the international airport in the home country to the international
airport nearest to the host institution.
b. A consolidated Fellowship amount of Indian Rupees (INR) 35,000 [about
US$585 at the current exchange rate] per month (non-taxable) for
accommodation, meals and other miscellaneous expenses.
c. One-time grant of INR 15,000 [about US$250 at the current exchange rate] for
domestic travel for airport transfers and visiting research institutions, attending
scientific /events and field-trips within India.
The allowance as in (b) and the actual expenditure as in (c) will be disbursed to the
RTF-DCS Fellow through the host institution.
The host Institution will arrange appropriate accommodation for the Fellow on
payment basis.
The host institution will also be suitably compensated for its services for
implementation of the programme.
2. The selected Fellow will take an appropriate policy for health insurance coverage for
the period of stay in India. A copy of the Insurance policy must be made available
to the NAM S&T Centre before departure from the home country.
3. Individual Fellow, or his/her government / institution, is required to bear the following
costs:
a. All expenses in the home country incidental to travel abroad, including
expenditure for passport and visa, expenditure towards medical examinations
and vaccinations as may be required and other miscellaneous expenses such
as internal travel to/from the international airport of departure in the home
country.
b. Salary and other related allowances in the home country, if applicable, during
the Fellowship period.
c. Cost towards the medical insurance to cover the period of Fellowship in India.
4. Neither the NAM S&T Centre nor the host institution in India will assume any
responsibility whatsoever for the following expenditure of the Fellows during the tenure
of the Fellowship:
a. Insurance, medical bills or hospitalisation fees.
b. Compensation in the event of death, disability or loss of personal belongings or
compensation for damage caused by climatic or other conditions.
c. Travel and other costs incurred by the dependents, who might accompany the
Fellows.
BLIGATIONS OF THE RTF-DCS FELLOWS
The Fellows will observe the regulations and procedures stipulated below. If they fail to do
so, the Fellowship shall be withdrawn.
a. During their tenures, Fellows shall not either in or outside the host institution,
infringe in any way on the human rights of others, including racial or gender
discrimination or other forms of abuse.
b. Fellows shall stay in India continuously during the tenure of the fellowship and
concentrate on their scientific work at the host institution. Fellows shall not
engage in other work, either paid or unpaid, during their tenure.
c. The Fellows shall follow the rules of the host institution and shall not undertake
any acts of research misconduct, e.g., fabricating or falsifying research results
and misuse of research funds.
d. The Fellow shall submit a research report to the NAM S&T Centre on
completion of his/her tenure, which shall be duly signed by the supervisor or coresearcher in the host institution.
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