Scholarship Schemes
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Scholarship / Fellowship Schemes
SERB International Travel Support Scheme
International Travel Support (ITS) Scheme provides financial assistance to Indian researchers for presenting a research paper in an international scientific event (conference, seminar, workshop etc.) held abroad. In addition, support is also provided to young scientists (age limit below 35 years as on date of start of the event) for attending training programmes, short-term schools and workshops.
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Tata Trust Travel Grant
Travel grants are provided to students proceeding for post-graduate and doctoral studies and for professionals proceeding for their mid-career programmes or to attend relevant and meaningful seminars/conferences/workshops abroad.
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DAAD Fellowship Program
The DAAD is the world’s largest funding organization for the international exchange of students and researchers. The following is a list of popular scholarship programs available for Indian students.
Individual Scholarship Programmes for Students
- Working Internships in Science and Engineering (WISE)
- Study Visits to Germany for Groups of Foreign Students
Individual Scholarship Programmes for Master Students
- Combined Study and Practice Stays for Engineers from India (KOSPIE)
- Helmut-Schmidt-Programme (Public Policy and Good Governance - PPGG)
- Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS)
- Study Scholarships for Foreign Graduates in the Fields of Architecture; Fine Art, Design, Visual Communication and Film; Music; Performing Arts
Individual Scholarship Programmes for PhD Students
- Research Grants - Doctoral Programmes in Germany
- Research Grants - Bi-Nationally supervised Doctoral Degrees / Cotutelle
For more information, please visit https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/
For Programme specific information, students may contact
Prof. Amar Agarwal This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
DAAD Research Ambassador, German Academic Exchange Service, 2022-2025.
INAE Travel Grant Scheme For Engineering Students
An “INAE Travel Grant Scheme” for Engineering Students from IITs/ NITs/ Govt. approved Engineering Colleges other than by AICTE has been instituted to present papers abroad for enhancing the quality of engineering education in the country. The objective of the scheme is to provide partial assistance and registration fees to Bachelors and Masters Level engineering students for presenting a research paper Online or Physically in an international scientific event in order to encourage engineering students to engage in research.
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Charpak Scholarship
Charpak is the French government scholarship programme in India. It allows Indian students to study at undergraduate or postgraduate levels in public and private institutions in France.
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Raman Charpak Fellowship
The Raman–Charpak Fellowship programme is in honour of two Nobel Laureates in Physics, Prof C.V. Raman, Indian Nobel Laureate (1930) and Prof Georges Charpak, French Nobel Laureate (1992). The aim is to facilitate the exchange of doctoral students between the two countries, in order to broaden the scope and depth of future engagements in Science, Technology and Innovation.
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Legrand Empowering scholarship
Legrand Empowering Scholarship is open to Indian students aspiring to pursue a Master's program at one of the French higher education institutions in the fields of Management, Social Sciences, and Engineering. The scholarship program is funded by Legrand India Private Limited and aims to assist promising Indian students to avail quality education from French Universities.
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Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program
Developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program provides annual training for future foreign decision-makers in the public and private sectors in degree programs at the Master's and Doctoral levels. Applications are submitted exclusively by French higher education institutions.
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Chevening Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships are fully-funded scholarships to enable outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue one-year master’s degrees in the UK.
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Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships
The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships are aimed at young researchers from abroad who have completed a master’s degree or PhD and at foreign artists holding a bachelor’s degree.
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Fulbright Fellowships
Fulbright-Nehru Awards enable the most outstanding students, academics and professionals in India and the U.S. to study, research and teach in the host country. Indian scholars are selected through a rigorous application and interview process. Once selected, awardees receive support navigating the visa processing and securing health insurance, as well as a comprehensive pre-departure orientation.
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S. N. Bose Scholars Program
The S. N. Bose Scholars Program between premier institutions in India and the United States is named in honor of Satyendra Nath Bose (1894-1974), a visionary Indian physicist. The program is open for Indian citizens currently pursuing a Bachelors or masters' degree in areas of Atmospheric and Earth Sciences; Chemical Sciences; Engineering Sciences; Mathematical and Computational Sciences; and, Physical Sciences.
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Khorana Program for Scholars
Students with a biology back ground should consider applying to the Khorana Program for Scholars. This esteemed program, which connects leading colleges in the US and India, is named in Dr. Har Gobind Khorana's honor. The program is open for students enrolled in B. Tech., M. Tech., B.Sc., M.Sc., B.E., M.E., M.S., Integrated B. S-M.S., B.V. Sc., M.V. Sc., B. Pharm., M. Pharm., MBBS., and Master in Medical Science and Technology (MMST) at recognized institutions of higher education in India in Biotechnology and allied areas (including agricultural, food, health, biomedical sciences and interdisciplinary areas like Computational Sciences, Big Data, Machine Learning etc.)
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IUSSTF-Viterbi Program
The Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and The Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California (USC) have partnered to support the IUSSTF-Viterbi Program. This program is open to Indian students currently pursuing a Bachelors or Master’s degree in areas of Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computer Engineering and Computational Sciences.
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ThinkSwiss Research Scholarships
These scholarships open doors for students from India, Australia and Singapore to the world of Swiss academia that combines high-quality curriculum with innovative thinking. Masters students or undergraduate students who have completed their 2nd year and are currently enrolled in an Indian university or institution are eligible to apply. It is open to students from all fields, with an acceptance letter from a professor at a Swiss university or institution for a research stay in his/her group.
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