RAMAN–CHARPAK FELLOWSHIP

RAMAN–CHARPAK FELLOWSHIP 2019 

Call for Applications 

for 

Indian & French PhD Students and French Masters’ Students 

The Raman–Charpak Fellowship program 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 Fellowship was launched during the State visit of the President of France to India during in February, 2013. 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. 

The Raman-Charpak Fellowship is the only Indo-French bilateral Fellowship programme jointly funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and the French Institute in India (IFI), French Embassy in India, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Government of France. 

This programme implemented by the Indo French Centre for Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR/ CEFIPRA) aims at improving the doctoral skills of Indian and French students by providing them an opportunity to carry out part of their research work in a University / Research & Development Institute based in France or India respectively. 

This programme is now also open to French Master Students, who wish to spend some time in India in accordance to their curriculum. It aims at improving the Masters skills of French students by providing them an opportunity to carry out internship work in a University / Research Institute based in India. 

The scheme also provides an exposure and experience about the current research methods and trends in France/India, while discovering each other’s cultural context. 

This year, the two calls for French Master’s students and Indian & French PhD students are launched respectively according to the timelines provided on page 4 of this call. 

Please note: Applicants must have a pre-determined project proposal that has been discussed and agreed upon by the student and the two supervisors (Indian and French) before applying. 

TARGET GROUP 

 This fellowship programme is dedicated to highly qualified PhD students registered in an Indian or French Research Institute / University and Master Students from France. The programme offers them an excellent opportunity to carry out a part of their respective PhD/ Masters’ research project in each other countries and to further establish professional relationships, promote new S&T cooperation, and experience another cultural context 

DURATION

 Students can avail the fellowship for minimum of 2 months to maximum of 6 months 

FIELDS OF RESEARCH 

 Atmospheric Sciences, Earth Sciences and Environmental Sciences 

 Materials Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences 

 Engineering Sciences 

 Biological Sciences, Life and Medical Sciences 

 Mathematical and Computational Sciences.