National Science Academies IAS/NASI/INSA Summer Research Fellowship Programme for Students and Teachers 2011

National Science Academies’ Summer Research Fellowship Programme for Students and Teachers – 2011

The three national Science Academies offer several two-month Summer Fellowships to enable students/teachers to work with scientists associated with the three Academies during 2011. The announcement inviting applications along with the application format and a list of guides willing to accept students/teachers for work on joint short-term projects are included as a supplement in the October 2010 issue of RESONANCE — journal of science education. This information is also available in the websites of the three Academies.

Applications are invited from interested students and teachers from all universities and colleges
affiliated to UGC/AICTE/MCI/Accredited Institutions of State Universities for these Fellowships. The
application should include:
(a) a brief resume of the applicant (in the prescribed format);
(b) a write-up (in about 250 words) as to what the applicant wants to learn and achieve;
(c) the guide with whom the applicant would like to work.

Student applicants should include a recommendation letter from a teacher (in the prescribed format) familiar with their work, in a sealed envelope. The selected candidate may work in consultation with the assigned guide for two months any time during the calendar year, preferably during the summer. Applications should be submitted online through one of the below websites ;however a copy of the application together with enclosures must be sent by speed post to The Coordinator, Science Education Programme, Indian Academy of Sciences, C.V. Raman Avenue, Near Mekhri Circle, Sadashivanagar, Bangalore 560 080.

The registration number assigned soon after online submission must be quoted both in the hard copy
of the application to be sent and in the letter of recommendation to be forwarded by the teacher in the case of student applicants.

Information of selection along with concurrence of the guide will be despatched by early March 2011.
The selected students/teachers will be provided appropriate round trip train fare and a monthly fellowship to meet their living expenses at the place of work.

The last date for receipt of applications online is 31 December 2010

Website Details: (http://www.ias.ac.in/), (http://www.insaindia.org/) or (http://www.nasi.org.in/)


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