iusstf.org S.N. Bose Scholars Program 2015 : Indo-US Science and Technology Forum

Organization : Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)
Program Name : S.N. Bose Scholars Program 2015
Applicable States : All India
Application Last Date : 31 October 2015

Website : https://iusstf.org/visitations-fellowships
Application Form: https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/3375-Form.doc
Brochure: https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/3375-Student.pdf

S.N. Bose Scholars Program:

To nurture future innovators and thought leaders, the Science & Engineering Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and WINStep Forward have partnered to support a dynamic and transformative student exchange program between premier institutions in India and the United States.

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The program is named in honor of Satyendra Nath Bose (1894 – 1974), a visionary Indian physicist best known for his work on quantum mechanics in the early 1920s. The class of particles that obey Bose-Einstein statistics, Bosons, was named after him.

The program is envisaged to:
** provide an opportunity to Indian students to experience world-class research facilities in leading U.S. institutions;
** encourage and motivate students to take up research as a career;
** pave the way for the next generation of pioneers and innovators in science and technology to interact with each other, and;
** build long-term R&D linkages and collaborations cutting across boundaries around the globe.

Eligibility:
** Indian citizens currently pursuing a Bachelors or Masters’ degree at a recognized institution of higher education and learning in India.
** Open to students of Atmospheric and Earth Sciences; Chemical Sciences; Engineering Sciences; Mathematical and Computational Sciences; and, Physical Sciences

Note: Students with a biology background should consider applying to the Khorana Program for Scholars.

Scholarship includes:
** Stipend
** Health Insurance
** Air-fare

Program Dates: May – July 2016

Applications are to be submitted electronically to bose@indousstf.org or indousstfbose@gmail.com (No hard copies required)

Submission Last Date: 31 October 2015

For program information contact:
Dr. Nishritha Bopana
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum
Fulbright House, 12, Hailey Road,
New Delhi – 110001,
E-mail: bose@indousstf.org