The тАЬASEAN-India Research Training Fellowship (AI-RTF)тАЭ is a fellowship scheme initiated by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India under ASEAN-India Science &...
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Full financial assistance will be provided to the selected Fellows which includes the following:-
a) Round trip international airfare by lowest economy class and by the shortest route from the international airport in the home country of the applicant to the international airport nearest to the host institution in India; visa fees, overseas medical insurance, etc.
b) A consolidated Fellowship amount of Indian Rupees (INR) 60,000/- per month.
c) One-time grant of INR 40,000/- as research contingency expenses, airport transfers, domestic travel for attending scientific /events, and field trips within India.
d) Institutional overhead charges @ INR 2,500/- per month.
e) The allowance as in (a), (b) & (c) will be released to the host institution in India for disbursement to the Fellow. The host Institution will arrange appropriate accommodation for the Fellow on a payment basis.
The selected Fellow is advised to take an appropriate policy for health insurance coverage for the period of stay in India. The cost of obtaining an overseas insurance policy is covered and reimbursable under AISTDF.
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 incurred to obtain passport and visa and for medical examinations and vaccinations as may be required as well as 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.
Neither the AISTDF nor the host institution in India will assume any responsibility whatsoever for the following expenditure of the Fellows during the
Indian nationals are not eligible for the Fellowship.
Applicant must be holding the nationality of any of the ASEAN Member Countries.
Applicant should possess at least a MasterтАЩs Degree in any Natural Sciences or an equivalent degree in Technology/Engineering/Medicine / allied disciplines.
Applicant should be working/studying and/or affiliated with any national R&D or academic institution in his/her home ASEAN Member 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.
The upper age limit for the applicant is 45 years as of the date of submission of the application.
The applicant should be fluent in the English language.
ASEAN applicants who have availed of any fellowship scheme of the Government of India during the last 3 years are not ELIGIBLE to apply.
The proposed research work in India must be linked/ connected and add value to any of the ongoing research projects/schemes of the Indian host Institute.
**Note 01:** It is strongly advised that the applicant, in his/ her interest, should make prior contact with an Indian institution, where work is in progress in his/her area of interest, or with a concerned scientist in India, and obtain consent that the applicant, if selected for the Fellowship, will be accepted to work in the institution on the proposed research project. A copy of such consent letter should be enclosed with the application.
**Note 02:** In this connection, a suggestive list of Indian academic and R&D institutions has been enclosed with this Announcement to help the applicant,
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**Online**
**Step 01:** The applications are to be submitted only [ONLINE](https://aistic.gov.in/ASEAN/Registration) at [www.aistic.gov.in](https://aistic.gov.in/ASEAN/HomePage).
**Step 02:** Applicants should first register in the ASEAN online portal. [Click here to register](https://aistic.gov.in/ASEAN/Registration)
**Step 03:** After successfully registration, the applicant may login to apply for the fellowship.
**Step 04:** Applicants are required to fill all the mandatory fields in the Profile Detail section under User Profile, which includes Bio-data, photo, Institute Address, etc.
**Step 05:** Some of the details of the proposal like Project Title, Project summary, Keywords, Objectives of the project, Expected output and outcome of the proposal, etc. have to be entered at the time of proposal submission.
**Step 06:** After verifying all the filled details, the applicant may submit the application form.
**Note 01:** Other relevant information of the proposal has to be uploaded as a single PDF file, not more than 10 MB.
1. Indian nationals are not eligible for the Fellowship.
1. Applicant must be holding the nationality of any of the ASEAN Member Countries.
1. Applicant should possess at least a MasterтАЩs Degree in any Natural Sciences or an equivalent degree in Technology/Engineering/Medicine / alli...
1. Full financial assistance will be provided to the selected Fellows which includes the following:-
a) Round trip international airfare by lowest economy class and by the shortest route from the international airport in the home country of the applicant to the international airport neare...
**Online**
**Step 01:** The applications are to be submitted only [ONLINE](https://aistic.gov.in/ASEAN/Registration) at [www.aistic.gov.in](https://aistic.gov.in/ASEAN/HomePage).
**Step 02:** Applicants should first register in the ASEAN online portal. [Click here to register](https://aist...