TWAS-CSIR 2025 Postgraduate Fellowship Programme for Developing Countries

Eligibility Criteria

• Be a maximum age of 45 years on 31 December of the application year.
• Be nationals of a developing country (other than India).
• Hold a PhD degree in a field of science or technology.
• Must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in India or any developed country.
• Be regularly employed in a developing country and hold a research assignment.
• Be accepted at a CSIR laboratory/institution and provide an official acceptance letter from the host institution.  N.B. Requests for acceptance must be directed to the chosen CSIR host institution(s), with copy to the CSIR contact person. This will allow CSIR to monitor requests and offer support or assistance in finding suitable host institution(s), if necessary;
• Provide evidence of proficiency in English, if medium of education was not English;
• Provide evidence that s/he will return to her/his home country on completion of the fellowship;
• Not take up other assignments during the period of her/his fellowship;
• Be financially responsible for any accompanying family members.

Offered Benefits

CSIR will provide a monthly stipend to cover for living costs, food and health insurance. The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency. In addition, Fellowship awardees are entitled to subsidized accommodation.

Application Process

• Applicants should submit the Acceptance Letter from a CSIR institution to CSIR and TWAS when applying or by the deadline at the latest. Without preliminary acceptance, the application will not be considered for selection.
• Applications for the TWAS-CSIR Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme can ONLY be submitted to TWAS via the online portal and copy of the submitted application must be sent to CSIR by email.