Scholarship

Newton Bhabha PhD Placement Programme invites applications from PhD who wish to apply for a placement in UK host institution. The programme aims at providing funding support to PhD scholars for short-term placements in UK as well as Indian institutions

Important Dates

Eligibility

  • Be an Indian scholar enrolled at an Indian higher education institution
  • Be an INSPIRE PhD Senior Research Fellow of Batch (for STEM and Life Sciences subject)
  • Be a PhD scholar (other than INSPIRE fellows) who have qualified through a national level test like UGC/CSIR-NET, BET, GATE, ICAR-NET, ICMR-NET. 
  • Be pursuing PhD in the mid-second or third year of Life Sciences.   

How to Apply

  • Each application must come with commendation letters from both the sending and receiving mentors.
  • The host supervisor’s letter must confirm that they will host the PhD scholar and give them all necessary academic and pastoral support; the duration of the stay; and the level of bench fees they will charge.
  • Commendation letters from UK Universities must mention if any bench fees will be charged. If (in case) UK University charges any registration or other fees, it must be revealed to an applicant in advance.

Last Date

The last date for application is

Contact Details

For any further details, the applying candidates can refer to official notification using the following link.

For British Council India Purti Kohli at [email protected]

For DST – IndiaDr S Mallikarjun Babu: [email protected]

For DBT – IndiaDr Amit Parikh: [email protected]


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