Vaibhav Fellowships.

• Ministry of Science and technology launches ‘VAIBHAV Fellowship’ for NRI researchers.
• Vaibhav Fellowship aims at improving the research ecosystem of India’s Higher Educational Institutions.
• It facilitates academic and research collaborations between Indian institutions and best institutions in world through mobility of faculty/researcher from overseas institutions to India.

Criteria

• Applicant should be Non-Resident Indian (NRI), Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) or Overseas Citizen of India (OCI).
• Must have obtained a Ph.D/M.D/M.S degree from a recognized University.
• Plan to work for a minimum of 1 month to maximum of 2 months a year in a research institution / academic institution in India.
• The duration of the fellowship is three years with the government offering the researchers an amount of up to Rs 37 lakh for the entire period.