The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is a department within the Ministry of Science and Technology in India and was established in May 1971, with the objective of promoting new areas of Science & Technology and to play a role of the nodal department for organising, coordinating and promoting S&T activities in the country. Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR/CEFIPRA) is India’s first and France’s only bilateral organisation outside France which has been in existence for the past 30 years, committed to promote collaboration between the scientific communities of the two countries across the knowledge innovation chain. CEFIPRA along with DST has joined hands with Université Joseph Fourier (now Université Grenoble Alpes), Grenoble, France for supporting participation of Indian doctoral students to European School on Nano-sciences and Nano-technologies (ESONN) in Grenoble, France. ESONN is a three-week course aimed at providing training for graduate students, postdoctoral and junior scientists from universities and laboratories in the field of nano-sciences and nano-technologies in Physics, Biology and Chemistry. The academic and practical courses cover the elaboration, functioning and characterization of nano-objects.
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Application Process |
Applicants should first register through ESONN web-siteas per the instructions given. After applying to ESONN, Indian candidates (only doctoral students) interested for DST-CEFIPRA Fellowship for ESONN Programme may apply to CEFIPRA with Following Documents:
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Fellowship Support |
Only the selected candidates from both sides (ESONN and DST/CEFIPRA), will be considered for DST-CEFIPRA Fellowship for ESONN Programme. The details of funding support are: - Letter for gratis visa issued by Director, CEFIPRA - ESONN Fees (Including boarding and lodging charges at ESONN). - To and fro air tickets (International travel) plus the travel expenses to the nearest international airport - Travel insurance for the official duration of stay - Allowance of Euro 700 for the complete duration covering daily expenses /any other utility expenses/ miscellaneous expenses |
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