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The Following are some examples of scholarship offered after global selection. These and similar others shall be awarded on deputation terms.
| 7.2.1 WHO Fellowship/ Research Grants. |
| 7.2.2 Humboldt Fellowships. |
| 7.2.3 DAAD Fellowship for International Seminar on Chemical Engineering and Physical Chemistry at the Karlsruhe, FRG. |
| 7.2.4 UNESCO Science Fellowship. |
| 7.2.5 Fellowship for study visits and higher training awarded and funded by Govt. of India, e.g. DBT Overseas Fellowships. |
| 7.2.6 Japanese Govt. Scholarships through Ministry of Human Resource Development. |
| 7.2.7 European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Fellowship* |
| 7.2.8 The Matsumae International Foundation Fellowship* |
| 7.2.9 Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) Fellowship* |
| 7.2.10 The Golda Meir Fellowship Fund of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem* |
| 7.2.11 The Netherlands Fellowships Programme (NFP)* |
| 7.2.12 Smithsonian Institution Fellowship* |
| 7.2.13 Marie Curie Individual Driven Actions: Incoming International Fellowship (IIF)* |
| 7.2.14 Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) Fellowship- 22-08-2006 |
| 7.2.15 UK/India Education & Research Initiative (UKIERI) Fellowship – 21-03-2007 |
| 7.2.16 CSIR-Royal Society Fellowship -6-12 Months to work in a UK higher education institute. 2007 |
| 7.2.17 MaK – Planck Fellowship- 12.06.2007 |
| 7.2.18 Sandwich Ph.D & PDF Programme of French Embassy- 22.08.2007 |
| 7.2.19 Programmes organized by CSTC-Japan -31-07-2008 |
| 7.2.20 Australian Endeavour Scholarships -06.12.2008/28.01.2009 Letter |
| 7.2.21 USIEF- Fulbright- Nehru Doctoral and Professional Research- 03-06.2010 |
| 7.2.22 Indo-US Research Fellowship by Indo-US S&T Forum (IUSSTF) 2011 |
| 7.2.23 Newton International Fellowship by Royal Society, British Academy and Academy of Medical Sciences (22.04.2019) |
| 7.2.24 National Overseas Scholarship by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India |
7.2.25 USIEF Fulbright-Nehru and Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowships (23.08.2019)
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| 7.2.26 CRI Fellowship, France. (30.04.2020) |
7.2.27 Marie Skłodowska - Curie Actions (MSCA) Fellowships (24.03.2021)
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7.2.28 DST-IGSTC Industrial Fellowships (11.03.2022)
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| 7.2.29 Visiting Professors Program offered by Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel (13.07.2022) |
7.2.30 Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships (02.08.2024)
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7.2.31 The Research Foundation Flanders – FWO Fellowships (08.07.2025)
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| 7.2.32 Any other fellowship (s) of equal merit – to be approved by DG, CSIR. |
CSIR-ISTAD coordinates International S&T co-operation activities of CSIR. ISTAD has been updating from time to time, the requirements related to international co-operation, SOPs and regulations involved on the CSIR website. The information here relates to foreign visits of CSIR S&T personnel.
The official foreign visit proposals of Chief Scientists and above of CSIR Laboratories/Institutes are coordinated by CSIR-ISTAD for obtaining the approval of the Competent authority. The proposals below the level of Chief Scientists are co-ordinated by the labs/Instts for approval of the lab Directors.
For the processing of the deputation proposals, various approvals (from vigilance Div, Finance Div, political/MEA etc) are to be sought before obtaining the final approval from the competent authority. This involves taking several steps, mostly sequential and parallel steps which are to be followed. The processing of proposal for necessary approvals {which takes minimum 15-30 working days}, starts on the day when the proposal is complete in all respects. Thus, minimum time required is about 30 days for Chief Scientists; and in case of Directors, a minimum of 40 days prior to the start of the journey is needed for processing.
Proposals, complete in all respects, should be sent to ISTAD along with vital / mandatory required information, at least 30 days prior for Chief Scientists, Outstanding Scientists, Distinguished Scientists and a minimum of 40 days prior for foreign visits of Directors of labs/Instts. The the Checklist of the requirements is listed on the ISTAD page on CSIR website (available at https://www.csir.res.in/istad-accr-faqs. ). The processing time {of 30/40 days required by ISTAD}, as the case may be, shall be reckoned from the date of completion of the proposal in all respects.
Also, a copy of the:
- OM issued by the labs/Instts approving official foreign visits and
- Reports of all official foreign visits (including ones approved at the lab/Instt level) be sent to ISTAD within one Month of the completion of the visit.
| S.No | Activity | Duration* |
| 1. | Receipt of documents from lab, evaluation by ISTAD and reverting to lab for further information | 3 days |
| 2. | Receipt of additional information/documents, if required from lab | 3-5 days |
| 3. | Approval of Vigilance Division, CSIR-HQ (P) | 14 days |
| 4. | Approval from IFD CSIR-HQ (P) | 7 days |
| 5. | Approval of DG, CSIR | 5 days |
| 6. | Political Clearance from MEA (D) | 14 days |
| 7. | Approval of VP, CSIR (D) | 7 days |
| 8. | Communication of Approval to Concerned Laboratory | 3 days |
*Kindly note that these timelines are indicative. Sometimes the processing time involved in obtaining the various approvals may vary from that indicated above.
(P) – Parallel Activity
(D) – For the Director’s visit
