IIT GANDHINAGAR

Early-Career
Fellowship
The IIT Gandhinagar Early-Career
Fellowship (IITGN-ECF) offers young
scholars the opportunity to work on exciting
challenges or research problems in a creative
and interdisciplinary ecosystem. Fellows in
Who Should Apply?
the program will have access not only to their
The applicant should have successfully
assigned department, but to the entire research
defended their PhD thesis from an Indian
Institution/University on or after January 1, infrastructure and facility of the Institute, which
2020. They should demonstrate high quality prizes interdisciplinarity. This fellowship strives
research work, supported by scholarly to empower exceptional researcher and thought
publications. The candidates who have leader in their academic pursuits.
submitted their doctoral thesis are also
welcome to apply.
The Early-Career Fellowship Programme
FELLOWSHIP invites applications from scholars with an
• Fellowship of Rs 1,00,000 per • The Fellowship is initially
month (Rs 90,000 plus for one year, which can be outstanding academic track record. Fellows are
Rs 10,000 HRA). extended up to two years if expected to pursue research with significant
• Professional development grant performance is outstanding.
of up to Rs 2 Lakh per year. impact, expand their networks for collaborative
research, student mentoring, external grant
APPLICATION FORM
writing, engage in transformative projects and
Please apply online here
tiny.cc/IITGN-ECF-2021 missions, pursue entrepreneurial endeavours, etc.

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Selected candidates will work with an IITGN faculty
www.iitgn.ac.in/research/early_career_fellowship
member on a well-identified research problem
CONTACT that leads to a significant research contribution
ecf@iitgn.ac.in
through scholarly publications. They are also
expected guide student projects, conduct scholarly
activities and attend international workshops. The
Fellowship offers promising young scholars an
opportunity to advance their scholarship
and academic leadership with the aspiration
of joining the top academic institutions in the
country.