To nurture future innovators and thought leaders, the Science & Engineering Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) are partnering to develop a dynamic and transformative student exchange program between premier institutions in India and the United States. The program is named in honor of Satyendra Nath Bose (1894 – 1974), a visionary Indian physicist best known for his work on quantum mechanics in the early 1920s. The class of particles that obey Bose-Einstein statistics, Bosons, was named after him.
The program is envisaged to:
provide an opportunity to Indian students to experience world-class research facilities in leading U.S. institutions;encourage and motivate students to take up research as a career;pave the way for the next generation of pioneers and innovators in science and technology to interact with each other, and;build long-term R&D linkages and collaborations cutting across boundaries around the globe.Eligibility:
Indian citizens currently pursuing a Bachelors or Masters’ degree at a recognized institution of higher education and learning in India.Open to students of Atmospheric and Earth Sciences; Chemical Sciences; Engineering Sciences; Mathematical and Computational Sciences; and, Physical SciencesScholarship includes:
StipendAccommodationAir-fareProgram Dates: May – July 2013Deadline: 15 February 2013
For program information contact:
Dr. Nishritha Bopana
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum
Fulbright House, 12, Hailey Road,
New Delhi – 110001,
E-mail: bose@indousstf.org
www.indousstf.org
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