• Support Early Career Researchers to network and explore possibilities to grow in applied research.
• Enhance the research capabilities and opportunities in the partner country on various aspects of S&T, entrepreneurship, collaborative research, innovation & lab utilization.
• Create impetus to expand bilateral collaboration & research among young researchers.
• Build well-knitted long-term cooperation with complementary partnerships through networking & interaction.

• This fellowship is designed to facilitate a pair of Early Career Researchers to have short visits to India/Germany for networking and exploring avenues for collaboration and innovation in applied research.
• The pair will be formed by an Indian and a German Early Career Researchers who shall submit a joint proposal.
• The duration of the fellowship will be minimum 3 weeks and maximum up to 2 months.
• A one-time grant will be provided to cover the traveland fellowship.
• The paired fellows can jointly plan the fellowship visits to the partner country (India/Germany).
• The fellows may also utilise this award to connect and travel to other institutions in India/Germany and enhance their networking.

• Applicants shall form a pair consisting of one Indian & German Early Career Researchers holding regular positions inacademia/research institution/industry or holding a long-term nationally recognized fellowships (4 years and above).
• Applicants are solely responsible for identifying & forming their respective pairs and acquiring acceptance letters from institutes/organizations of the paired fellows.

• Fellowship: € 2300 per month/fellow on pro rata basis.
• Single round trip economy class airfare including visa fees and medical/travel insurances approximately ₹ 1 lakh (for Indian fellow) and €1500 (for German fellow).

• Please check your eligibility before applying for the fellowship.
• Application must be submitted online via “Application Portal”.
• To start the online application, you must register on the portal first using your email address.
• Please enter a correct working email address when you register in the portal, as it will send a link for verification.
• Registration can be done by any one of the fellows. Once the registration is completed, he/she can add his/her partner from India/Germany. The one who registers in the portal first (from the Pair) will be known as the Primary applicant. The Partner will receive a link for registration and filling up the information.
• In case you do not receive an email for verification, please check your ‘SPAM’ or ‘JUNK’ folder. If you still fail to find the email, please reach us at pecfar@igstc.org.
• Both fellows (from India & Germany) must individually complete their application and save it as a draft version.The final submission of the application will be done by the Primary applicant only.
• Applicants must strictly follow the instructions given for application submission. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of the application.

• No Objection Certificate from the parent institution
• Invitation Letter from the host institution
• Proof of Date of Birth (Scan copy of Passport/ Aadhar Card)
• Proof of Education Qualifications arranged in reverse chronological order
• Proof of Current Employment/Fellowship Award Letter

A joint selection committee of experts shall review the applications based on credentials of the pairs,feasibility, scope and quality of the joint proposal plan for the fellowship duration and expected outcomes(including future plans emerging out of the visit,value addition to the parent organization of the fellows). The decision of the committee shall be considered final and binding.