• This fellowship intends 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 Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM).
• The pair* will be formed by an Indian and a German Early Career Researcher who shall submit a joint proposal for fellowship support.
• 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 travel and fellowship.
• The paired fellows can jointly plan the fellowship visits to the partner country (India/Germany) accordingly.
• The fellows may also connect and travel to other institutions in India/Germany to enhance networking.

*Applicants are solely responsible for identifying & forming their respective pair and acquiring acceptance letters from the institute/organisation of the paired fellow.For more information, please visit Basic guidelines.

The Financial support shall be provided as one time grant and it will be limited to:

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