Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI) Fellowship Program in USA, 2016

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Applications are invited for Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI) Fellowship Program. Fellowships are open to Indian citizens having Ph.D. in Water Science and Engineering and working in the fields of Water resources, water chemistry and environmental engineering. The fellowships provide opportunity to best and brightest Indian students and scientists to gain exposure and access to world class research facilities at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Daugherty Water for Food Institute. The application deadline is 15 September, 2015.

Study Subject(s): Fellowships are awarded to applicants working in the fields of Water resources, water chemistry and environmental engineering.
Course Level: Fellowships are available for undertaking research.
Scholarship Provider: The Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), the Daugherty Water for Food Institute (DWFI) and the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)
Scholarship can be taken at: USA

Eligibility:
-Indian citizens having Ph.D. in Water Science and Engineering.
-Applicants must be able of doing independent research work and have published in internationally recognized academic journals.
-Open to applicants working in the fields of Water resources, water chemistry and environmental engineering.
-Age: Upto 40 years as on 31 December 2015
-Employment: The applicant should be affiliated to a public funded R&D Lab/ S&T Institution (non-private)/ recognized Universities/Colleges in India

Scholarship Open for International Students: Indian citizens can apply for this fellowship.

Scholarship Description: Recognizing that Water is of fundamental importance for human development, the environment and the economy, and therefore needs to feature prominently in the development agenda of both India and the United States; the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), the Daugherty Water for Food Institute (DWFI) and the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) have partnered to nurture cooperation between students and scientists from both countries. The Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI) Fellowship Program-a dynamic and transformative program has thus been developed to foster long term Indo-American science and technology partnerships.

Number of award(s): Up to five fellowships are available.

Duration of award(s): Fellowships are available for minimum 3 months and up to 12 months.

What does it cover? 
-Monthly Stipend: Fellow: USD 3000 per month
-Air-fare (To be facilitated by IUSSTF Travel desk)
-Contingency allowance
-Health insurance: Fellow: USD 1000
-Housing allowance (Housing to be mandatorily arranged by UNL mentor coordinator; 50% of the Housing cost to be provided by UNL, amount not exceeding USD 400 per month)

Selection Criteria: Not Known

Notification: Not Known

How to Apply: Applications should be submitted electronically to water.fellowship-at-indousstf.org. Handwritten & single scanned pages of application form & supporting documents will not be acceptable. All the applications will be received by e-mail only.

Application Form

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 15 September, 2015.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application

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