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DST – DFG announcement on funding opportunity for Indo-German Research Training Groups (IRTG)

International Research Training Groups (IRTGs), in which German universities cooperate with research institutions in other countries, combine innovative top-level research and the structured promotion of excellent early career researchers. As bilateral collaborations set up by experienced scientists, IRTGs promote systematic scientific cooperation through joint research programmes and corresponding qualification measures for (post) doctoral researchers.

The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, and the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) have agreed on a joint application and funding scheme to support Indo-German International Research Training Groups.

Eligibility: Doctoral students should spend a period of at least 6 months (and up to 1 year) in total during their PhD project at the respective partner institution for research and training and each doctoral student should have both an Indian and a German supervisor. On the German side, approximately 10 to 15 doctoral researchers will be funded within a single IRTG in parallel. The partner site in India should support a group of doctoral researchers of roughly the same size.

 Last date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

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