India's International Fellows
The government of India has taken several initiatives towards the international exposure of scientists working in India in addition to providing lucrative incentives to bring back the eminent scientists to the country vis-a-vis implementation of several International Fellowship Programmes / Schemes.
These International Fellowships include:
i) Fellowships for attracting highly skilled, outstanding researchers and scientists of Indian origin working abroad by providing them an attractive avenue to pursue their R&D interests in Indian Institutions.
ii) Fellowships providing opportunities to the best and brightest Indian students/ researchers / scientists to go abroad and gain exposure to world class research facilities and peers in leading institutions, thereby helping to build long-term R&D linkages and collaborations.
iii) Besides these, Indian scientists regularly apply for other international fellowships and their contributions are significant in the international arena.
These efforts have helped develop a pool of talents who are helping in the furtherance of excellence in science in the country. This Section provides information regarding the scholars honoured with these International Fellowships, the year of award, their affiliations and their area of work. It includes information regarding scholars like Ramanujan Fellows, Ramalingaswami Fellows, Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance Fellows, Fulbrighters, Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Fellows, Indo-Australia Early and Mid-Career Researchers (EMCR) and so on...
India International Talents
| Awardee | Fellowship Name | Year | Affiliation | Specialisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juhi Gupta | Fulbright Fellow | 2019 | Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi; J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla | Metagenomics and Cultural Approaches to Study the Role of Bacteria in Degradation of Recalcitrant Organic Pollutants from Landfill Site |
| Shilpa Dahake | Fulbright Fellow | 2019 | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali; University of Pennsylvania | Urban Riverscapes: Transformed, Lost, and Regained |
| Souptick Chanda | Fulbright Fellow | 2019 | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati; Technology Implementation Research Center, Boston | Biomechanical Assessment of Polymeric Fixation Plate for Subtrochanteric Femoral Fractures |
| Sowmya Dechamma Chotteyandamada Chengappa | Fulbright Fellow | 2019 | University of Hyderabad (UoH); Queens College, City University of New York | Understanding the “Modern”: Of Oralities and Languages |
| Rupel Nargunam | Fulbright Fellow | 2019 | BSA Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai; Temple University, Philadelphia | Fractal Framework to Improve the Efficiency of Gold Futures Market in India |
| Anisa Bhutia | Fulbright Fellow | 2019 | Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai; Brown University | Local Town, Global Connections: An Ethnographic and Historical e)construction of Kalimpong |
| Soumen Maity | Fulbright Fellow | 2019 | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune; Arizona State University, Tempe | Covering Arrays and Software Testing |
| Ram Manohar Yadav | Fulbright Fellow | 2019 | VSSD College, Kanpur; William Marsh Rice University, Houston | Topological Design of Carbon Nanostructures and their Renewable Energy Applications |
| Angana Biswas | Fulbright Fellow | 2019 | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York | Elucidation of the Role of ETV6 Gene Regulation in Oncogenic Transformations in Glioma |
| Jai Laxmi | Fulbright Fellow | 2019 | Harish Chandra Research Institute, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh; University of Connecticut, Storrs | Structure of Finite Free Resolutions |