The Australian Academy of Science invites applications from Australian researchers for the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) Early- and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Fellowships 2018. Internal deadline for applications is Friday 1 September 2017.

The EMCR Fellowships provide support (up to A$40,500) for Australian researchers to travel to India and work with leading researchers at major Indian science and technology organisations for a period of between 3 and 9 months. They are intended to facilitate long-term science, technology and innovation collaboration between Australia and India by:

• developing researchers’ expertise in international collaboration and fostering long-term relationships between Australian and Indian researchers
• increasing Australian researchers’ understanding of Indian culture, particularly the science and research practices and systems
• developing the researchers’ leadership skills as future ‘science ambassadors’ for Australia
• providing a catalyst for future Australia–India research collaboration.

Candidates should have between 3 and 10 years of research experience since the award of the PhD degree or equivalent, with the degree having been conferred no more than 15 years prior to submitting the grant application and be research active in any field of the natural sciences (basic and applied), engineering science, mathematics, statistics and health. Candidates engaged in multidisciplinary research are invited to apply but should note that proposals for research solely in the humanities, social or behavioural sciences are not eligible.

For further details, please see the attached summary and the Academy’s website:

https://www.science.org.au/opportunities/travel/grants-and-exchange/fellowships-india