TWAS-SN Bose Postgraduate Fellowship Programme 2025

If you're a young scientist from a developing country aiming to pursue a PhD in the physical sciences, the TWAS-SN Bose Postgraduate Fellowship Programme 2025 offers a fully funded opportunity to conduct advanced research at the prestigious S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences in Kolkata, India. Applications are now open for this esteemed programme, designed to support early-career researchers in the fields of Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Physics.

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🎓TWAS-SN Bose Fellowship Summary

• Location: Kolkata, India

• Host Institution: S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences

• Study Level: PhD

• Target Group: Nationals of developing countries (excluding India)

• Fields of Study: Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physics

• Funding: Monthly stipend for living costs and food; free on-campus accommodation

• Duration: 4 years, with a possible 1-year extension

• Application Deadline: 22 September 2025 (midnight CEST)

• Start Date: Upon successful admission and completion of coursework

• Eligible To: Candidates under 35 years old from developing countries

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🧪 Fellowship Overview

The TWAS-SN Bose Postgraduate Fellowship Programme is a collaborative initiative between The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences. It aims to provide young scientists from developing countries with the opportunity to pursue research leading to a PhD in the physical sciences.

Fellowships are tenable at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences in Kolkata, India, for studies leading towards a PhD degree. The programme offers two options:

• Sandwich Option: Candidates are registered for a PhD in their home country and undertake part of their research at the S.N. Bose Centre.

• Full-Time Option: Candidates enroll in a PhD programme at the S.N. Bose Centre.

In both cases, the programme entails only one journey to the host country. Admission to the PhD programme at the S.N. Bose Centre will depend on the successful completion of coursework (about one year's duration).

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🎁 Fellowship Benefits

• Monthly Stipend: To cover living costs and food (non-convertible to foreign currency).

• Accommodation: Free on-campus housing provided.

• Medical Scheme: Partial reimbursement of medical expenses incurred in Kolkata, aligned with the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) of India.

• Note: Comprehensive health insurance is not provided; fellows must have their own medical insurance before joining the programme.

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✅ Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must:

• Be under 35 years of age as of 31 December 2025.

• Be nationals of a developing country (excluding India).

• Not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in India or any developed country.

• Hold a Master's degree in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, or Mathematics, with at least five years of combined undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

• Be accepted by a department of the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences.

• Provide evidence of proficiency in English if the medium of education was not English.

• Provide evidence of intent to return to their home country upon completion of the fellowship.

• Not take up other assignments during the fellowship period.

• Be financially responsible for any accompanying family members.

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📝 Application Procedure

1. Preliminary Acceptance:

   • Identify a potential supervisor from the S.N. Bose Centre's faculty list: Faculty Members.

   • Contact the Dean (Academic Programme) at deanap@bose.res.in with the completed SNB FORM and your CV to request a preliminary acceptance letter.

2. Deadlines:

   • Deadline to apply for a Preliminary Acceptance Letter: 16 August 2025.

   • Last date of issuance of Preliminary Acceptance Letters: 31 August 2025.

   • Deadline to submit the application form and all required documents to TWAS via the online portal: 22 September 2025 (midnight CEST).

3. Application Submission:

   • Submit your application through the TWAS online portal

4. Required Documents:

   • Preliminary acceptance letter from the S.N. Bose Centre.

   • Completed application form.

   • Curriculum Vitae.

   • Research proposal outline.

   • Evidence of English proficiency (if applicable).

   • Two letters of reference.

   • Copy of passport.

🔗 For further information and to access application forms and guidelines, please visit the official programme page:

TWAS-SN Bose Postgraduate Fellowship Programme 2025-26

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