Vaishvik Bharatiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) Fellowship

The VAIBHAV Fellowship is a Government of India initiative to strengthen collaborations between the Indian STEMM diaspora and Indian higher educational and publicly funded scientific institutions. It enables selected diaspora scientists to undertake collaborative research with Indian HEIs and research organisations. Fellows may spend up to two months per year in India for a maximum of three years to foster knowledge exchange and advance research.

Opportunity to undertake collaborative research visits to an identified Indian institution for up to two months per year for up to three years; facilitation of knowledge exchange and research collaboration.

Scientists from the Indian diaspora who will collaborate with Indian higher educational institutions, universities, or publicly funded scientific institutions.

Administered and implemented by INAE under an MoU with DST; selection conducted through Calls for Proposals (CFP) issued for each round.