VAIBHAV Fellowship Program

• 19 Jun 2023

On June 15, 2023, the Government of India announced the launch of the Vaishvik Bhartiya Vaigyanik. (VAIBHAV) fellowship program.

• Aims: To connect the Indian STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) diaspora with Indian academic and R&D institutions for collaborative research in frontier areas of science and technology.
• It also aims to promote collaboration between scientists of the Indian diaspora and Indian Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs), universities, and public-funded scientific institutions.
• VAIBHAV fellows will identify an Indian institution for collaboration and may spend up to two months per year for a maximum of three years on their research work.
• Implementation: It will be implemented by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology.