Khorana program for Scholars Notification

KHORANA PROGRAM FOR SCHOLARS

University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW), the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India and Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) are partnering to support the prestigious Khorana Program for Scholars named in honor of Dr. Har Gobind Khorana, who won the Noble Prize in 1968 for his work at the interface of Chemistry and Biology while a member of the UW faculty. The Khorana Program will provide opportunities to Indian students to undertake research at University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) and partner universities in Summer 2012 for a period of 10 weeks. A list of UW partner universities is available at https://www.biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/ansari/khorana_program/

The Khorana Program is envisaged to

• Provide encouragement to young scholars to undertake R&D
• Enable students to carry out research at a premier University in the United States
• Transform research into societal benefits
• Build a seamless scientific community between India and the United States

 

B.Tech, M.Tech and M.Sc. students currently enrolled in recognized institutions of higher education in India in the areas of Biotechnology (including agricultural, health and biomedical sciences) are eligible to apply.

SCHOLARSHIP INCLUDES: Stipend, Accommodations, Airfare

PROGRAM DATES: May – July 2012

For immediate answers to your questions you may contact:

Dr. Nishritha Bopana

Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)

12 Hailey Road, Fulbright House, New Delhi- 110 001

Phone: 91-11- 42691708, 42691700, 42691713

Fax: 91-11-23321552

E-mail: scholar@indousstf.org , krlovely@wisc.edu

Web-site: biochem.wisc.edu

Khorana Program for Scholars Awards: 2011

Web-site: biochem.wisc.edu

Khorana Program for Scholars Awards: 2011
Application Guidelines
Application form can be printed from here
Download Brochure

Applications should be submitted electronically to   scholar@indousstf.org   

Application deadline: 30 November 2011

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://indousstf.org/Khorana/khorana_program.html