The Raman – Charpak Fellowship program is in honour of two Nobel Laureates in Physics, Prof C.V. Raman, Indian Nobel Laureate (1930) and Prof Georges Charpak, French Nobel Laureate (1992).

The Fellowship was launched during the State visit of the President of France to India during in February, 2013. The aim is to facilitate the exchange of doctoral students between the two countries, in order to broaden the scope and depth of future engagements in Science, Technology and Innovation.

The Raman-Charpak Fellowship is the only Indo-French bilateral Fellowship programme jointly funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and the French Institute in India (IFI), French Embassy in India, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Government of France.

This programme implemented by the Indo French Centre for Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR/ CEFIPRA) aims at improving the doctoral skills of Indian and French students by providing them an opportunity to carry out part of their research work in a University / Research & Development Institute based in France or India respectively.
The scheme also provides an exposure and experience about the current research methods and trends in France/​India, while discovering each other’s cultural context.

This fellowship programme is dedicated to highly qualified PhD students registered in an Indian or French Research Institute/​University, to offer them an excellent opportunity to carry out a part of their research project in France/​India, to establish professional relationships, to promote new S&T cooperation, and to experience another cultural context.

Only online submission will be considered, candidates have to register and apply at www​.cefipra​.org or log on to: http://www​.cefipra​.org/raman-charpak-2017/