DAMP Physics, IITB

Contributed by: Sheetal Jain ISSAA stands for the Introductory Summer School in Astronomy and Astrophysics. It is held at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune. It takes place for 5 weeks in the months of May-June every even-numbered year. Only students completing their second year are eligible to apply (so there is a 50-50 chance for you to be able to join this school). Application The application usually opens in January and the deadline is in late February. It is an online form with you requiring to upload the following documents: Two-page resume   Statement of Purpose   1 recommender’s information (reference letter will be uploaded directly)   Transcript Allowances/Stipends Travel allowance is given/reimbursed, contingent to producing the railway ticket stub on arrival. Boarding and Lodging were also provided free of cost. Personal Notes/Advice It is an exciting prospect for those who wish to learn the bas...

Contributed by: Sheetal Jain (UTSIP Summer Research Student, 2016) UTSIP stands for University of Tokyo Summer Internship Program. It is a 7 week long internship program that takes place in June-July in the Kashiwa Campus of the University of Tokyo, Japan. Application This program opens as a JAF/IAF via the Placement Cell (PT Cell) for our department. One needs to sign the JAF via the IIT-B portal as a first step (only resume is required). University of Tokyo also hosts a separate online portal for applications, which needs to be filled as well. Requirements/Materials needed Since the internship opens via the PT Cell, it has some CPI cutoffs, which seem to vary from year to year. The materials required for completing the application are:           2-page resume           Latest transcript copy           Two recommenders (they have to upload reference letters directly)     ...

Summer Research Fellowship Program (SRFP) Contributed by: Arkya Chatterjee (SRFP summer research fellow, 2017) SRFP is a two-month summer fellowship/internship program conducted by the three National Science Academies - Indian Academies of Science (Bangalore), Indian National Science Academy (New Delhi), and The National Academy of Sciences, India (Allahabad). Eligibility Criteria While applying, students must be in their 2nd/3rd year (if BTech), or 2nd/3rd/4th year (if DD). The other requirement is that the minimum percentage in core subjects from tenth std. should be 65% or above. Application Requirements Transcript Marksheets of tenth and twelfth std. examinations A letter of recommendation Statement of purpose (SoP) explaining motivation and research interests Application details You are required to choose a sub-discipline of the chosen field. For example, for Physics, a sub-discipline could be Condensed Matter Physics. A list of prospective guides, as...

DAAD - Working Internships in Science and Engineering (WISE) Scholarship A brief informal review Contributed by: Basuhi Ravi (DAAD WISE Scholar, 2017) DAAD stands for Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (Translation: German Academic Exchange Service) and before you proceed further, we would like to request you to read this page thoroughly. DAAD offers several types of merit based grants for study and research in Germany to Indian students but the only one applicable to you as undergraduates would be the WISE scholarship. It is for students in their third year (if B.Techs) and third or fourth year (if DDs) who wish to work on a project at a public or state-recognised German University or Research Institute. Again, we defer from repeating the information succinctly put on their webpage. Instead, we focus on the couple of the points that are not discussed there, and we do so while adhering to the chronological order of things.  First, finding a project.  B...

Contributed by: Sandesh Kalantre (SN Bose Scholar, 2017) S. N. Bose scholars program provides an opportunity for students to do a summer internship in the US. Eligibility Criterion The department nominates 2 students from each batch, nomination is generally on the basis of CPI. Note that you cannot directly apply unless the department nominates you. The nomination is through a form included in the online application, which has to be signed by the Faculty advisor and the HoD. Application Requirements The entire application is through an online portal on the website. 2 letters of recommendation which have to be sent directly A statement of purpose describing your interests and your proposed topics of interest A current research experience statement which lists all your projects Copy of your transcript Nomination from the department signed by HoD and Faculty advisor NoC from IITB Timeline The application deadline is generally October. Results are announced in January...