IIT Hyderabad announce the call for the second round (for admission for the January-May 2022 academic semester) of Fellowship for International Research Scholars in Technology at IIT Hyderabad (FIRST@IITH) for supporting bright and motivated international scholars to pursue their doctoral studies at IIT Hyderabad with full financial support. The details of the fellowship are given below and also available in the attached flyer.In this regard we urge you to kindly share this scholarship opportunity to the leading Universities in the respective country of location of the Honourable Indian Mission. About IIT HyderabadIndian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) is one of the six new Indian Institutes of Technology established by the Government of India in 2008. In a short span of 12 years, the institute built on an imposing 578-acre campus and has been ranked among the top 10 institutes for four consecutive years in the NIRF released by the Ministry of Education, GoI. IITH was also ranked under Top #20 in the recent edition ARIIA on indicators related to ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development’ among students and faculties. IIT Hyderabad has 242 full-time faculties, 3,409 students on roll of whom 20 per cent are women, nearly 200 state-of-the-art laboratories and five research and entrepreneurship centres. The Institute has a strong research focus with more than Rs. 500 crore of sanctioned research funding while PhD scholars account for about 30% of total student strength. IITH students and faculty are at the forefront of innovation with more than 6081 research publications and 100+ patent disclosures, 400+ sponsored/ consultancy projects and 50 industry & academic collaborations. To know more, please visit: https://www.iith.ac.in/As a part of strengthening the international engagement, IIT Hyderabad is proud to announce the call for the second round (for admission for the January-May 2022 academic semester) of Fellowship for International Research Scholars in Technology (FIRST@IITH) scheme ( www.iith.ac.in/iar/FIRST-FELLOWSHIP) for supporting bright and motivated international research scholars for pursuing PhD at IIT Hyderabad with full financial support.The details of the fellowship are:EligibilityForeign Nationals with Excellent Academic qualifications having a master’s degree in the relevant disciplines and minimum CGPA of 8.5 on a 10-point scale or equivalent.DesirableDegree from a top line university in their respective countries, Research output in terms of publications/patents will be given a weightage during shortlisting.Selection processShortlisting followed by an online interview.Financial Support1) Duration of the fellowship: 4 years2) Fellowship amount: INR 60,000/- per month3) Contingency support: Up to INR 1,00,000/- per yearApplication ProcedureØ For details and downloading the application form visit: www.iith.ac.in/iar/FIRST-FELLOWSHIPØ Forward the completed application form along with electronic copies of the testimonials to: first.iar@iith.ac.inØ Request at least one referee to send a reference letter to first.iar@iith.ac.inØ There is no application feeØ Last date of send application by email: October 10, 2021 / 17:00 ISTWe look forward to your support for making FIRST@IITH a grand success. If you have any question or queries concerning the FIRST@IITH fellowship, please reach us at: first.iar@iith.ac.in or office.iar@iith.ac.in