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Fellowship for International Research Scholars in Technology (FIRST@IITH) Scheme for International Research Scholars for pursuing PhD at IIT Hyderabad

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IITH Announcement

Fellowship for International Research Scholars in Technology (FIRST@IITH) Scheme for International Research Scholars for pursuing PhD at IIT Hyderabad with full financial support

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) is one of the eight new IITs established by the Government of India in 2008. In a short span of 12 years, the institute has become a top ranker and currently has 243 full-time faculty, 3,397 students (20% women), and nearly 200 state-of-the-art laboratories, and five research and entrepreneurship centers. 

The institute has a strong research focus with more than Rs 575 crore of sanctioned research funding with PhD scholars accounting for about 30% of total student strength. IITH has to its credit more than 6000 research publications, 195 patent disclosures, 1440 sponsored/consultancy projects, and about 50 startups. 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 the 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 in the attached flyer.


The last date for application is October 30, 2021.

For  any questions or queries concerning the FIRST@IITH fellowship, please  contact: dean.iar@iith.ac.in,  first.iar@iith.ac.in or director@iith.ac.in.