News & Announcements

Indian researchers can apply for Dr. Hargobind Khorana Scholarships

             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
Application Guidelines
Application form can be printed from here
Download Brochure
Khorana Program for Scholars Awards: 2009
Khorana Program for Scholars Awards: 2010

Applications should be submitted electronically to scholar@indousstf.org
Application deadline: 30 November 2011