Deadline: 30 April 2017
The Department of Science & Technology (DST) is pleased to announce its 2nd BRICS Young Scientist Forum under the theme “Building Young Scientists’ Leadership in Science, Technology and Innovation”.
The forum will choose three subjects from the ten thematic fields identified by BRICS, namely energy, material, biotechnology & biomedicine, as well as one cross-cutting field of science, technology and innovation policies, science communication and science popularization, and feature three parallel sessions and one general session (which will be set on the plenary session).
Objectives
- BRICS Youth connectivity & networking to harness their knowledge for resolving common societal challenges through research and innovation and strengthen advancement of skill & research competencies of youth primarily below the age of 35 years drawn from Science, Engineering other allied disciplines.
- Building BRICS leadership in S&T through creative youth with capacity and capability to accelerate change individuality and collectively (BRICS Youth Alumni).
- Reinforcing BRICS nation’s and regional STI policies and youth policies, skill development and entrepreneurship polices.
Eligibility Criteria
- Young bright scientists/ engineers/ technologists/ innovators/ / science journalists-educators science, literacy and popularizing professional / specialists on translational aspects of research and technology integration in society-market / researchers up to the age of 35 years.
- The participants of the sessions in the three thematic fields of energy, material and biotechnology & biomedicine shall hold a doctor’s degree and have visible academic & scientific influence in the world or they shall be engineers and professionals from public funded Technology Business Incubations (TBI) with equivalent qualifications in the above three fields.
- The participants of the session on science, technology and innovation policies, science communication and science popularization shall have at least three years of working experience in the relevant fields and be familiar with their country’s work in the relevant fields.
- Young scientists are also welcome to participate in this session to share best cases of science popularization and public awareness campaigns in this field.
- It is planned that representatives of the Chinese institutions for technology transfer, R&D outcome conversion and financial investment in the above three fields be invited.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: India
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