{"id":2979,"date":"2026-06-05T11:34:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T11:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oir.iisc.ac.in\/?page_id=2979"},"modified":"2026-06-30T10:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:16:17","slug":"u-s-india-trust-fellowship-founding-sponsors-pratiksha-trust-and-mazumdar-shaw-philanthropy-msp-july-2026-june-2027","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oir.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/u-s-india-trust-fellowship-founding-sponsors-pratiksha-trust-and-mazumdar-shaw-philanthropy-msp-july-2026-june-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S.-India TRUST Fellowship Founding Sponsors: Pratiksha Trust and Mazumdar Shaw Philanthropy (MSP) August 2026 \u2013 July 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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About the Fellowship<\/strong>

The U.S.-India TRUST Fellowship advances U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s commitment to advancing strategic technology cooperation through a public\u2013private partnership that brings outstanding post-doctoral researchers from leading U.S. institutions to conduct innovative research for 12 months at premier
universities in India.  

The initiative is a collaboration among the U.S Consulate General Chennai, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) and founding sponsors Pratiksha Trust and Mazumdar Shaw Philanthropy (MSP).  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
Program Objectives<\/strong>
\u2022 Foster academic exchange between the United States and India and strengthen long-term international partnerships
\u2022 Enable impactful research outcomes \u2013 publications, patents, and commercialization <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Strategic Research Focus Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aligned with \u201cTransforming the\nRelationship Utilizing Strategic Technology\u201d TRUST initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Artificial Intelligence
Quantum Computing
Defense and Space   <\/td>		Semiconductors
Biotechnology
Energy <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
Fellowship Support and Benefits
<\/strong>\u2022 Monthly stipend: $1,650
\u2022 In-campus housing and meals (complimentary \u2013 host institution)
\u2022 Health\/medical insurance (host institution)
\u2022 One round-trip economy airfare between U.S. residence city and Chennai\/Bengaluru\/Manipal \u2013 on your own or U.S. university or host institution
\u2022 Visa and on-ground logistical support <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
Eligibility<\/strong>
\u2022 Post-doctoral researchers or early career faculty from leading U.S. institutions
\u2022 Research must align with TRUST strategic technology fields
\u2022 Preference for U.S. citizens with no prior experience in India <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
Application Process<\/strong>
Submit applications to \u2013 iro.admin@iisc.ac.in<\/a>

Required documents:
\u2022 Academic CV (including top 2\u20133 publications)
\u2022 Research plan (2\u20133 pages)
\u2022 Host faculty consent letter (optional) \u00a0

Application Deadline for submitting applications has been extended:
July 07, 2026, at 11:59 PM (U.S Eastern Time) <\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
Contact
Dr. Amita Sneh, Chief International Officer<\/strong>
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
CV Raman Nagar Road, Bengaluru \u2013 560012, Karnataka, India
\ud83d\udce7iro.admin@iisc.ac.in; cc: chair.oir@iisc.ac.in
\ud83d\udcde +91-80-2360-2567 & +91-80-2293-2560
\ud83c\udf10 oir.iisc.ac.in<\/a> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

About the Fellowship The U.S.-India TRUST Fellowship advances U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s commitment to advancing strategic technology cooperation through a public\u2013private partnership that brings outstanding post-doctoral researchers from leading U.S. institutions to conduct innovative research for 12 months at premier universities in India.   The initiative is a collaboration among […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2979","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oir.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oir.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oir.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oir.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oir.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2979"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/oir.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3020,"href":"https:\/\/oir.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2979\/revisions\/3020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oir.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}