Dean of Faculty Affairs

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

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List of Awards & Fellowships for Faculty

AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS WITH AGE RESTRICTIONS

Name of the Award Discipline Mode of application Age Limit Web-link
INSPIRE Faculty
Fellowship		 Science / Engineering Application 27-32 Click here
IEI Young Engineer Award Science / Engineering   35 Click here
INSA Medal for Young
Scientist		 Science / Engineering Nomination 35 Click here
IASc Associateship https://www.ias.ac.in/
page/flat/
Fellowship/Associateship/		 Science / Engineering Nomination 35 Click here
INAE Young Engineer
Award		 Engineering Nomination 35 Click here
NASI Young Scientist
Award		 Science / Engineering Nomination 35 Click here
Scheme for Young
Scientists & Technologist (SYST)		 Science / Engineering Application 35 Click here
Innovative Young
Biotechnologist Award		 Science / Engineering Application 35 Click here
SERB Overseas
Postdoctoral Fellowship		 Science / Engineering Application 35 Click here
Early Career Research
Award		 Science / Engineering Application 37 Click here
Swaranajayanti Fellowship Science / Engineering Application 40 Click here
NASI Scopus Young
Scientists		 Science / Engineering Nomination 40 Click here
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Science / Engineering Nomination 45 Click here
National Women Bio-
Scientist Award		 Science / Engineering Application 45 Click here
Infosys Prize Science / Engineering /
Humanities		 Nomination 50 [55; exceptional] Click here
Ramanujan Fellowship Science / Engineering Application 55 Click here
Building Energy Efficiency
Higher & Advanced Network (BHAVAN) Fellowships		 Science / Engineering Application Up to 32 years Click here
Water Advanced Research
and Innovation Fellowship
Program		 Science / Engineering Application Up to 32 years Click here
Indo - US Public Health
Fellowships		 Science Application Up to 50 years Click here
SERB Indo - US Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program Science / Engineering Application Up to 35 years Click here
Bhaskara Advanced Solar
Energy (BASE) Fellowship Program		 Science/ Engineering/
Technology		 Application 40 Click here

AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS FOR ALL AGE GROUPS

Name of the Award Discipline Mode of application Age Limit Web-link
Fulkerson Prize Mathematics Nomination No age limit Click here
Goedel Prize Theoretical Computer
Science		 Nomination No age limit Click here
Humboldt Research Award Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit Click here
TWAS Prize Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit Click here
Padma Shri Science / Engineering /
Humanities		 Nomination No age limit Click here
J C Bose Fellowship Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit Click here
INAE- Distinguished
Industry Professor		 Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit Click here
Computer Society of India -
Awards		 In the field of IT Application No age limit Click here
Albert Medal Humanities Application No age limit Click here
Erasmus Prize Humanities Application No age limit Click here
Sahitya Academy Awards most outstanding books of
literary		 Application No age limit Click here
Sangeet Natak Academy
Awards		 Music, Dance, Theatre Application No age limit Click here
Kalinga Prize Writers, editors, lecturers,
radio/television programme directors or film producers who have devoted their career to interpreting science, research and technology for the general public		 Nomination No age limit Click here
JSPS Fellowship Science / Engineering Application No age limit Click here
Fellow INSA Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit Click here
Fellow IASc Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit Click here
Fellow INAE Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit Click here
Fellow NASI Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit Click here
Fellow SAE Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit Click here
Fellow ASME Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit Click here
Fellow TWAS Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit Click here
Fellow National Academy
of Psychology		 Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit Click here
USA-India Educational
Foundation Fellowships		 Science / Engineering /
Humanities		 Application No age limit Click here
Geological Society of India
Awards		 Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit, except
few awards		 Click here
B M Birla Science Awards Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit Click here
NASI - Reliance Industries
Platinum Jubilee Award		 Science / Engineering   No age limit Click here
Homi Bhabha Chair Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit Click here
Fulbright-Nehru Academic
and Professional Excellence Fellowships		 Science / Engineering /
Humanities		 Application PhD + 5 years Click here
IIM - Lifetime Achievement
Awards		 Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit Click here
IIM – National Metallurgist
Awards		 Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit Click here
IIM - Metallurgist of the
Year Award		 Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit Click here
National Geoscience Awards Science / Engineering Nomination No age limit Click here
IUSSTF Visitations And Fellowships Science / Engineering Application No age limit Click here

AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS AFTER RETIREMENT

Raja Rammana Fellowship
Scheme		 Science / Engineering Application After retirement Click here
  • Unless indicated, all awards are given when the applicant / nominee is in regular service.
  • Application for Ramanujan Fellowship may be submitted when the applicant is holding a post-PhD position (tenured/non-tenured) outside India and is willing to join in IITK or has an offer from IITK.
  • In few awards, there are several categories (e.g., Humboldt, JSPS, IUSSTF, Sangeet Natak Academy). It is advised to check the application guidelines in the corresponding website.