"The main focus of the new fellowship programme and also the ongoing National Environmental Sciences Fellows Programme is to nurture young scientists working in environment and ecology for undertaking good quality scientific research under the mentorship of established scientists of the country," an official statement said today.
The programme, announced on the occasion of Kalam's 85th birthday, is targeted at young scientists working in the area of environment and ecology in the country and those who have completed their PhD or are about to complete their PhD in areas related to environment and ecology.
The post-doctoral fellowship will also be entitled to house rent allowance and other benefits as per the Ministry's guidelines applicable for research associateship.
The Ministry will advertise about the fellowship to call for applications shortly and the guidelines for the programme will be uploaded on the Ministry's website.
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It proposes to constitute a committee of experts headed by R A Mashelkar for selection of fellows.
He was also firmly convinced that science and technology would offer solutions to the pressing challenges facing the country, including those of environmental protection and sustainable development, the statement added.