Maitri Fellowships

The Maitri Fellowships program supports leading Indian policy thinkers to undertake secondments with prominent Australian thinktanks.


The program will build institutional links and academic capacity in both countries, and enhance public discourse on our bilateral, economic and broader geostrategic relationships. 


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Building
institutional links

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Promoting
public discourse


MAITRI FELLOWS RECIPIENTS

View the inaugural Fellows cohort: 

2023-24 Maitri Fellows Recipients 


ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The Maitri Fellowships program is open to invited Australian institutions to nominate experts for placement.

The program has three streams:
1.  long-term fellowships (1-2 years) for Indian senior researchers to come to Australia;
2.  short-term fellowships (up to 6 months) for Indian early to mid-career researchers to come to Australia; and 
3.  short-term fellowships (up to 6 months) for Australian early to mid-career researchers to go to India. 

Applications for the Maitri Fellowships close on 15 January 2024. Further details are available on GrantConnect.


HOW TO APPLY

Applications for the Maitri Fellowships program is now closed. 


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