2024 Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellowship Program Accepting Applications

Monika Malik from BITS Pilani is seen here exchanging the media of plates of human embryo kidney, or HEK293 cells, using tissue culture system to study the multiple roles of LIMK2 in various types of cancers. Monika is working with Walther Professor Dr. Kavita Shah in the Department of Chemistry. Her Indian Faculty advisor is Professor Dalip Kumar.

Monika Malik from BITS Pilani is seen here exchanging the media of plates of human embryo kidney, or HEK293 cells, using tissue culture system to study the multiple roles of LIMK2 in various types of cancers.

The Call for Applications for the 2024 Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellowship (OVDF) Program will be open from Wednesday, November 1, 2023 – Tuesday, January 2, 2024. As defined in an agreement between Purdue University and the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) of India, under the OVDF program, SERB will sponsor 12-month research visits to Purdue by visiting doctoral students who are pursuing their doctorate degrees at Indian Institutions. In line with SERB’s mission, students must be enrolled in PhD programs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (including Medicine, Pharma, Agriculture and related S&T area disciplines). For more information and application link, see full instructions.

Templates for application may be found here: