IIT Hyderabad announces fellowships for PhD in heritage science, technology

Applications are open year-round but will be processed twice a year. Those interested can write to office@hst.iith.ac.in.  

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sri Visweswara Yoga Research Institute (SVYRI) to launch the Mahayogini Rajyalakshmi Devi Heritage Research fellowship for PhD in heritage science and technology.  

Who can apply? 

Candidates who possess MTech./ME/MSc (engineering/technology) degree in the respective or allied areas or have a BTech. degree or MSc in allied areas and with valid GATE score can to apply. The MRD scholars will draw an enhanced fellowship of INR 75,000 a month, and the fellowship will also fund travel to an international conference to present results at relevant fora.  

The proposed research will be in any area of science and technology, as applied to intangible or tangible Indic heritage, such as yoga, ayurveda, music, dance, language, arts, architecture or sculpture at the department of heritage science and technology at IITH. The department has already launched an online MTech programme (OMP) in heritage science and technology this year.  

SVYRI will fund the Mahayogini Rajyalakshmi Devi Heritage Research fellowships and meritorious students with strong credentials in various disciplines will be selected through a rigorous process. Applications are open year-round but will be processed twice a year. Those interested can write to office@hst.iith.ac.in.  

“Robust, empirically quantifiable research in the frontier areas of heritage assets will create strong commercial interest in Indic resources such as ayurveda, yoga, etc. It is important to perform research of the highest quality and publish in well-regarded fora, and IITH will strive to create a benchmark in the area of heritage research,” said IITH Director BS Murty. 

Mohan Raghavan, head, department of heritage science and technology at IITH, said, “The heritage science and technology department is one of a kind in the country and looks at heritage as an asset. Yoga, ayurveda, tourism, language, music, sports and archaeological sites are all extremely valuable and hold the key to building people’s livelihoods. It is very important to unlock the value of heritage assets through robust science and technology efforts, and we believe the launch of the MRD-Heritage Research fellowship is going to be a key enabler by attracting top talent to work on topics related to science and technology in the area of heritage and take it to the next level.” 

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