ISA Fellowship
The two-year fellowship offered by the ISA for mid-career professionals is an integral part of ISA’s strategy and efforts to scale up solar deployments by enhancing the pool of skilled professionals available for solar projects in Member Countries. The programme is targeted at policy makers, planners, administrators, and managers in government who have demonstrated leadership potential and public service commitment and can contribute to the development of solar energy projects in their home countries, thus furthering sustainable energy practices. ISA has successfully run four batches of the programme and the fifth batch is currently underway. Since it was launched in 2018, 67 professionals from Member Countries and prospective Member Countries have completed the programme at the host institution, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, in India. The annual cost of the programme is around USD 500,000. For the current batch, 21 students from 15 countries have been selected for the fellowship. The candidates will undergo the Master of Technology programme in Renewable Energy and Technology Management (with a specialisation in Solar Energy Technology and Economics).
Fellowship Objectives:
- Enrich expertise on solar energy at the policymaker’s level by establishing a tailored programme.
- Expand the pool of national experts on solar energy in all its dimensions in ISA co-operating states.
- Harness ISA’s network of worldwide academic institutions offering globally recognised high-level programmes on solar energy.
- Develop a global network of ISA Fellows and create channels of cooperation between member states Promote greater co-operation between partnering institutions
Programme Eligibility and Highlights
Programme: Master Tech in Renewable Energy and Management (specialisation: Solar Energy Technology and Economics) commencing July
Host: Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi (Department of Energy Science and Engineering), India
Age: Not more than 45 years in SIDS and LDCs. And not more than 40 years for rest of the countries
Qualifications: 4-year Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Power Engineering. Or Master’s Degree in Physics, Electronics or Applied Physics with CGPA of at least 6.00 on a 10-point scale or at least 60% marks in aggregate
Work experience: Minimum 3 years work experience
Living Stipend: USD 750/- per month (paid by ISA for 24 months)
