Vision
Vision
What are the research based job opportunities and what are the best places to do research in India?
What is the funding landscape? What are the funding sources & availability? What type of aid is available?
What is the application procedure – whom to apply to, when to apply, and what can be expected.
Exploring collaborative opportunities at the institute level, academic-industry partnerships, and networking possibilities with labs globally.
Learn about incubator facilities at the host institutions and job security during start-up phases.
(Sci-ROI) is a US based volunteer run, non-profit organization. Sci-ROI was initiated by post-doc Sri Ram and Professor Aseem Z. Ansari of the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the ambit of WINStep Forward – a nonprofit that promotes scientific and technological exchange between India and the U.S. They planned to formalize an organization which could serve as a platform that would keep graduate students, postdocs and early career scientists aware of the recent developments in the research and entrepreneurial environment in India.
Sci-ROI was officially launched by then Consulate General of India Dr. Ausaf Sayeed and WINStep Forward at the Consulate General of India, Chicago in May 2015, with high ranking members of Indian government and leading U.S. and India policy makers addressing Sci-ROI’s first inaugural gathering. Speakers included Prof. T. K. Chandrashekar, Secretary, Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India and Dr. Rajiv Sharma, Executive Director, Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF). Sci-ROI launched its first annual, multidisciplinary Young Investigators Meeting – Chicago (YIM-C 2016) in September 2016. The conference was co-hosted by The University of Chicago, and was co-mentored by Professor Aseem Z. Ansari and Professor L. S. Shashidhara (Vice President, Indian National Science Academy).