Community Engagement
GISE Hub plans community engagement to enable the appropriate and best use of geospatial technologies by providing
Flagship Fellowships for students of all departments of IIT Bombay. The fellowship provides funding for the two years of masters and one year internship. Call for Applications will be provided soon.
Visiting Scholars fellowships will be provided to faculty members as per guidelines. Please respond to the current call for applications.
Call for Applications for Visiting Researcher Fellowships
GISE Hub invites applications for Visiting Researcher Fellowships
The Visiting Researcher Fellowship program of the GISE Hub opens up an opportunity to faculties and post-doctoral researchers from educational institutes interested in research and development related to Geospatial Information Sciences and Engineering (GISE) through working on provenance of data, data science and visualization of data, on field application of data and its use to identify solutions to long-lasting problems. More details including information about how to apply is available here.
Eligibility:
1. Currently employed faculty of any UGC recognized institution with demonstrable interests in geospatial information science or technology.
2. PhD holders with experience or demonstrable interests in geospatial technology (typically, early career candidates).
Apply Here: Application for Visiting Researchers - Google Forms
Last Date for this call: Dec 31, 2023 Jan 10, 2024 (This is a rolling call and applicants may be accepted until all Fellowships are awarded)
Geospatial Information Officer
A GIO is expected to be part of the inventory management process of the respective department. They would be invested in capacity building related to storage, management and retrieval of spatial or spatio-temporal data. With the felt need of expanding in the areas of geospatial data policy, GIO are expected to find out the gaps in data and bridge these gaps through creating, correcting and gathering necessary information, which will lead to finding out relevant solutions to the emerged issuesbased on geospatial technology. In these two years at IIT Bombay, focus will be on creating their excellence and inculcating the spatial and spatio-temporal thinking within GIO’s. Also, they are expected to take-up relevant electives which will aid to develop their ability to maintain and make use of geospatial data at respective departments.
Note:
The fellows are not allowed to discontinue in between fellowship periods, unless for any significant reason and in that case fellow should approach the PMU unit at GISE Hub. The fellow has to provide rationale for discontinuing from her/his roles to GISE Hub. But the final decision would be taken jointly by Dean R&D, Dean Academic, PIC GISE Hub and respective HoD.
Geospatial Information Officer (GIO) Fellowship
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is a Geospatial Information Officer (GIO) Fellowship?
GIO fellowship is an interdisciplinary flagship program for Master’s students from all
departments/centers at IIT Bombay in accordance with their interest in Geospatial
science, technology, and its application. The GIO fellowship follows the pattern of 2+1 years: fellows will receive a fixed amount of stipend for 2 years of their studies at IIT-B and one year of on-job stipend at a government agency or industry following their completion of the Master’s programme.
2. Who is eligible to apply for the Geospatial Information Officer (GIO) Fellowship?
Master’s students joining any department/center at IIT Bombay (in the first semester only) are eligible for the fellowship. Those who are interested in geospatial science, technology, and its application are encouraged to apply.
3. Where can a student apply for the Geospatial Information Officer (GIO)
Fellowship?
The call for fellowship applications will be sent to the departments/centers by the GISE Hub, and the Head of the department/center will share this information with all the faculty. Since the programme requires each fellow to have a faculty mentor, it is advisable that the faculty mentor nominates them. Interested students should express their interest and must be nominated by faculty members who are potential mentor for the fellowship duration to be considered for the fellowship.
4. What is the selection process?
Interested students should provide their names to the respective faculty in the department/centers, and the head will then share the list of nominated students with the GISE Hub. Applicants have to submit a Statement of Purpose (SOP) and resume to the concerned faculty. GISE Hub will conduct a screening process to select the fellows as the number of fellows in a year are limited.
5. What is the tenure of the fellowship?
It is a 3-year program in which students will pursue their master’s for 2 years and then spend the third year working with a government agency/department or company which would be identified while finalising the topic of the master’s thesis.
6. What is the course structure and points (1 point= credit assigned for course) requirement
for GIO Fellows?
The fellow has to cover min 60 points out of a possible 78 points. The calculation of points is as follows:
1. Departmental core courses and electives from department/institute- 18 course credits (counted as 18 points).
2. Final year thesis topic (MTP1 and MTP2) and seminar topic- at least 24 from possible 30 points.
3. Interdisciplinary learning- at least 18 points from possible 24 points), by undertaking relevant courses from other departments/centers
Above mentioned points are calculated and monitored by the GISE Hub in coordination with faculty mentors by the end of the fellowship.
7. What is the amount of fellowship?
The student will receive Rs. 15,000 per month while they are pursuing their master's and Rs. 65,000 per month in the third year of fellowship.
8. How will the fellowship amount be transferred?
The students are considered under the TAP category and they will receive a stipend from the project created at IRCC. They will be on IRCC payroll and GISE Hub will facilitate the process.
9. Will GISE Hub support attending workshops/summer/winter school hosted by them and external institutions?
Yes, students are encouraged to participate in workshops organized by GISE Hub as well as those outside IIT Bombay. When GISE Hub offers workshops, summer or winter schools, fellows are officially notified, and interested candidates may attend the events.
10. What is the procedure after joining the agency/company in the third year?
A fellow has to follow the standard procedure stated by the agency/company, which will vary as per agency. The joining formalities will be facilitated by the GISE Hub in consultation with the faculty mentor and the agency/company.
11. What are the pre-joining formalities the selected fellow is required to undertake?
A fellow should be nominated by the head of the department to the GISE Hub. He/She has to
submit a Statement of Purpose (SOP), resume, signed undertaking, and a three-year plan based on
the provided template.
12. Who will be deciding the research topic?
GIO Fellows have to select the research topic and statement after discussing it with the respective faculty mentor in detail. It is the fellow’s responsibility to convey the same to GISE Hub.
13. Can I quit the fellowship before the completion of my tenure? What are the exit
criteria?
In case of an unavoidable emergency, fellows need to get written permission from their respective faculty mentor, stating the reason for discontinuing the fellowship. The faculty mentor and GISE Hub will be responsible for making decisions. Importantly, the fellow is responsible for
reimbursing the fellowship amount received till that period.
14. Can I apply for a PhD during fellowship tenure?
While we do not expect fellows to discontinue their fellowship, in case there is any unavoidable
situation, fellows can leave the fellowship before completion of the fellowship tenure subject to
their reimbursing the fellowship amount received till that period.
15. Is there any provision for remotely working in the third year of the fellowship?
It will be decided solely by the agency/company and the fellows involved, based on their mutual consensus. The fellow should communicate the same to the GISE Hub. Fellows have to
frequently report to GISE Hub and IIT-B faculty mentor.
16. Would I be eligible to get on-campus accommodation during my third year of
fellowship?
No, on-campus accommodation will not be provided during your third year of fellowship.
17. When will I be allowed to sit for placement on campus?
A fellow is allowed to sit for deferred placements. The institute allows GIO fellows to defer their
participation in the campus placement process by a year following their graduation. GISE Hub
will coordinate with the institute Placement office regarding the same.
