Alumni Relations:: IIT Delhi

Why Endow a Chair or Fellowship?

Endowed chairs and fellowships provide benefit to all Stakeholders in many ways -

To IIT Delhi

Helps the institute recruit & retain highest quality faculty, which also attracts brightest students.

To Faculty

Helping support research assistance and create opportunities for faculty to travel & collaborate with peers across the globe.

To Students

With increased grants, more opportunities for paid student researchers and rich exposure, working with peers & experts globally.

To Alumni Donors

Helps Donors support their specific interest areas & convene the brightest minds to focus on problems or advancements in the domain.

Creating an Endowed Chair or Fellowship

An Endowed chair and fellowship can be instituted by providing a one-time grant or through multi-year pledge payments. The funds provided are invested by IIT Delhi to earn interest or dividends payable at least once each year.

GRANT OPTIONS	AMOUNT	DETAILS	AGE CRITERION
Career Development Fellowship	2 Crore INR	Appointment Term : 5 years For attracting/retaining talented young faculty at IIT Delhi Can be given as a top up to existing Fellowship	For Faculty < 45 years of age
Post Doctoral Fellowship	3 Crore INR	Appointment Term : 3 years To support the cause of research among post-doctoral candidates in specific domains	For Post Doctoral candidates < 35 Years of age
Impact Chair	3 Crore INR	Appointment Term : 5 years Inflation Supported Chair	For Faculty upto 60 Years of age
Distinguished Visiting Faculty Fellowship	5 Crore INR	Appointment term : 3 years Minimum 30 Days On Campus, Must be a highly accomplished professor or professional or industry expert	Upto 70 years of age