Raj Mittra Grant in India

The Raj Mittra Foundation (RMF) was formed by Indian-born Ph.D. and postdoctoral researchers of Prof Raj Mittra with a mission to encourage electromagnetics education and research, particularly computational electromagnetics, with an emphasis on providing opportunities for Ph.D. students of the future.

In honor of Prof. Raj Mittra, Raj Mittra Foundation announces an all-inclusive award, namely Raj Mittra Grant in India (RMGI), for Ph.D. students studying in India.

The RMGI award concept was introduced during APS Symposium, July 8-13, 2018, in Boston, USA, in the presence of Prof. Raj Mittra. The Raj Mittra Travel Grant of APS is not related to this in any way, except that we are inspired by it.

For the RMGI awards, the RMF is the sole authority to decide the grant value and selection criteria.

• Completion of at least two years in the Ph.D. program on the day of the last date of application.
• The doctoral degree must not have been awarded on the day of the last date of application.
• Acceptance of at least one paper in the conference with the candidate as the first author.

To be considered for the RMGI, the applicants are required to provide the following information:

• A brief resume (maximum two pages).
• List of publications [Enlist only SCI (extended) indexed journals and international conferences].
• Accepted conference paper where he/she is the first author.
• Copy of conference paper acceptance.
• A brief description of planned Ph.D. research work (maximum one page).
• Official document showing the date of enrolment in the Ph.D. program.
• A recommendation letter from Ph.D. supervisor [This recommendation letter should also mention that the Ph.D. degree (including the provisional degree) is not going to be awarded by the last date of application for RMGI.

The award will include a travel grant (AC II tire train fare), conference registration, and hotel accommodation for one participant of the Conference in India. As the award will be given at the conference venue, the awardee is required to make his/her arrangements to attend the conference provisionally.

Deadline for Application: 15^th September 2025