IIT Madras Summer Fellowship 2026: Apply for Stipend & More

• IIT Madras opens applications for Summer Fellowship Programme 2026, offering hands-on research opportunities.
• Undergraduate students in pre-final or final years eligible, with a stipend provided for selected candidates.
• Fellowship exposes students to cutting-edge research, fostering innovation in various academic and professional fields.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has opened its application process for the Summer Fellowship Programme 2026 which provides undergraduate students with research experience in multiple academic fields.

The fellowship allows students to participate in research projects which faculty members from IIT Madras will supervise their academic development.

The fellowship will serve as an important instrument to develop young researchers while advancing research activities which encompass engineering science and humanities and technology research domains.

The program requires students to be currently enrolled in their pre-final or final year of any undergraduate program. Interested candidates can apply through the official IIT Madras website. The selected candidates will receive a stipend and be allowed to use the institute's top research facilities.

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The program provides students with research development opportunities while they study in a multidisciplinary space where they can interact with experts from different academic fields.

Applications are open until March 2026, and the selected students will begin their research internships in the summer of 2026.

The fellowship requires a competitive process which evaluates candidates through their academic achievements and research abilities and their compatibility with current research work at the institute.

IIT Madras encourages students with a passion for research to apply because the program offers students an excellent opportunity which will help them improve their academic credentials while expanding their research capabilities.