There are achievements that advance a career. And there are bodies of work that shape a field.
A Chair Professorship recognises distinguished academic contribution built over years of scholarship, research, teaching, mentorship and leadership.
At IIT Bombay, a Chair is more than recognition. It is an investment in exceptional scholarship, the work still ahead, and the generations of students and researchers it can continue to shape.
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Recognition reserved for exceptional academic contribution. Academic distinction is built over time. It can be found in research that advances a field, ideas that open new directions of inquiry, students and researchers who become leaders themselves, and bodies of scholarship whose influence extends well beyond the Institute. Chair Professorships recognise faculty whose scholarship, leadership and contributions have demonstrated this level of distinction. The recognition is accompanied by sustained support, enabling Chair Professors to pursue ambitious research, mentor future researchers and strengthen areas of academic excellence. A Chair therefore recognises what has already been achieved — while investing in what may come next.
Explore important questions with greater intellectual and research freedom.
Strengthen research programmes, capabilities and academic communities.
Develop students, scholars and researchers who carry knowledge forward.
Enable ideas and scholarship to influence disciplines, industry and society.
| Opportunity | Purpose | Endowment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opportunity Purpose Endowment Distinguished Chair | Recognises top-tier researchers with substantial contributions. | £325K | |||
| Chair Professorship | Honours senior professors with outstanding leadership and research | £203K | |||
| Chair Faculty | Recognises associate and assistant professors for vital contributions in research and teaching. | £122K | |||
| Opportunity Purpose Endowment Distinguished Chair Recognises top-tier researchers with substantial contributions. £325K Chair Professorship Honours senior professors with outstanding leadership and research £203K Chair Faculty Recognises associate and assistant professors for vital contributions in research and teaching. £122K Visiting Chair | To be mutually discussed | As applicable |
THE HONOUR OF ASSOCIATION
When a legacy becomes part of an academic tradition.
Establishing a Chair Professorship creates an association between philanthropy and academic excellence at IIT Bombay.
It connects a name or legacy with distinguished scholarship and with the generations of research, teaching and discovery that the Chair enables.
That makes a Chair different from a conventional contribution.
It is not simply support for a moment. It is participation in a continuing tradition of excellence.
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