Wellcome DBT Clinical & Public Health Research Early Career Fellowships : wellcomedbt.org

Organisation : Wellcome Trust/ DBT India Alliance
Fellowship Name : Clinical & Public Health Research Early Career Fellowships
Website : https://www.indiaalliance.org/

Early Career Fellowships :

Fellowships are available across the full spectrum of biomedical research – from fundamental molecular and cellular studies through to clinical and public health research.

Related : Wellcome DBT Clinical & Public Health Research Intermediate Fellowships : www.scholarships.net.in/13662.html

Research projects can be based in the laboratory, the clinic or the field and may involve experimental or theoretical approaches.

Eligibility :
** You do not have to be an Indian national, of Indian origin or be resident in India at the time of application.
** The candidates need not be resident in India while applying but should be willing to establish an independent research career in India.
** It is not mandatory for those holding a medical degree and/or a MPH degree to also have a PhD in order to apply to our Fellowships.
** The India Alliance appreciates and understands that clinicians and public health researchers sometimes follow a different career trajectory from basic scientists.
** Therefore, flexible eligibility criteria are followed to determine the eligibility of researchers.

This competition invites applications for the three schemes:
** Early Career Fellowships, Intermediate Fellowships and Senior Fellowships.
** Hence, this common eligibility limit covers the entire range of eligibility limits indicated for the individual Fellowship schemes.
** This competition is open for applicants in the final year of MD/MS/MPH or have up to 15 years of post MD/MS/MPH or equivalent clinical /public health research experience.
** The Applicants are advised to choose the most appropriate scheme suitable for them based on their qualification, research experience, career trajectory and track record.
** Please refer to the guidance notes, provisions and mandate of the Early Career Fellowship scheme for assessing your eligibility.

The following parameters are typically used to guide the Office:
** The level of qualification (MBBS/MS, MD, MPH or an equivalent degree)
** Previous research experiences
** Applicant’s acquaintance with the proposed research question and if a suitable environment is being proposed for this work.

Guidance Notes :
** Suitable for applicants in the final year of your MD/MS/MPH/PhD studies or have up to four years of postdoctoral/post-MD/post- MS/ post-MPH or equivalent research experience from the date of completion of the highest degree to the full application submission Last Date.
** Time spent outside the research environment (i.e., career breaks) will be considered but has to be clearly mentioned in the application.
** If you would fit the profile of a clinician scientist or public health researcher, you have the option to contact the office with your CV and a brief write up of what you would like to do, to get advice on suitability of the scheme you wish to compete for.

Resubmission Policy:
Regardless of their previous applications to the India Alliance, all applicants have to make a preliminary application to every competition. If you are not short-listed at the preliminary application stage, you may apply to the same scheme, subject to meeting the eligibility criteria for the scheme.

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