Wellcome DBT 2018 Clinical & Public Health Research Intermediate Fellowship : wellcomedbt.org

Wellcome DBT CPH Intermediate Fellowship

This scheme supports excellent scientists who wish to undertake high-quality research and to establish themselves as independent researchers in an academic institution in India.

Related : Wellcome DBT 2018 CPH Research Early Career Fellowship : www.scholarships.net.in/21166.html

The candidate must have made intellectual contributions to research that have been published in leading journals, and be able to demonstrate your potential to carry out independent research.

Eligibility

** 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.
** You do not have to be an Indian national, of Indian origin or be resident in India at the time of application.
** However, it is expected that your research will be based at an Indian host institution and that your long-term aim is to pursue a career in India.
** 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.

Application Process

** To complete a preliminary application use our online system, IASys. Refer to the IASys userguide for guidance on completing the application form and the submission process.
** Please ensure that the form is submitted by the published Last Date.
** Your preliminary application is assessed and If successful, you will be invited to submit a full application.
** Your full application will be peer reviewed and considered by the appropriate Selection Committee and, if successful, you will be shortlisted for interview.
** Short-listed candidates will be notified two weeks before the interview date.
** Applicants are not permitted to apply to multiple Fellowship schemes within the India Alliance in parallel.
** Only one application to one scheme will be entertained, at a time.
** The Fellowship must be started within one year from the point at which the decision has been communicated, typically a week after the interview.

What’s Included

The fellowship is for five years, and provides:
** The Fellow’s Personal Support
** Research expenses, including research assistance if required (normally funding for two research staff may be requested; requests for additional research staff may be considered if the proposed work involves fieldwork or if the clinical studies/laboratory work require assistance from additional support staff).
** The Clinicians and Public Health Research Fellows may use this opportunity to do a PhD on the India Alliance Fellowship project.
** Please note that such requests are carefully scrutinized by the India Alliance on a case to case basis.
** Overseas allowances for scientifically justified visits of up to one year to an external laboratory either in India or abroad.
** The total award for an Intermediate Fellowship typically includes the costs requested by the applicant as well as the set contributions by the India Alliance.
** For further details, see costing policies. Costs requested by the applicant must commensurate with their research proposal and should be fully justified in the full application. Inadequate justifications may result in costs being revised.

Contact Us

Please write to info@wellcomedbt.org for any queries

Last Dates

Preliminary Application Last Date: 7 Feb 2018 : 7-2-2018

Author : Jency