Wellcome DBT 2018 Basic Biomedical Research Senior Fellowship : wellcomedbt.org

Wellcome DBT Senior Fellowship

The proposed research should fall within the India Alliance’s remit which is to support biomedical research that is relevant to human and animal welfare. If you are unsure if your research programme falls within our remit, please write to info@wellcomedbt.org with your CV and a summary of your proposed research.

Related : Wellcome DBT 2018 CPH Research Intermediate Fellowship : www.scholarships.net.in/21169.html

Purpose

This scheme supports outstanding researchers of any nationality, either medically qualified or science graduates, who wish to pursue a research career in an academic institution in India. Applicants must have demonstrated their ability to lead an independent research project and group.

Eligibility

The Senior and Intermediate Fellowship (SIF) competition is open for basic science/veterinary researchers with 4 -15 years of post-PhD 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 provisions and mandate of the schemes for assessing your eligibility. Typically, Senior Fellowships are considered suitable for applicants with 7-15 years of post-PhD research experience who have demonstrated their potential to lead an independent research program and want to expand it further to undertake pioneering research.

Provisions

The fellowship has tenure of five years and provides:
** The Fellow’s personal support
** Research expenses, including research assistance if required (normally funding for four research staff may be requested).
** The total award for a Senior 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 be commensurate with their research proposal and should be fully justified in the full application.
** Inadequate justifications may result in costs being revised.
** Time permitted for non-research related activity during the fellowship is normally restricted to a maximum of eight hours each week.

Preliminary Application Process

All schemes, require a preliminary application on the basis of which Full applications are invited. You are required to complete and submit a preliminary application through IASys by the published Last Date. Refer to the IASys userguides for guidance on completing the application form and the submission process.

Preliminary applications are evaluated to:
1. Assess the eligibility of applicants and their research proposals
2. Check that applicants are applying for the most appropriate scheme
3. Advise on the competitiveness of the application in relation to others received in the cohort

Note:
Please ensure that you submit a complete preliminary application; the India Alliance is unwilling to take into account the delays that may be caused by an incomplete application.

Please note that if you are not invited to submit a full application in a round that you have applied to, you may re-apply to the same scheme, subject to meeting the eligibility criteria for the scheme.

Last Dates

Preliminary Application Last Date: 21 Feb 2018 : 21-2-2018

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