Career Fellowships – Wellcome Trust/ Department of Biotechnology India
Early/ Senior Career Fellowships for Biomedical Scientists in India given by Wellcome Trust (UK)/ Department of Biotechnology (India) Alliance.
Fellowships are available across the full spectrum of biomedical research – from fundamental molecular and cellular studies through to clinical and public health research. Research projects can be based in the laboratory, the clinic or the field and may involve experimental or theoretical approaches.
Early Career Fellowships
- Candidates must be in Final year Ph.D. studies or have no more than one year of postdoctoral research experience from the date of Ph.D. viva to the full application submission deadline. Time spent outside the research environment will be taken into consideration.
- Fellowship is for four years full time and provides - personal support for the fellow, research expenses, additional allowances for scientifically justified visits of normally up to 12 months.
- Candidates must have an eligible sponsoring institution in India that will administer the fellowship for the full duration of the award.
Senior Fellowships
- Candidates should have between 5 and 10 years research experience at a postdoctoral level or clinical equivalent and have a substantial record of publications in your chosen area of research in leading international journals.
- Candidates need not be Indian nationals but must already be pursuing or intending to pursue an academic research career in India.
- Candidates must have an eligible sponsoring institution in India that will administer the fellowship for the full duration of the award. If the host institution has not completed an eligibility check, further information will be requested if a full application is invited.
How to Apply?
- Early Career Fellowship: http://www.wellcomedbt.org/assets/Early%20Career%20prelim%20app.doc
- Senior Career Fellowship: http://www.wellcomedbt.org/assets/Senior%20prelim%20app.doc
Send completed forms to info@wellcomedbt.org. Preliminary application will normally be assessed within one month of the submission deadline. If applicants will be invited to submit a full application.
Deadline for Preliminary Application: September 14th (Monday), 2009.
For more information on the Fellowships
http://www.wellcomedbt.org/Funding/Fellowship-schemes/index.htm
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