Senior fellowships for Clinicians and Public Health Researchers

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Category :
Senior fellowships
Research Areas :
Health Care
Fellowship Provided by :
Wellcome Trust/ DBT India Alliance
Provided to :
Clinicians and Public Health Researchers

Senior fellowships for Clinicians and Public Health Researchers in India is launched by the Wellcome Trust/ DBT India Alliance. This Fellowship will provide a unique opportunity for outstanding clinician scientists/public health researchers who have successfully lead an independent research group and wish to expand their research program at an institution in India.

Provisions

The Fellowship is for Five years‚ and provides:

Competitive personal support
Research expenses including consumables, equipment, collaborative travel, research assistance and technical support if appropriate
The Clinicians and Public Health Research Fellows may use this opportunity to pursue a PhD on the India Alliance funded research.
Flexible funding to attend scientific meetings, in addition to requested essential costs

The total award for Senior Fellowship typically amounts to INR 4.7 Crores. This includes the costs requested by the applicant as well as the set contributions by the India Alliance. 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.

These fellowships are available across the full spectrum of biomedical research - from fundamental molecular and cellular studies through to clinical and public health research. This also includes theoretical Biology and Biomedical engineering. Research projects can be based in the laboratory, the clinic or the field and may involve experimental. Interdisciplinary projects are welcome.

Eligibility Criteria :

It is not mandatory for those having a medical degree and /or a MPH degree /or PhD in order to apply to the Fellowships. Their research experience and qualifications are used by the office to advise on the eligibility.

Applicants should normally have seven to fifteen years of post-PhD or equivalent clinical/public health research degree (post-MBBS/MS, MD, MPH )
Previous research experiences
No age or Nationality restrictions.
The candidates need not be an Indian national or of Indian origin but should pursue or intending to pursue an independent research career in India
Applicants are expected to answer an original biomedical research question.

A not-for-profit Host Institution in India that will administer the Fellowship for the full duration of the Fellowship . TA salaried position or commitment to a salaried position at the Host Institution is not required. A sponsor at the Host Institution, who can guarantee space and resources for the duration of the award.

How to apply

Application forms are available on the India Alliance Online application System (IASys). Candidates should download the application form from India Alliance website at www.wellcomedbt.org . Applicants are encouraged to contact India Alliance at info@wellcomedbt.org for any queries.

The application is assessed to check the eligibility within one month of the submission deadline. If successful, it is subjected to an appropriate peer-review and will be considered by the appropriate Selection Committee and, if successful, candidates will be short-listed for interview. Short-listed candidates will be notified two weeks before the interview date.

Useful Contact

The Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance
H.No 8-2-684/3/K/19‚ 1st Floor‚ Kaushik
Society Road No. 12‚ Banjara Hills
Hyderabad‚
India 500 034
Phones: 91 040 4018 9445 / 6 / 7
Fax: 91 040 4018 9449
Email: Contact I
Website: www.wellcomedbt.org

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fellowships in India , clinical research , Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance

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