Wellcome DBT Basic Biomedical Research Intermediate Fellowships 2017

Organisation : Wellcome Trust/ DBT India Alliance
Fellowship Name : Basic Biomedical Research Intermediate Fellowships 2017
Application Starts :15 June 2017
Website :  https://www.indiaalliance.org/

Intermediate Fellowships :

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 Intermediate Fellowships : www.scholarships.net.in/1542.html

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.

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, Intermediate Fellowships are considered suitable for applicants with 4-7 years of post-PhD research experience who have been successful in building a track record of pursuing a cutting edge research and wish to establish their own independent 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 two research staff may be requested; requests for additional research staff may be considered where field work or clinical studies are proposed).
** Additional 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.
** Time permitted for non-research related activity during the fellowship is normally restricted to a maximum of eight hours each week.

Last Dates :
Applications under process; launch date for next competition : 15 June 2017 : 15-6-2017

Grantsmanship Guidance Notes :
Here are some points to bear in mind when preparing a grant application. We hope that the advice offered below will be useful to researchers engaged in the planning, writing and submission of grant applications.

However, the India Alliance would not wish grant applicants to feel that they are being instructed. Effective ‘grantsmanship’ is largely dependent upon personal ability, good mentorship, compelling research proposals and experience gained through the peer review and results of grant applications.