Wellcome DBT Basic Biomedical Research Senior Fellowships 2017 : wellcomedbt.org
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Organisation : Wellcome Trust/ DBT India Alliance
Fellowship Name : Basic Biomedical Research Senior Fellowships 2017
Application Starts : 15th June 2017
Website : https://www.indiaalliance.org/
Senior Fellowships :
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.
Related : Wellcome DBT Intermediate Fellowships 2017 : www.scholarships.net.in/13648.html
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.
Remit :
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.
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.
Last Dates :
Applications under process; launch date for next competition : 15 June 2017 : 15-7-2017
Additional Guidance :
1. Fellowship applicants must not apply to more than one Alliance fellowship scheme at any one time.
2. Holders of India Alliance Fellowships must contact the Office before submitting an application for research support to another funding body.
3. As per the Dual Fellowship Policy, the India Alliance does not permit Fellows to hold any other fellowship during the tenure of India Alliance Fellowship. If you hold another Fellowship at the time of application, please indicate this clearly on your application.
4. If you are awarded and choose to accept the IA Fellowship, you will not be allowed to hold any other national or international fellowship concurrently with the IA Fellowship. Negotiations are not entertained on this policy.
5. The application upon receipt will be subjected to India Alliance’s normal selection procedure and will be considered in competition with similar applications.
6. The application will only be processed subjected to meeting the eligibility to apply for the fellowship and falling within the research remit of India Alliance.
7. If during the application or at the time of award, the India Alliance considers that your host institution is not eligible to receive funds from us, we reserve the right to decline the award.
8. India Alliance’s willingness to consider the application in no way implies that support will be forthcoming.
10. You are expected to inform the office if you decide to submit an identical or similar proposal to another funding body while your application is being considered. Non-compliance may lead to refusal to consider the application.
11. Additional data may be submitted up to two weeks before the date of the Committee meeting. After this date, no extra information will be accepted.
12. The India Alliance is very strict about Last Dates; late and incomplete applications will not be accepted. For timescales and Last Dates please refer to the detailed information for the specific scheme.
13. If there are any ties on intellectual property rights or publications arising from the research you undertake, please contact us for advice.
14. If there are any ties on intellectual property rights or publications arising from the research you undertake, please contact us for advice. Restrictions on intellectual property may affect your eligibility to apply for an Alliance Fellowship.