wellcomedbt.org Senior Fellowships For Researchers 2015 : Wellcome Trust/ DBT India Alliance

Organization : The Wellcome Trust/ DBT India Alliance
Fellowship Name : Senior Fellowships For Researchers In India 2015
Applicable For : 7-15 Years of Post PhD/Equivalent Clinical Research Experience
Applicable States : All India
Application Last Date : June 2015

Website : https://www.indiaalliance.org/

Senior Fellowships For Researchers In India:
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

What’s included:
The fellowship is for five years, and provides:
** Personal Support for the fellow.
** Essential costs of the research programme, including consumables, equipment, collaborative travel, research assistance and technical support if appropriate
** Overheads, a flexible funding allowance and support to attend scientific meetings, in addition to requested essential costs.

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 commensurate with their research proposal and should be fully justified in the full application. Inadequate justifications may result in costs being revised.

Eligibility:
You should normally have between seven to fifteen years of post-PhD or equivalent clinical research experience. It is not essential for medical or veterinary degree holders to have a PhD. Due allowance will be given to an applicant whose career has been affected for personal reasons.

Applicants for the Senior Fellowship typically have a substantial record of publications and would have made significant intellectual contributions in their chosen area of research. Supervision of students and extra mural funding are also positively considered.

Candidates need not be Indian nationals or of India origin but must already be pursuing or intending to pursue an academic research career in India.

Application Process:
** You should complete and submit a preliminary application through IASys by the published Last Date.
** If your preliminary application is viewed positively, you will be invited to submit a full application. Candidates will be notified in writing.
** Resubmission following consideration of full application is not permitted.
** Your application will be reviewed by the appropriate advisory committee and, if successful, you will be short-listed for interview.
** Awards will be conditional upon a satisfactory performance at interview.
** You may not apply for more than one Alliance fellowship scheme at any one time.
** Late applications will not be accepted at any stage.
** Fellowships must be started within one year of award.

Last Dates:
This is a biannual competition.

November 2015 competition:
Preliminary application launch: 15 Feb 2015
Preliminary application Last Date: 2 April 2015
Invited full application Last Date: June 2015
Selection Committee review: September/October 2015
Interviews for short-listed candidates: November 2015

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