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Organization : Indian Council of Medical Research
Scholarship Name : Senior Research Fellowship
Applicable For : Any Young Scientist

Website : https://main.icmr.nic.in/content/srfra
Application Form :  https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/4126-fellowform.doc

Senior Research Fellowship:
Objectives :
Senior Research fellowships provide opportunities to bright young men and women to pursue research and training invariably leading to Ph.D/MD etc. under experienced researchers/investigators of repute in the field of biomedicine.

Research Associateships are awarded to encourage young research workers who already have good quality published work to their credit to pursue research work in biomedicine on specific research programmes as post doctoral fellows.

Who can Submit a Proposal:
Any young scientist who fulfils the prescribed criteria of age and educational qualifications can submit applications to ICMR to carry out research in the field of biomedical sciences at the permanent institutes of the council, other biomedical research institutes, medical colleges and universities in India where adequate laboratory and other facilities to carry out biomedical research are available.

Upper Age Limit:
(i) Senior Research Fellowship 35 years
(ii) Research Associateship 40 years (in case of woman candidate the upper age limit is relaxed by two years)

Qualifications:
Senior Research Fellowships:
M.Sc. (Life Sciences), MA (Social Sciences), Master in Medical Social Work (MSW) degree holders with two years research experience.
MBBS/ BDS/ MVSc./ M.Pharm/ M.E./ M.Tech degree holders.

Research Associateships:
Doctorate degree in Medicine namely M.D/MDS or Ph.D in any field.

Note:
1. The Research experience mentioned above includes experience as a research worker in any Institution supported by a certificate by the Head of the Institution.
2. GATE qualifiers are not eligible for award of fellowships (JRF/SRF/RA) under ICMR.

When and How to Submit a Proposal:
Applications from Research fellows/associates are received through out the year on the prescribed format, which can be obtained on request from the Director-General, ICMR. Forms can be downloaded from ICMR website.

The application in duplicate should be sent through the Guide and Head of the Institute where the candidate proposes to work along with a detailed plan of work (ten copies) for a specific time bound project on which research is proposed to be carried out during the fellowship.

If employed a certificate from his employer to accept the fellowship should be submitted

All projects involving research on human beings and animals must be cleared by the Institutional Human Ethics Committee and institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC) respectively of the concerned institute. .

Contact Address:
Director General,
Indian Council of Medical Research,
V. Ramalingaswami Bhawan,
Post Box No. 4911
Ansari Nagar,
New Delhi- 110029

Telephone : 91-11-26588895, 91-11-26588980, 91-11-26589794,91-11-26589336, 91-11-26588707
Fax : 91-11-26588662
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E-Mail : icmrhqds@sansad.nic.in