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Early Career 5-year Fellowships by India Alliance (DBT – Wellcome Trust)

July 13, 2020

Early Career 5-year Fellowships by India Alliance (DBT – Wellcome Trust)

Designation/Position- Early Career 5-year Fellowships

India Alliance (Department of Biotechnology – Wellcome Trust), India invites application for Early Career 5-year Fellowships from eligible and interested candidates

About- DBT/ Wellcome Trust India Alliance invites applications for its Early Career Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Research. This is a mentored Fellowship programme that provides a unique opportunity for promising postdoctoral researchers to carry out high-quality biomedical research in India towards building an independent research career.

Research/Job Area- Basic Biomedical Research

Location- India

Eligibility/Qualification–

Applicant must be in the final year of Ph.D. or have no more than four years of post-PhD research experience from the date of Ph.D. viva to the invited full application submission deadline (tentatively in October 2020 for the current round of competition); due consideration will be given to justified non-research career breaks
The applicant may either have completed or been pursuing a PhD in any discipline of science; however, the proposed research work must be within the funding remit of India Alliance
There are no restrictions based on age or nationality
Applicant need not be resident in India while applying but should be aspiring to launch an independent research career in India
Applicant must choose a not-for-profit host institution in India that will administer the Fellowship for the full duration (5 years) of the award in line with India Alliance award conditions and policies
The applicant may or may not have a faculty position

Job/Position Description-

Remit:

Full-spectrum of basic biomedical science from fundamental molecular and cellular biology to ecology and evolution
Interdisciplinary projects are welcome

Provisions: The 5-year Fellowship typically provides:

Competitive personal support
Generous research funds
Support to work in a lab overseas for up to 2 years and develop international collaborations

How to Apply-

Eligible and interested candidates can apply online.

Follow-up email to a professor: When and how you should write

Essentials on the preliminary application:

Outline (750 words) of a research proposal that seeks to answer an original biomedical research question
A Fellowship Supervisor who would guide the applicant in the proposed research and a letter of support to this end; the proposed research is expected to complement and benefit from the Fellowship Supervisor’s research interests and expertise
An additional letter of recommendation from a person, other than the proposed Fellowship Supervisor, who can comment on the applicant’s research training

For Contact- info@indiaalliance.org