Early Career Fellowships In Biomedical Research

Preliminary application deadline: 31 August 2021, 2 pm IST

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.

Eligibility:

Applicant must be in the final year of PhD or have no more than four years of post-PhD research experience from the date of PhD viva to the invited full application submission deadline (tentatively in November 2021 for the current round of competition); due consideration will be given to justified non-research career breaks
Applicant may either have completed or be pursuing 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><https://www.indiaalliance.org/award-conditions> and <policies><https://www.indiaalliance.org/award-policies>
Applicant may or may not have a faculty position

Remit:

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

Provisions: The upper limit for an award is INR 1.7 Crores. The 5-year Fellowship typically provides:

Competitive <personal support><https://www.indiaalliance.org/applicants/costing-policies>
Generous research funds
Support to work in a lab overseas for up to 2 years and develop international collaborations

Outline (750 words) of a research proposal that seeks to answer an original biomedical research question
A <Fellowship Supervisor><https://www.indiaalliance.org/roles-on-application> 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

Preliminary application forms will be available from 9 am on 03 August 2021 on the India Alliance online application System (IASys) at <https://grants.indiaalliance.org/Login.aspx>

Submission of preliminary applications is due by 2 pm IST on 31 August 2021.

Please visit <https://www.indiaalliance.org/fellowshiptype/basic-biomedical-research-fellowships> for further information on eligibility, remit, provisions, and the application process. Queries may be addressed to <info@indiaalliance.org>

**We encourage clinicians and public health researchers to apply in the separate Clinical and Public Health competition which would be announced later: <https://www.indiaalliance.org/fellowshiptype/clinical-and-public-health-research-fellowships>