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

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

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