Thursday, January 17, 2013

DBT Fellowship Award - Initiative on the Neuro Clinical Research Education - INCRE 2012-13


The Department of Biotechnology invites applications to support clinical research training in the Neurosciences under its “Initiative on Neuro-Clinical Research Education (INCRE) fellowship. There would be six fellowships/per year of one year duration for the next five years. The main objective of this fellowship is to facilitate hypothesis-driven research designed to address important issues in neuroscience by clinicians.
Each fellowship will consist of a consolidated stipend of Rs. 75,000/- pm for one year and Rs. 5.00 lakhs to support research at an institution of repute.
ELIGIBILITY :
The applicant may be D.M./ M.Ch or MD- Psychiatry and interested in pursuing Neuroscience research along with clinical responsibility; and has completed residency within the past five years. Those early in their clinical career will be given priority.
EVALUATION AND SELECTION
Applications would be evaluated by a duly constituted committee. The award would be based on the following criteria:
• Applicant’s ability and promise as a clinician-scientist based on prior record of achievement and career plan, letters of reference, and curriculum vitae
• Research proposal including the hypothesis, scientific rationale, methodology, etc as per the format available on the DBT website.
DEADLINE AND ADDRESS
Applications duly filled and forwarded by the competent authority should be addressed to Bindu Dey, Adviser, Medical Division, Department of Biotechnology, Room No. 813, 8th Floor, Block-2, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003.
A soft copy of the application also needs to be submitted at the e-mail: dbt.incre@gmail.com
Submission deadline: 31st January, 2013.
The format for submission is as given on DBT website.

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