Short Term International Fellowships for Senior Indian Biomedical Scientists

About ICMR

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest medical research bodies in the world.

One of the major mandates of ICMR and DHR is to augment capacity strengthening of Indian scientists. This international fellowship programme is intended to create a pool of talented health research personnel by facilitating advanced training and exposure to the latest advancements in knowledge through interaction with the international scientists in their respective field of work.

I. Short Term International Fellowships For Senior Indian Biomedical Scientists

Areas for fellowships: Emerging areas in clinical/medicine/health sciences

Duration of Fellowships : Two weeks to 3 months

Number of Fellowships: Twenty five (25) fellowships per year

Age limit: Below 57 years as on last date of receipt of application

Financial Support

• A stipend of US$ 3000 per month which includes accommodation and other expenses.
• Return economy class excursion airfare (by Air India ) through shortest possible route.
• Contingency grant of maximum

Eligibility Criteria

• The applicant should be a citizen of India and working in the country.
• The applicant should possess an M.D/M.S/Ph.D degree (M.D./ M.S./ M.D.S. or MBBS/BDS/ MVSc./ M.Sc./M.Pharma/M.Tech or equivalent with Ph.D. in health / biomedical research) with at least fifteen years of experience (for availing the fellowship for 15 days) and atleast three years of experience (for availing the fellowship for 1-3 months) in teaching/research in a recognized Institute after obtaining the requisite qualification.
• The application should be forwarded by the Employer/Head of the Institution with a statement that the candidate will be considered as a full time employee of the Institution during the period of his/her fellowship.
• The applicant should submit a letter of acceptance from the host Institute where he/she proposes to work during the fellowship.
• The applicant should submit a plan of proposed training for availing the fellowship.
• The applicant should not have availed any similar fellowship of duration of one month or above from any of the agency of the GoI/State Govts in the last 3 years.

Selection Criteria

Screening of applications will be done by the ICMR-DHR and the short listed candidates will be considered by the Selection Committee for awarding the fellowship. The selection of the candidate will be based on the evaluation of the merit of the candidate and the training needs in the field of medical research by a Committee of eminent scientists.

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