Call for Applications for Indo-Australian Career Boosting Gold Fellowships
(IACBGF- Fellowships) 2015-16
Under the Indo-Australia Collaboration between Department of Biotechnology, Government of India and the Australian Government, Indo-Australian Career Boosting Gold Fellowships (IACBGF) are announced.
Under this initiative, the Government of India will fund ten (10) researchers from India. The fellowships will be supported to undertake a collaborative research project at a leading science institute or university Australia for a period of up to 24 months, commencing in 2015-16.
Grant Details :
Extent of Assistance Available :
- Monthly Associateship of Rs. 1,50,000/-
- Preparatory allowance of Rs. 20,000/- (one time grant) and
- Cost of air passage in economy class by Air India for joining the overseas laboratory and back.
- Fellows must spend a minimum of 12 months on their project at their nominated international host institution in Australia. An IACBG-Fellowship may not exceed 24 months.
Overview of Fellowships :
- The Indo-Australian Career Boosting Gold Fellowships (IACBG-Fellowships) is an initiative of the Government of India through the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology; with in kind support from the Australian Government, Australia, through the Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.
- Under this initiative, the Government of India will fund ten (10) researchers from India. The fellowships support travel to undertake a
collaborative research project at a leading science institute or university in the Australia for a period of 24 months, commencing in 2016.
- This Program is open to applicants based in India who are employed on a full time basis (need not be permanent employees) but have not accrued more than five (5) years employment in a research role since being awarded their PhD.
- Ten (10) Fellowships will be awarded in total annually, for applicants from India who have identified an opportunity to undertake a high quality, technically feasible and strategically valuable research project with a collaborating organisation in Australia.
In the first call, priority will be given to projects that are relevant to one of the following thematic areas and topics:
Agricultural Biotechnology
- abiotic and biotic stress tolerance in crops
- crop improvement for nutrition and biomaterials
- germplasm sources for adaptability to climate extremes
- disease resistance.
- biofuels
Medical Biotechnology
- bioresourcing of novel antimicrobials from natural resources
- developing novel & improved vaccines delivery platforms
- diagnostics - affordable and rapid diagnostics for genetic and infectious diseases; and
- drug discovery and delivery system
- biomedical devices & implants for therapeutic applications. ? stem cells/regenerative medicines
Timelines :
- 20th August, 2015- Applications open
- 20th October, 2015 - Closing date for applications
- January/February, 2016-Selection process completed
- March, 2016- Letters of offer to successful applicants and signing of fellowship agreements
Lodgement of Applications :
All applications must be lodged by 5.00pm on 20th October, 2015. Late submissions will not be accepted. The following copies of the application must be submitted:
- one unbound, single-sided original copy (clipped, not stapled)
- Ten (10) spiral bound copies
- soft copy as a Microsoft Word file by email
Applications can be mailed to :
Dr. Suraksha S. Diwan
Scientist ‘D’ Department Of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science & Technology
Block No. 2, 7th Floor, Rom No. 726
CGO Complex, Lodi Road,
New Delhi– 110 003 INDIA
Email: ssdiwan.dbt@nic.in
Deadline : 20.10.15
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