The remarkable march of India into the world of bio-sciences and technological advances began in 1986. That year, the then Prime Minister of the country, late Rajiv Gandhi accepted the vision that unless India created a separate Department for Biotechnology, within the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India the country would not progress to the desired extent. This was because many of our macro-economic issues of growth were subsumed within that science’s development.
Department of Biotechnology invites the applications under the BioCARe Programme for women researchers. The programme is targeted to enhance the participation of women researchers for their Career Development in the area of Biotechnology.
Eligibility
i. The fellowship is open to Indian Women Nationals residing in India who are upto the age of 55 years and unemployed as on the closing date of the application. The fellowship is co-terminus with the duration of the project.
ii. The duration of the project will be maximum 3 years.
iii. The application can be submitted under Category-I: Women researchers who have completed Ph.D. in any discipline of Biotechnology/Life Sciences or allied areas/interdisciplinary sciences/MD/MDS/ M.V.Sc. or Category-II: Women researchers who have completed M.Tech. in Biotechnology or in allied areas/M.Pharma/equivalent Degree holders. Candidates who are registered or enrolled in higher studies/Ph.D and/or receiving any fellowships are not eligible to apply.
iv. The research support will be provided only to women researcher (unemployed/not in regular position) for whom this is the first extramural research grant (Women researchers who have received any earlier grant from any Government Funding Agency as Principal Investigator are not eligible).
Nature of Support : i. The fellows will receive a consolidated grant which will include non-recurring and recurring expenses required for conducting the proposed research project along with a fellowship.
How to apply
Interested candidates may submit the online application through Common Fellowship Portal of Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.
The last date for submission of application will be sixty (60) days from the date of advertisement of call for applications i.e. 1st December, 2024.
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