The Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance(IA; India Alliance) was officially launched on 9 September 2008 and registered as a charitable trust in India. The organization is an equal partnership between the Wellcome Trust (UK) and the Department of Biotechnology (Government of India).
The Wellcome Trust is a global charity dedicated to achieving extraordinary improvements in human and animal health. It supports the brightest minds in biomedical research and the medical humanities. The Trust’s breadth of support includes public engagement, education and the application of research to improve health. It is independent of both political and commercial interests. The India Alliance is its first venture internationally where it has partnered with the Government to build capacity not only by providing funding for science but also by training a Grants unit that follows internationally recognized processes.
Margdarshi Fellowship
The format of the India Alliance Margdarshi Fellowship scheme has recently undergone a major revision. Significant changes have been made to broaden its scope. A summary of the changes is provided here.
Eligibility condition: relocation requirement removed
The eligibility requirement of relocation will no longer be applicable to future rounds and interested candidates will be allowed to apply from the institution where they are currently located. However, relocation will remain a prerequisite for the candidates applying from abroad as the program must be based at a host institution in India.
Nature of the scheme: Modified
This program requires a “synergistic effort” between the host institution and aSenior scientist with an exemplary track record in the given field.
The Host Institution and the potential candidates are encouraged to make a joint effort towards establishing a center of excellence. It is envisaged that this synergy will be effective in opening new opportunities for realizing their common vision.
By using the expertise of a visionary scientist, this scheme can be used to build institutional capacity and to establish inter-institutional links towards creating a new research program.
This will provide institutions an opportunity to identify a highly accomplished scientist from within or from any other institution in India or abroad to set up a research program of their interest.
Similarly, interested candidates are encouraged to approach their own institutions or any other institution in India to nucleate a new program of research using their unique expertise. It is expected that their specialty/domain of research/discipline should be channelized to add/diversify the existing structure of research at the host institution in accordance with mutually agreedinterests.
Institutions are therefore expected to demonstrate a strong commitment by proposing robust mechanisms that they will put in place for successful execution of the program.
It is expected that:
This mechanism will facilitate increased participation from the host institutions
This program will provide new opportunities to institutions and individuals interested in creating new directions for their programs.
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Framework of the research program: Guidelines
The overarching mandate of the program should be to transform the research environment and capabilities at the host institution by identifying new and creative research directions. The participating scientist should be the vehicle for establishing a biomedical research program that is sufficiently different from the ones that exist at the host institution.
The program must be designed to employ innovative approaches for bringing in new expertise in frontier areas, creating new infrastructure, building collaborative networks and training young scientists. It should be able to provide a new impetus to the research environment and must demonstrate the potential to develop into an important center of research in the proposed field for the wider scientific community.
A clear plan must be shared to justify the need for collaboration between the participating elements and the mechanisms that will be put in place to achieve the desired impact.
Two institutions may also come together towards creating a new program not available in either of the institutions. They should make a concerted effort under the leadership of a visionary scientist, who will lead this initiative and will also be responsible for capitalizing the available resources towards developing a cutting edge program.
The degree of collaboration and the contributions expected of all the components must be outlined in the proposal. It should also state how the integration of resources and expertise will enhance scientific understanding that would otherwise not be possible if the participating institutions/collaborators worked independently.
It is important that correct governance procedures must be followed. These include the distribution of funds, data management, resource sharing, and ownership of the data generated out of the proposed initiative.
Deadlines
This is An Annual Competition
Launch: 15 January 2014
Application Deadline: 4 April 2014
Interview: November 2014
Queries should be sent to margdarshi@wellcomedbt.org
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