The department of biotechnology (DBT) has invited applications for the “Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award” (IYBA) for the year 2012. The Award was instituted by the DBT in the year 2005, as an attractive, career-oriented scheme to identify and nurture outstanding young scientists with innovative ideas and desire to pursue research in frontier areas of biotechnology.
For the year 2012 awards, the department invites applications from the young investigators upto the age of 35 years. The award will consist of financial support for a project and cash award/fellowship for the awardees.
Awardees having a regular employment will receive a cash award of Rs.1 lakh every year during the course of the project in addition to grants-in-aid of Rs.50 lakhs for a project. The awardees, those are not in the regular employment will receive a fellowship of Rs.40,000 per month with grants-in-aid and shall be attached to a senior scientist (mentor) in a university, research institute, medical/agriculture/ veterinary college or any other institute of repute. The applications should reach the DBT by November 23, 2012.
The applicant should have an excellent academic career and also should have publications in high impact journals and/or should have invented technologies supported by Indian/ International patents. The proposed research project should clearly reflect the innovative thinking and execution capabilities of the applicant.
The minimum eligibility criteria for applicants include: the candidate should have secured First Class grades in examinations of all academic courses for award of a degree from the graduate level onwards; and cumulative publication impact factor of 10 of only either first author or corresponding author OR Cumulative publication impact factor of five of only either first author or corresponding author with two published Indian Patents or one International patent.
Minimum qualification for the applicant is Ph.D. in any branch of life sciences including medicine, veterinary sciences, pharmacy, agricultural sciences, and engineering sciences. Master degree in medicine, engineering/technology is also eligible to apply.
Source: Pharmabiz
For the year 2012 awards, the department invites applications from the young investigators upto the age of 35 years. The award will consist of financial support for a project and cash award/fellowship for the awardees.
The applicant should have an excellent academic career and also should have publications in high impact journals and/or should have invented technologies supported by Indian/ International patents. The proposed research project should clearly reflect the innovative thinking and execution capabilities of the applicant.
The minimum eligibility criteria for applicants include: the candidate should have secured First Class grades in examinations of all academic courses for award of a degree from the graduate level onwards; and cumulative publication impact factor of 10 of only either first author or corresponding author OR Cumulative publication impact factor of five of only either first author or corresponding author with two published Indian Patents or one International patent.
Minimum qualification for the applicant is Ph.D. in any branch of life sciences including medicine, veterinary sciences, pharmacy, agricultural sciences, and engineering sciences. Master degree in medicine, engineering/technology is also eligible to apply.
Source: Pharmabiz
