National Bioscience Awards for Career Development 2010 - The Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
Government of India
Department of Biotechnology
(Ministry of Science & Technology)

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
invites nominations for National Bioscience Awards for Career Development: 2010 to be given to scientists who are currently engaged in basic and applied research in biosciences & biotechnology including biological, agricultural, medical, and environmental sciences and have made outstanding contributions in research with potential for application/ product and technology development. Each Award carries a cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000/- alongwith project research grant of Rs.9,00,000/-. The nominee must be a citizen of India including Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) and should be below the age of 45 years on December 31, 2010. The work for which nomination is made must have been carried out in India.

Eligibility:

i) Any Citizen of India including Overseas Citizen of India (OCIs), who is engaged in basic and applied research in the areas of biosciences and biotechnology in the country.

ii) Citizens of India should have made significant and outstanding contribution in the areas of biosciences/biotechnology during last 5 years and the work must have been done entirely in India. In case of OCIs, he/she should have made significant and outstanding contribution in the areas of biosciences/biotechnology while continuously staying and working for a period of 3 years in India or during their stay and work in India in total period of 5 years in piece meal basis over a period of 10 years. The work for which nomination is made must have been carried out in India.

iii) Candidate should submit a research project for advancement of his/her work in India for a period of next 3 years. OCIs have to stay and work in India for implementation of the proposed research project.

iv) He/she should be below the age of 45 years as on 31st December of the year of award.

The nominations (10 copies) neatly typed in double space on plain paper in the prescribed proforma complete with enclosures should reach (a copy to be e-mailed at sen.manab@nic.in) positively on or before 1st November, 2010 to Mr. M. Sen, Under Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Room No. 817, 8th Floor, Block-II, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003 Ph.No.011-24362961 Fax. No. 011-24362884

Last Date: 1st November 2010

For more details, visit: www.dbtindia.nic.in

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