Saturday, December 1, 2007

Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award (IYBA) - Instituted By Department of Biotechnology - DBT Govt of India for the Year 2007

Details are available at www.dbtindia.gov.in/iyba.htm
Last Date 28th December 2007
To Be Submitted: Application form in Duplicate with enclosures to:

Dr T Madhan Mohan
Adviser Department of Biotechnology
Block 2 - CGO Complex Lodhi Road, New Delhi

email: iyba.dbt@nic.in



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INNOVATIVE YOUNG BIOTECHNOLOGIST AWARD(IYBA)
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Purpose
The Department of Biotechnology has instituted the 'Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award' (IYBA) in the year 2005. This is an attractive, career oriented scheme to identify and nurture outstanding young scientists with innovative ideas and desirous of pursuing research in frontier areas of biotechnology. The young scientists below the age of 35 years are considered for this award. The scientists without regular employment are also eligible for this award. The award consists of financial support for a project besides a fellowship of Rs.25, 000/- per month for those awardees who are not in regular employment. The awardees those are not in the regular employment can be attached to a senior scientist (Mentor) in a University, Research Institute, Medical/Agriculture/ Veterinary College, or any other institute of repute, provided the mentor agrees to provide laboratory space and other facilities. It is expected that the awardees will work independently and the Mentor will facilitate the awardee's research efforts. Awardees having a regular employment will receive a cash award of Rs.1, 00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Only) every year during the course of the project.
Eligibility
The applicant should have an excellent academic career and 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 candidate should have secured First Class grades in examinations of all academic courses for award of a degree from the graduate level onwards. The minimum eligibility criteria for applicants will be the following:
Cumulative publication impact factor of 10 OR Cumulative publication impact factor of 5 with two registered Indian Patents or one International patent.
Qualification: Ph.D. in any branch of life science including Medicine, Veterinary Sciences, Pharmacy, Agricultural Sciences, and engineering sciences. Master degree in Medicine, Engineering/Technology are also eligible to apply.
Age limit: 35 years or below at the time of submission of the application. Age relaxation of 5 years is made for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC, Women and Physically Handicapped Category.
The applicant should be an Indian National. In addition to the above minimum eligibility criteria, it is essential that the proposed project work is carried out in any recognized research
institution/university in India having adequate facilities to carry out the proposed research project. A consent letter from the Institution/ University is required to be furnished along with the application.
A nomination/recommendation by a Fellow of any of the National Academies, or a Director of National Laboratory, or a Head of an S&T Department of Government of India, or a Vice-Chancellor of a University or an eminent scientist in the field of biotechnology is also essential.
Award
The award covers the non-recurring and recurring financial grants for performing and executing an innovative research plan as proposed by the awardee. Grant for equipment, computational and communication facilities, consumables; contingencies and travel will be covered as required for the research project. In addition a fellowship of Rs. 25,000/- per month will be admissible for awardees who do not have a regular employment or are not drawing any other fellowship. Awardees having a regular employment will receive a cash award of Rs.1, 00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Only) every year during the course of the project in addition to the equipment and other recurring grants except the fellowship amount.

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