The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has introduced a new programme on the Visiting Research Professorship (VRP) & Visiting Research Faculty (VRF) to distinguish outstanding contributions of active/ retired Indian scientists in biotechnology and related fields and to make use of their domain expertise in their areas of prominence for advancement of R&D in Biotech, Teaching and Training in the North Eastern States (NER) of India.
Eligibility:
- The award will be awarded to still in service or retired Indian scientists or technologists, below the age of 70 years as on 30th September 2016.
- Those persons who are in service must get their applications forwarded through proper channel, with validation from the Head of their parent institution.
Number of Awards:
- Up to 12 for the year 2016-17; if the Committee finds more eligible candidates, the number can be increased.
Duration:
- 3 months to one year
Award value:
- The Visiting Professor will receive emoluments ranging from from Rs. 75,000/ month to Rs. 100,000/month with HRA based on the level of experience and expertise.
- economy class return airfare
- consumable grant upto Rs. 50,000/annum
- contingency grant of Rs. 25,000/ (fixed)
- Bench Fee provided to the Host institution is as follows: Rs.25, 000/- for three months tenure; Rs.50, 000/- for six months tenure, Rs.75, 000/- for 9 months tenure, and Rs.100, 000/- for one year tenure.
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Organization | Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India |
Fellowship Level | Faculty |
Country | India |
Subject areas | Biotechnology |
Fellowship amount | Varies according to experiance |
Eligibility | Open for Indian nationals |
Deadline | 31 August 2016 |
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