Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship 2024-25

Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship 2024-25 is open to PhD students in the field of Engineering. This scholarship is provided by Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Government of India and the value of this scholarship is A fellowship of ₹1,35,000 per month and other benefits.

Open for

Ph.D., M.D., M.Tech. degree holders or equivalent

Degree

PhD

Provided by

Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Government of India

Deadline

28 Feb 2025

Scholarship Value

A fellowship of ₹1,35,000 per month and other benefits

To be eligible, an applicant must:- be an Indian national not be more than 45 years old as on the closing date of the application possess one of the following qualifications: Ph.D./M.D. degree or equivalent in Life Sciences/Agriculture, Bioinformatics, or allied areas

M.Tech. degree in Engineering or Technology/Medicine with at least three years of postdoctoral research experience in overseas research laboratories have an outstanding track record evidenced by peer-reviewed publications and international awards

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• Applicants working in any area of life sciences & biotechnology, bio-engineering, healthcare (human and animal), agriculture and veterinary biotechnology, or bio-energy and allied areas with relevant experience are eligible to apply.
• Applicants who have already returned to India within one year (two years for women candidates) of the advertisement closing date are also eligible, but not if they have secured a permanent position in India within this period.

The candidates will receive the awards as follows:-

A fellowship of ₹1,35,000 per month

In addition, the fellows will receive a research support grant of ₹13,00,000 per annum for the purchase of consumables, minor equipment, domestic travel, engaging project staff and other contingent expenditures to be incurred in connection with the implementation of the project.

The host institute will receive ₹50,000 per annum towards institutional overhead under the project.

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• Fellows are eligible to apply for research projects, travel grants, and conference grants through extramural and other research schemes of various science and technology agencies of the Government of India, provided a regular faculty member serves as co-principal investigator and the concerned funding agency allows for this arrangement.
• If fellows accept a permanent position, the fellowship and housing allowance components of the scheme will be discontinued.
• However, they can continue to receive the research continuation grant for the remaining tenure of the fellowship.
• During the extension period, the fellow will receive a fellowship, research continuation grant, housing allowance, and institutional overhead grant.

Eligible applicants can apply for the fellowship by following the below-mentioned steps:-

1. 1Click on the 'Apply Now' button.
2. 2Click on the 'Register' button and fill in the required details to 'Register'. ( Note:- If already registered, log in using Gmail/Mobile number/Email ID.)
3. 3Read all the details carefully, navigate to the ' How to Apply', and click on the given link.
4. 4Navigate to ' Register/ Login ' on the right-hand side of the dashboard and click on it.
5. 5Navigate to the ' RRF Call for Application 2024-25 ' in the announcement section and click on it.
6. 6Now, navigate to the ' Please Register Yourself ' on the top right-hand side of the dashboard and click on it.
7. 7Fill in the required details, and submit to ' Register'. ( Note:- If the applicant is already registered, kindly login using valid credentials.)
8. 8After successful registration, login using valid credentials.
9. 9Fill in the required details, upload the necessary documents, and submit.