BioCARe Fellowship Programme for Women Researchers in India

The programme is mainly for the career development of unemployed female researchers’ for whom it will be the first “sanctioned” extramural research funding. Through this endeavour of the Department, a concerted effort would be made to give women researchers a strong foothold into the scientific profession, to help them re-enter into the mainstream and to provide a launch pad for further forays into the field of science and technology. Accordingly, applications are invited from Indian female researchers to apply in the programme.

Thematic Areas

• Applications are invited under following areas:
  • Animal and Marine Biotechnology or allied areas
  • Bioengineering and Biomaterials or allied areas
  • Medical Biotechnology or allied areas
  • Environmental Biotechnology and Bioenergy or allied areas
  • Plant and Agriculture Biotechnology or allied areas

Funding Information

• Category 1: PhD in any discipline of Life Sciences or allied areas or interdisciplinary sciences /MD/MDS/M.V.Sc:
  • Grant amount: Restricted up to Rs. 60.00 Lakhs (includes consolidated Fellowship of Rs. 75,000/month)
• Category 2: M.Tech.in Biotechnology or allied areas/MPharma/equivalent degree:
  • Grant amount: Restricted up to Rs. 40.00 Lakhs (includes consolidated Fellowship of Rs. 58,000/month)

Eligibility Criteria

• The scheme is meant for Indian Female Researchers only.
• Employment: Women researchers who are working in any temporary positions in research or academics may apply in the scheme but they have to leave their earlier assignment, if a project is approved to them under BioCARe programme.
• Age: The applicant should be up to/below 55 years, as on the last date of the submission of the application.
• Educational Qualification:
  • Category 1: Women Researchers who have completed Ph.D. in any discipline of Life Sciences or allied areas/interdisciplinary sciences/MD/MDS/M.V.Sc.
  • Category 2: Women Researchers who have completed M.Tech in Biotechnology or in allied areas/MPharma/equivalent Degree holders.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Candidates in regular or permanent employment are not eligible to apply for BioCARe.
• Candidates who have already received any extramural funding as Principal Investigator for research from any Govt. Funding Agency/Government-supported funding agency are not eligible to apply under this programme as it should be their first sanctioned and independent project for research.
• Candidates who are registered or enrolled in higher studies/Ph.D are not eligible to apply.

For more information, visit Ministry of Science and Technology.