Thursday, August 22, 2013

THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CALL FOR PROPOSALS UNDER "BIOTECHNOLOGY CAREER ADVANCEMENT AND RE-ORIENTATION PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN SCIENTISTS'

Government of india
THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY,  MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ANNOUNCES THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS UNDER "BIOTECHNOLOGY CAREER ADVANCEMENT AND RE-ORIENTATION PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN SCIENTISTS'
Bio-CARe
To enhance the participation of Women Scientists in Biotechnology Research, the Department of Biotechnology announces the Call for Proposals under the Bio-CARe scheme for women scientists. The programme is targetted towards Career Development of employed/ unemployed women scientists. The scheme is open for all areas of Life Science / Biotechnology (including agriculture, veterinary science and medicine). Age limit for application has been kept as 55 to ensure maximum impact. The programme aims at providing support for Research project grants to women- scientists (employed & unemployed) for whom it is the first extramural research grant (Women Scientists who have received any earlier grant from any Government Funding Agency as PI are not eligible). The purpose is to build capacities for women scientists so as to help them undertake independent R&D projects. It would also be a good opportunity for Women Scientists who have had a Career Break to get into the main stream of research. Interested scientists may submit their proposal through e-Promis portal of DBT (http://dbtepromis.gov.in). For further assistance contact Mrs. Rugmini M Menon, Scientist B, Department of .Biotechnology, C.G.O., Complex, New Delhi -110003. Email: biocare.dbt@nic.in.
Details of the scheme and Project Proforma are available in DBT website www.dbtindia.nic.in .
 Last date for submission of proposal - 30th September, 2013.

davp 36301/11/0010/1314

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