Government of India
Ministry of Science & Technology
Department of Biotechnology
NOMINATIONS FOR NATIONAL BIOSCIENCE AWARD FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT: 2016
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) invites nominations of scientists who are engaged in basic and applied research in Biological Sciences including Biotechnology, Agricultural, Medical, and Environmental Sciences and have made outstanding contributions in research with potential for application/ product and technology development, for ‘National Bioscience Award for Career Development for the year 2016’.
The award is to recognize outstanding contributions of young scientists below 45 years of age in basic and applied research and to provide grant for research for their career development.
Eligibility:
- Any Citizen of India who is engaged in basic and applied research in the areas of biosciences and biotechnology in the country.
- He/she should have made significant and outstanding contribution in the areas of biosciences/biotechnology during last 5 years and the work must have been done entirely in India. The work for which nomination is made must have been carried out in India.
- He/she should submit a research project for advancement of his/her work in India for a period of next 3 years.
- He/she should be below the age of 45 years as on 31st December of the year of award
Nominations: Names of Scientist may be proposed in the prescribed proforma (Annexure) for consideration for the Award by the following categories of persons or organizations: Secretaries of S&T Departments; user Ministries/Departments such as Atomic Energy, Commerce, Environment & Forests, Health and Family Welfare, Human Resource Development, Industry, New and Renewable Energy, Earth Sciences, Space, members of the Standing Advisory Committee (Overseas) of DBT, Directors General of Scientific Organizations (CSIR, DRDO, ICAR, ICMR); Presidents of Scientific Societies and Academies of all India character; Chairman UGC; Vice Chancellors /Directors of universities and deemed universities; Heads of R&D Institutions; Directors of National Research Laboratories and Advisor/Member (Science), Niti Aayog. The nominations should include a brief project proposal for proposed research in the next 3 years.
Nominations from individuals sponsoring their own names are not considered.
Selection: The selection of awardees for the award will be made on the basis of recommendations of Selection Committee. Only nominations complete in all respects as per proforma will be considered.
Presentation of the awards: Only selected awardees would be informed. The awards will be presented to the selected scientists at a formal function, organized by the DBT.
Payment of TA/DA: TA/DA to the awardees for attending the award ceremony will be paid by the Department of Biotechnology as per Govt. of India rules.
How to Apply :
The nominations (2 copies) neatly typed in double space on plain paper in the prescribed proforma complete with enclosures should reach on or before 31st December, 2016 to Mr. J.K. Dora, Under Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Room No. 611, 6th Floor, Block-II, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi – 110003 and a soft copy in MS-Word .doc file to be e- mailed to [email protected].
Application Form & Notification Downloads
- Nominations are invited for the awards through Advertisements
- Proforma and Guidelines / Application Form – Word/ PDF
