International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Delhi announces Arturo Falaschi PhD Fellowship Program 2024, Apply now
ICGEB Arturo Falaschi PhD Fellowship 2024 – International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi invites applications highly motivated scientists for Pre-doctoral Fellowships in Life Sciences for the academic session 2024
ICGEB Arturo Falaschi PhD Fellowship 2024
About Fellowship
- ICGEB offers competitive Pre-doctoral Fellowships in Life Sciences to highly motivated scientists wishing to pursue PhD research studies in a world-class scientific environment.
- Fellowships include participation in a competitive research programme, access to state-of-the-art facilities, participation in ICGEB Meetings, Seminars and Journal Clubs and a competitive stipend, plus full coverage of tuition fees and health insurance.
Important Dates
- Closing Date for Applications: 31st March 2024
- Starting Date New Delhi, India: 01st August 2024
- Starting Date Trieste, Italy: 01st October 2024
- Starting Date Cape Town, South Africa: 15th January 2025
Duration
- 3 years PhD course with the possibility of 1-year extension.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be nationals of an ICGEB Member State. Nationals of India and South Africa, ICGEB Host Countries, are not eligible to apply for ICGEB Fellowships in their home country.
- Degree requirements: applicants for ICGEB Trieste should hold a BSc (Honours) degree; applicants for ICGEB Cape Town and New Delhi should hold an MSc degree.
- Candidates must have a good working knowledge of the English language, supported by a proficiency certificate (TOEFL, Cambridge Certificate, or equivalent). Not required when scholastic education has been undertaken in English.
- Candidates for Trieste, Italy must be below the age of 32 years at the time of application. There is no age limit for applications for ICGEB New Delhi and Cape Town.
Application Process
- Candidates can apply online at https://www.icgeb.org/. In addition, please upload a single PDF document containing all requested attachments.
- Applicants should contact the ICGEB Group Leader/PI of their choice with a motivation letter, to determine availability of laboratory space and to define the research project proposal that will form an integral part of the application.
- Only one application per call is accepted for each candidate. All submitted applications will be transmitted to the respective ICGEB Liaison Officer In the country of which you are a national for endorsement.
Financial support
- Monthly stipend: Trieste (Italy): Euro 1,300, New Delhi (India): US$ 1,020, Cape Town (South Africa): ZAR 14,000.
- Travel: the fellowship includes provision for travel expenses from the student’s home country to the ICGEB lab at the beginning of the fellowship and a return travel provision upon completion of the fellowship.
- Medical health insurance coverage is provided for the duration of the fellowship.
- University tuition fee is covered for the entire PhD registration period.
- Visa/permit of stay application and renewal costs are reimbursed.
- Support for participation in Meetings and Courses is generally provided by the Group Leader / PI.
- ICGEB makes no financial provision, nor can it provide administrative support for family members of participants in the programme.
Selection Process
- All submitted applications will be transmitted to the respective ICGEB Liaison Officer in the country of which you are a national for endorsement. Endorsement is a fundamental requirement for the Fellowship to be awarded.
- The ICGEB Fellowships Selection Committee will evaluate complete and endorsed applications received by the closing date.
- The main criteria for selection include scientific excellence of the project, the qualities of the candidate’s CV and potential benefit for the home country. The candidates will be notified of the outcome by e-mail as soon as possible following the closing date for applications.
For more details and to apply online, please visit the official website
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