Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

The objective of this scholarship is to expose new developments in Science and Technology in the area of Biomedical Research to ST students. In this program students will get opportunity to interact with scientists/engineers/clinicians of the institute, attend the theory classes offered by them, visit R&D labs/clinics of SCTIMST and to do short projects in biomedical/clinical research... Students can apply in any one of the following categories. Category A1.1: Students of higher secondary, intermediate or 10+2 levels (CBSE, ICSE or State boards) Duration : 4 weeks Available seats : 10 numbers Scholarship : Rs. 8,000 (consolidated). Category A1.2: Students of 2 nd / 3 rd Year BSc (Chemistry/Physics/Biology/Life sciences) or 2 nd / 3 rd / 4 th year BTech/BE or equivalent or those who have completed the above courses Duration : 1 month - 2 months Available seats : 5 numbers Scholarship : Rs. 10,000 per month. Category A1.3: 1 st / 2 nd year of MSc/MTech or equivalent Duration : 1 month - 2 months Available seats : 5 numbers Scholarship : Rs. 15,000 per month.

The fellowship is open for active researchers working in the area of biomedical research. The applicant should have a PhD in Science/Engineering/Technology or MD in Medical specialties (Neurology/Cardiology/Radiology). The applicant should have a proven track-record in research evident from publications. Duration: The fellowship will be offered initially for a period of 3 years. This can be extended up to 5 years based on the satisfactory performance of the candidate. Age limit: 35 years. Nature of support: A monthly fellowship of Rs. 80,000 will be provided. In addition the fellow can avail a research grant of 10 lakhs per annum for manpower, contingencies, travel, and consumables. An equipment grant of up to Rs. 1 crore can be availed by the fellow. However, the equipment shall remain as the property of the institute and shall be accessible to other researchers.