Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. Of India, together with Indo U.S. Science and Technology Forum, IUSSTF has invited packages for the Student Internship Programme program to work in the greatest U.S. Universities in massive regions of Genome Engineering/Editing Technology (GETin). The Program has been initiated, acknowledging the importance of strategies and techniques in genome modification as a current-day crucial device for research and development.
The application is open to people whose research paintings interface with Genome Engineering / Editing Technology studies. The Program is envisaged to (i) Provide an opportunity for quality and brightest Indian students and scientists to benefit from the publicity and get entry to global class research facilities in main U.S. Establishments, (ii) Promote research and ability to construct, (iii) Encourage and motivate brilliant students to take up studies as a career path (iv) Create attractive avenues for skilled foreign places researchers to pursue RandD in Indian or to mentor Indian scientist (s) and (v) Pave the manner for the next technology scientists and technologists from India to interact with American peers, accordingly supporting to build lengthy-term RandD linkages and collaborations.
Applicants need to be Indian citizens currently pursuing a Ph.D. On a complete-time basis in various vanguard disciplines of Biotechnology (Agriculture, Health Sciences, Bio-engineering, Biomedical, Fundamental Biology, or Allied Sciences) at a public-funded RandD lab/ Sandt Institute /diagnosed educational institute / University / College in India. It is mandatory that the subject of the applicant’s studies work has to have an interface with Genome Engineering/Editing Technology. The internship will include work at U.S. Universities for up to six months. An applicant ought to now not be over 32 years of age as of 31.12.2019. Up to five Interns could be presented every yr.
The assist encompasses (i) a Monthly stipend of $2,500 according to month, (ii) Return airfare, (iii) Health coverage of as much as $500 (iv) Contingency of up $ 1,000. The applicant should correspond with their proposed host institute in the U.S for placement/go to. The applicant must provide proof, inside the form of a letter of popularity/ Certificate on the letterhead of the U.S. Host institute, duly signed/stamped using the host. The letter must also encompass the deserves/distinctiveness of that host institute in the proposed place of research. The American Institute must be willing to accept and increase an important guide to the candidate for the work presented.
