To enhance the participation of Women Scientists in Biotechnology Research, the Department of Biotechnology invites the Letter of Intents (LOIs) under the BioCARe scheme for Women Scientists upto age of 55 years. The programme is targeted towards Career Development of unemployed/​not in regular position women scientists. 

The scheme is open for following areas of Biotechnology- Animal and Marine Biotechnology; Bioengineering and Biomaterials; Medical Biotechnology; Environmental Biotechnology and Bioenergy & Plant and Agriculture Biotechnology and allied areas. 

The research support will be provided only to women scientists (unemployed/​not in regular position) for whom this is the first extramural research grant (Women Scientists who have received any earlier grant from any Government Funding Agency as Principal Investigator are not eligible).

Interested women candidates may submit a Letter of Intent through e‑PROMIS portal of the Department (https://​dbtepromis​.nic​.in). For further assistance contact the Processing and Management Unit (PMU) established at International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi managing the programme on the behalf of

Department of Biotechnology. The 5 hard copies of the LoI may also be submitted to the PMU.

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