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• How I turned rejection into an opportunity through the EMBO Travel Grant

  

  Bharat Bhusan Patnaik is as an Associate Professor at the PG Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology at Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, Odisha. In 2024, he received the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) Travel Grant for his presentation at the EMBO workshop: Establishing state-of-the-art mollusc genomics held at the University of Namur, Belgium. In this article, he shares his story of a failure that turned into a successful EMBO Travel Grant.

  Posted on Aug 05, 2024 in Other, Networking, Funding & Personal Experience

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• Project WHEAT-DR: Securing the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship

  

  In this twelfth article, as part of community voices for the international Grants Awareness Program (iGAP), Debabrata Dutta shares his success story and the experience with securing the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) by Horizon Europe for his project WHEAT-Doctor at the Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, UK.

  Posted on Jun 03, 2024 in Science, Career Development, Funding & Personal Experience

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• The revised Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship Program: Opportunities and considerations for returning life scientists

  

  Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowships program aims to support the return of early-career life scientists (with at least three years of international postdoctoral training) to India. This article highlights the several modifications this program has undergone, reflective of the need to align with the changing needs and challenges of life science research in India.

  Posted on Feb 05, 2024 in Career Development, Funding & Young Investigators

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• The National Research Foundation (NRF) Bill 2023 – the ‘what’ and the ‘how’?

  

  The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (NRF) Bill 2023 in India aims to enhance research funding in universities and colleges, yet concerns persist regarding its autonomy and operational effectiveness. In this article from our current conversation series, Joel P. Joseph discusses the 'what' and 'how' of the NRF bill.

  Posted on Nov 06, 2023 in Policy, Funding & Ethics

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• Stories from the community: Australia India Research Students Fellowship

  

  In this eleventh article, as part of community voices for our international Grants Awareness Program (iGAP), Priyanka Sharma shares her experiences, some tips, and the process of applying for a successful Australia India Research Student (AIRS) Fellowship. Priyanka is an AIRS Fellow for 2023 at the Australian Institute of Bioengineering & Nanotechnology (AIBN), Australia.

  Posted on Jun 12, 2023 in Funding, Personal Experience & Networking and Collaboration

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• Stories from the community: Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowship

  

  In this tenth article as part of community voices for our international Grants Awareness Program (iGAP), Chandrika Konwar shares her experience, some to-dos, and tips for a successful Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research (FNDR) Fellowship application. Chandrika is a Fulbright Nehru Doctoral Research Fellow at California Institute of Technology.

  Posted on May 22, 2023 in Career Development, Funding & Advice

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• HFSP: Helping researchers make bold career moves

  

  In this article, part of community voices for our international grants awareness program (iGAP), Anjana and Garima share how the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) played an instrumental role in helping them make bold career moves and transform their research careers.

  Posted on May 15, 2023 in Career Development, Funding & Advice

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