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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 in Other, Networking, Funding & Personal Experience
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 in Science, Career Development, Funding & Personal Experience
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 in Career Development, Funding & Young Investigators
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.
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 in Funding, Personal Experience & Networking and Collaboration
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.
