Preparing your online application
All applications should be in English.
In case your address changes after submission you should inform the Fellowship Office.
You are responsible to ensure that 2 References and the Receiving Institute Acceptance are submitted online before the deadline.
One of the referees should be your PhD supervisor.
The research proposal should be detailed and well-argued and written by the applicant. It should contain a 200-word summary followed by a 200-word written explanation outlining the biological significance of the proposed work. The detailed research proposal should not be more than 1500 words excluding references. A brief introduction should be included to outline the background to the proposal. The research proposal should be sufficiently detailed to allow the Fellowship Committee members to form a clear idea of the work, which is planned. Figures or tables cannot be included.
References in the research proposal should include the FULL author list followed by the TITLE of the paper, YEAR, JOURNAL and normal details on volume, page numbers etc.
The synopsis of work performed at the home institute should be designed to allow the reader to appreciate both your past experience and its relevance, if any, to the proposed research topic.
The list of publications by the applicant should not include papers submitted or in preparation. Details of abstracts of presentations at conferences should not be included. In your publication list, please indicate the three most important publications. In the case of shared first authorship please keep the order of authors as they appear on the original publication. Publication updates are not accepted after the application deadline.
