Resources and Links

Below are links to information that may be relevant to faculty and trainees. If you have a link you think should be added to this page, please contact the program coordinator.

The John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC) for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences
The Fogarty International Center is dedicated to advancing the mission of the National Institutes of Health by supporting and facilitating global health research conducted by U.S. and international investigators, building partnerships between health research institutions in the U.S. and abroad, and training the next generation of scientists to address global health needs. The Fogarty International Center funds our project.
Wellcome Trust, DBT India Alliance

The Department of Biotechnology (India) and the Wellcome Trust (UK) have established a new partnership to fund biomedical research in India. The partnership will deliver a programme of fellowship schemes. Fellowships are available for outstanding medically qualified or science graduates across the full spectrum of biomedical research, from fundamental molecular and cellular studies through to clinical and public health research.

Global Research Initiative Program for New Foreign Investigators (GRIP)

The Global Research Initiative Program for New Foreign Investigators (GRIP) promotes productive re-entry of NIH-trained foreign investigators into their home countries as part of a broader program to enhance the scientific research infrastructure in developing countries, to stimulate research on a wide variety of high priority health-related issues in these countries, and to advance NIH efforts to address health issues of global import.

ASM Indo-US Professorships in Microbiology
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) International Professorship Program is intended to provide microbiological expertise and resources to faculty and students throughout the world, and to facilitate international collaborations between institutions.
Directory of Grants and Fellowships in the Global Health Sciences

This Directory, compiled by FIC, contains links to grant and fellowship opportunities in the health sciences. When possible, grant or fellowship titles have been linked to the full description of the opportunity online.

IndiaBioscience.org

The goal of IndianBioscience.org is for Indian biologists (junior and senior, working in India or abroad) to unite as a community- to find and exchange information, to make new contacts and find collaborators, to share perspectives, to attract a new generation of young people to scientific careers, and to welcome back talented Indians who previously might have established their careers abroad.

United States-India Educational Foundation

USIEF promotes mutual understanding between the nationals of India and the nationals of the US through the educational exchange of outstanding scholars, professionals and students. Since its inception, USIEF has awarded approximately 15,000 Fulbright, Fulbright-Nehru, and other prestigious grants and scholarships in almost every academic discipline.

Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), Lucknow
A group of faculty at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), Lucknow organize courses on subjects related to biomedical and scientific research. Some of the courses are funded by other agencies and the other are paid courses.
The World Bank Scholarship and Fellowship Programs The Scholarship Program and the Fellowships Program are vehicles for knowledge sharing and capacity building in the developing world. The Programs provide opportunities for graduate and postgraduate studies leading to master's and doctoral degrees in development-related fields for mid-career professionals from eligible developing countries.