Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology - [SCTIMST]

<p>SCTIMST offers scholarships and fellowships for students. There are two main categories: one for post-doctoral students and one for Scheduled Tribe (ST) students. The schemes for ST students are designed to empower them and provide opportunities.</p>

<p><strong>Programs for Scheduled Tribe (ST) Students</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Program A1: Summer Scholarships for +2/UG/PG Students</strong> – This is for students at the +2, undergraduate (UG), and postgraduate (PG) levels.</li>
<li><strong>Program A2: Innovative Research Award</strong> – This supports research work.</li>
<li><strong>Program A4: Institute Fellowships for doing PhD</strong> – This provides a fellowship for doctoral studies.</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Post-Doctoral Fellowship</strong></p>
<p>The Institute also offers a Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program. This is for post-doctoral students and aims to empower the ST community.</p>

<p><strong>Fellowship for Postgraduate Students</strong></p>
<p>There is a fellowship program for postgraduate students. It gives students the opportunity to gain academic excellence in a sub-specialty area.</p>

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum

Applications are invited from the students belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities who wish to get exposure to biomedical research at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum. Students get opportunity to interact closely with scientists, engineers and clinicians of SCTIMST who do research, development and testing of biomedical materials/devices. These programs are supported by the Science for Equity Empowerment and Development (SEED) Division, Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India in a project mode. The scheme will be open from the mid of February 2021 to end of June 2021. Selection will be based on the ‘first come, first served’ basis. Eligibility and nature of support available are given below:

How to apply: Interested candidates may download the application form given in the website, fill it out and send to the Registrar along with copies of certificates to prove their educational qualification, community/caste, etc.

The completed applications may be sent to: The Registrar, Division of Academic Affairs Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for medical Sciences and Technology, Medical College P.O., Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala- 695011. Incomplete applications would be rejected. On successful completion of the training program, certificates will be issued to students. A minimum of 80% attendance would be required for the release the scholarship. Programs By SCTIMST For Empowering the Scheduled Tribe (ST) Communities Addendum Academic Online Application - Addendum, Dated 09.10.2020 Application Forms Application Format for Scheduled Tribe Student Empowerment Programs A. Training Programs for Students With the financial support from the Dept. of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) is offering following training programs with scholarship for the students belonging to scheduled tribes.

The objective of this scholarship is to expose new developments in Science and Technology in the area of Biomedical Research to ST students. In this program students will get opportunity to interact with scientists/engineers/clinicians of the institute, attend the theory classes offered by them, visit R&D labs/clinics of SCTIMST and to do short projects in biomedical/clinical research. Interested candidates should apply for the scholarship in the prescribed format along with original certificate from the Principal/Head of the institution to which he/she belongs. On completion of the training, the selected candidates will be awarded with DST-SCTIMST summer scholarship and a certificate. Scholarships and certificates will be awarded only on successful completion of the term of training with at least 80% attendance. Students can apply in any one of the following categories.

In this scheme, eligible candidates belonging to ST category receive a grant to pursue their research career in the areas related to Medical Science specialties (Neurology/ Cardiology/ Radiology) or Medical Device Technology development. Applicable subject areas: Chemical sciences, Physical sciences, Biological sciences, Medical Sciences, Health Sciences and Engineering sciences Eligibility: 1) The fellowship is open for active researchers working in the area of biomedical research. 2) The applicant should have a PhD in Science/Engineering/Technology or MD in Medical specialties (Neurology/Cardiology/Radiology). 3) The applicant should have a proven track-record in research evident from publications. Duration: The fellowship will be offered initially for a period of 3 years. This can be extended up to 5 years based on the satisfactory performance of the candidate. Age limit: 35 years Nature of support: A monthly fellowship of Rs. 80,000 will be provided. In addition the fellow can avail a research grant of 10 lakhs per annum for manpower, contingencies, travel, and consumables. An equipment grant of up to Rs. 1 crore can be availed by the fellow. However, the equipment shall remain as the property of the institute and shall be accessible to other researchers. Application and Selection: Interested candidates may apply with their biodata and a research proposal relevant to the mandate of the institute. Applications will be scrutinized by an expert committee. Based on the recommendations of the committee applicants will be called for personal interview. Selection will be based on the merit of the research proposal and performance of the candidate in the personal interview.

This is a two days' workshop conducted at Biomedical Technology Wing. Depending upon the availability of funds, this workshop will be conducted up to 4 times a year, usually in January, April, July and October. Candidates having backgrounds in Science/Medical/Paramedical/ Other related subjects will be accommodated for this workshop. Suitable for candidates having undergraduate/post graduate degrees in science/engineering disciplines, students doing PhD, teaching/research faculty. Program A4: SCTIMST Institute Fellowships for doing PhD In this scheme, students selected though a national level written test and interview conducted by SCTIMST will be eligible to receive fellowship to pursue their PhD program at SCTIMST. Fellowship amount: equivalent to DST rate for PhD scholars. Eligibility: As mentioned in the SCTIMST prospectus.

Address for sending the Application The Registrar, Division of Academic Affairs, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology Medical College Campus, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695 011