NGSF internship ( Next Gene Scientist Foundation internship )

Next Gen Scientists Foundation (registered under the Trust act of India 1882)  offers  an opportunity to fund  internships  for undergraduate and postgraduate students who wish to gain research experience in life sciences. Interns will conduct independent research under  the  mentorship of Principal Investigator of their interest at select Indian institutes.


Internship Eligibility:  
Interested candidates / Applicants  are eligible if the following conditions are fulfills below conditions are eligible :

• Interested candidates must be in undertaking a life science-associated internship for a period of two (minimum of 56 days) or three (minimum of 84 days) months.

• Interested candidates Must be a student in the 

(i) 2nd year of a 3-year undergraduate program. 

(ii) 2nd/3rd year of a 4-year undergraduate program.(iii) 1st year of a 2-year masters program.
(iv)  2nd /3rd /4th  year of a 5-year integrated program at an Indian institute.

• Candidates Must be accepted to work in the lab of a principal investigator in an Indian Institute on the list of recommended institutes

• Interested Candidates Must not work under the supervision of a principal Investigator from their institute of study

Students receiving financial assistance from the principal investigator and/or any other agencies (KVPY, INSA, JNCASR, IIT, IISER) cannot get additional support from the program.

Note: Next gene scientist foundation DO NOT provide internship opportunities directly. The program only funds students accepted by PIs to work in their labs.


Recommended Institutes for Internship :
In order to ensure that you experience good quality research infrastructure, you are recommended to contact PIs from the following institute to become eligible for the NGS Internship Program:

1. All DBT institutes
2. All CSIR institutes
3. All ICMR institutes
4. All ICAR institutesA
5. ll IITsIISERs- Pune, Mohali, Thiruvananthapuram ICGEB, Delhi.
6. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore University of Delhi-South Campus
7. Dr. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, 
8. Delhi University of Hyderabad.
9. Banaras Hindu University.
10. Jawaharlal Nehru University, 
11. Delhi JNCASR, 
12. Bangalore Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
13. Mumbai Institute of Chemical Technology, 
14. Mumbai ACTREC- Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai
15. National Centre for Biological Sciences, 
16. Bangalore InStem, 
17. Bangalore Bose Institute, 
18. Kolkata Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 
19. Kolkata Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana

Application procedure : 
Next gene scientist foundation(NGSF) accept applications only through the online application mode, system. You have to carefully read the application guidelines given below before applying and follow the instructions. The application system opens on November 1  and closes at 12:00 midnight on March 31 2019. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Hence, early applications are encouraged. Selected  applicants will be invited to
interview via Skype in April.


Important Dates :

Result announcement: 
Results will be announced before April 31 2019 Selected candidates will be informed via email.


Financial support:
NGS Interns will receive a stipend amount of INR 5000 per month for a period of up to 3 months upon satisfying requirements . Travel will be reimbursed up to the cost of a III class AC train ticket (round-trip).


Internship period :
The internship can span any two to three month period between May and July 2019 as per the convenience of the student and the PI.


Scientific Communication:
Besides funding your research experience, our program also emphasizes on effective scientific communication. During the internship period, interns are required to contribute  an article to NGS blog and submit a monthly progress report. At the  end of the program, participants should give a presentation on their experience as a part of the NGS Internship webinar  program. The best intern will be awarded a cash prize of INR 2000.

Any further questions regarding the internship program will be addressed at ngsfindia2018@gmail.com


Application Guidelines for NGS Internship Program 2019

1. All registration for the internship program should be done through the online application system (Open between November 1 and March 31)
2. Before you start your application, make sure you have the following documents ready:
3. Scanned academic transcripts from 10th standard onwards (as a PDF)Acceptance letter from PI (fillable form available in the Forms section)Contact details of at least one referee (A maximum of two references are allowed) Curriculum vitae (as a PDF; maximum of 2 pages allowed) Research Proposal

The online application system comprises two parts.

1. All applicant details will be collected in Application form I (including transcripts, acceptance letter, referee details).
2. After submission of Application form I, you will receive an acknowledgement and an application number via email. Using this application number, you will upload your research proposal and CV in Application form II. For research proposal guidelines, read below instructions...
3. You must keep all documents ready before starting the application process, since progress cannot be saved in between.

Research proposal guidelines :

• Provide a one page write-up answering the following questions:
• Explain how your research interests align with your lab of choice.
• What is/are the research question(s) that the project proposal aims to address? 
• Mention specific experiments, if known, that you plan to perform to address these questions.
• Briefly describe your plans after graduation and how this research experience will help achieve your goals.

The research proposal must be prepared according to the following standards:

1. The page must be 8 ½” x 11″ (216 mm x 279 mm).
2. Use a minimum margin of 1” on all sides.
3. All text must be Times New Roman minimum 12-point and singly spaced. 
4. Do not use condensed line spacing.
5. Any figures or tables should fit within the assigned page.
6. Additional pages are allowed for references.
7. Add your Internship Application number as header and avoid usage of your name in the proposal.

The research proposal carries significant weightage in the evaluation process. Emphasis will be given to creativity, understanding of the field, presentation of content and vision. All proposals will be checked for plagiarism and any evidence of plagiarized text will result in immediate disqualification of the applicant.


Important link's :

1. For more information CLICK HERE
2. For recommended institution CLICK HERE
3. For Online application CLICK HERE
4. For application guidelines CLICK HERE

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