The Indian Council of Medical Research on behalf of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India processes applications for the International Research Fellowship of the Fogarty International Centre, National Institutes of Health, U.S.A. for award of International Research Fellowships of the Nation?) Institutes of Health, U.S.A. for specialised training in that country starting late.
The fellowship can be offered for one or two years.

Eligibility: To be eligible for an International Research Fellowship an applicant must :

1. hold an earned doctoral degree (Ph.D., M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M., D.O., D.P.M., Sc.D., Eng. D" Dr. P.H., Or D.N.S.) or the equivalent in a health science field at the time of submission of an application to the Nominating Committee.
2. have earned the doctoral degree.
3. have demonstrated the ability to engage in independent basic or clinical research;
4. submit a research proposal in an area of one of the biomedical or behavioural sciences;
5. have a sponsor in the United States at a non profit institution who has agreed to accept the applicant for research on the applicant's proposed project;
6. have assurance from a nqnprofit institution in the home country that there is a position to which the applicant can return after completion of the fellowship;
7. be proficient in spoken and written English;
8. should not have been in the United States on J-l Visa for more than two months if they apply for P two-year fellowship or more than 14 months, if they apply for a one-year fellowship;
9. not be a U.S. citizen or a U.S. permanent resident. .

Last date: April.