DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance — Biomedical Research Career Programme
Funds Indian biomedical researchers through career-stage fellowships from early to senior.
DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance Biomedical Research Career Programme sits under the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, and is co-funded with Wellcome Trust. Since 2009 it has supported Indian biomedical researchers through a career ladder that reaches early, intermediate, and senior stages, with clinician-scientist support alongside the main fellowship stream. The programme uses grant funding rather than equity or loans. Its main routes are the Early Career Fellowship, up to INR 3.6 crore over five years, the Intermediate Fellowship, up to INR 4.5 crore over five years, plus Senior Fellowships and clinician-scientist awards. Universities, research organisations, and individual applicants in India are eligible, while for-profit and nonprofit companies are not. India Alliance administers the scheme and runs multiple competition windows each year, so applicants need to track the opening and closing dates closely. The fit is strongest for researchers with a clear biomedical question, a credible host institution, and a project that can be sustained across the full fellowship term.
No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Multiple per year.