Call for BRSI Annual Awards Nominations for 2011 and Fellows for 2012
The Biotech Research Society [BRSI- www.brsi.in] is a registered non-profit society established with the aim to promote R&D in
biotechnology, bring interaction between academic institutes and biotech industries, interact with industries and help them in resolving
their problems as well make them aware with the new developments in biotech sector, provide and arrange training in biotechnology,
dissemination of biotech knowledge through the organization of lectures, seminars and symposia on scientific programs and societal
missions. BRSI confers awards under various categories to encourage and suitably rewards its members for their scientific contributions
for the work carried out in the country. Nominations are invited for the following BRSI Annual Awards and election of Fellows:
Young Scientist Medal: Members of BRSI of 35 years or below as on 31st December 2011 involved in Biotech R&D for his/her
outstanding contributions would be eligible. Award carries a citation and a memento.
Woman Scientist Medal: Women members of BRSI below the age of 45 years as on 31st December 2011 involved in Biotech R&D for her outstanding contributions would be eligible. Award carries a citation and a memento.
Life Time Achievement Medal: Members of BRSI above the age of 55 years as on 31st December 2011 involved in Biotech R&D for his/her life time contribution to the field of Biotechnology would be eligible. Award carries a citation and a memento.
Industrial Medal Award: Members of BRSI involved in Biotech R&D for his/her outstanding contribution, which has resulted in commercialization of a product/process. Award carries a citation and a memento.
Fellow of BRSI: Eminent members of BRSI having long-standing and significant contribution to the field working in various areas of biotechnology shall be considered to be elected as Fellow of BRSI (FBRS).
Honorary Fellow of BRSI: Eminent persons who have rendered distinguished service to the nation in Biotechnology shall be considered to be conferred as Honorary Fellow of BRSI. Award carries a citation and a memento. Nomination can be made by the members of the Board of BRSI. For this, the nominee may or may not be member of BRSI.
AU-CBT Excellence Awards for Research Scholars (Two awards): Members of BRSI registered for PhD studies in any Indian university/institute below the age of 30 years as on 31st December 2011 involved in Biotech R&D for his/her outstanding performance. Award carries a citation and cash award of Rs. 5000 for each.
SBC-MKU Genomics Award: Members of BRSI involved in R&D in the area of Genomics Sciences for his/her outstanding contribution. Award carries a citation and a memento.
Malaviya Memorial Awards for Teaching Faculties (Two awards - one for Young Faculty below the age of 40 years and one for the Senior Faculty above the age of 40 years): Members of BRSI working as teachers involved in Biotech R&D for his/her outstanding contribution. Award carries a citation and a memento.
General Terms and Conditions
Following criteria must be fulfilled:
Nominee should be a BRSI member (membership is open).
Age certificate (copy of passport, X class school certificate or birth certificate) required.
The work for which nomination is made must have been carried out in India.
Each nomination must be proposed and seconded by two persons, out of whom at least one should be Fellow or Life member of BRSI.
For AU-CBT Excellence Awards for Research Scholars, the nominee should be a full-time registered scholar working in India (part-time researchers and persons working under FIP/QIP are not eligible). Those who have submitted the thesis would also not be eligible. Status certificate from the Head of Institute/HOD of University department of current date required.
b Malaviya Memorial Awards are meant only for the teaching faculties for their R&D contributions. Members from the R&D institute involved in research on full-time basis are not eligible for this.
Main criteria for the awards are performance based on publications/impact factors/citations/patents/technology transfers, etc.
The evaluation sheet must be filled properly and for each claim, the documentary support must be provided, failing with that would not be considered.
Last date to receive the nominations is July 31, 2012.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Award winning persons would be required to make a presentation of their work for ~ 20 minutes in the IX BRSI Convention to be held at Punjabi University, Patiala during November 21-23, 2012 in a special session on the first day.
Applications complete in all respects (two printed copies + a soft copy as a single folder on CD) should be sent to Prof Ashok Pandey, Central Office-BRSI, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, CSIR, Trivandrum-695 019