Guidelines for applying for "Young Scientist Award"

1. The applicant can either be a Medical or Veterinary person with a post graduate degree or diploma.
    

2. Age of applicant should not be more than 40 years as on 151 July of the conference year.
    

3. Application with full details of the research work in the field of Rabies should be submitted to Secretary General - APCRI (in sealed cover) on or before 3151 May through head of the institution where he / she has completed the research work.
    

4. Research work(s) carried out as a project or a scheme or departmental research or P.G research are eligible for consideration.
    

5. The research should have been carried out during the preceding 5 years.
    

6. The research should have been carried out in India.
    

7. Evidence of age (Date of birth) should be enclosed along with the application.
    

8. Only life members of APCRI are eligible to apply for the award.
    

9. The Award committee of APCRI reserves the right to defer the award if suitable candidates are not available in the particular year and the decision of the committee will be final.
    

10. The award carries a cash prize (paid by Demand Draft) of Rs 5,000=00, a citation & a certificate which will be given during the conference.
     

11. One award will be given per year.
     

12. The young scientists who apply & gets the award shall make the presentation of his/her research work during the annual conference of APCRI during the same year. He/she will be given Travel (2 tier AC train) fare & an amount of Rs 3000=00 towards accommodation & incidentals.