| Time since last DOS Fellowship:
Preference will be given to
member who has not attended conference in last
three years. However if no applicant is found
suitable the fellowship money will be passed on
to next year. Members who has availed DOS
fellowship once will not be eligible for next
fellowship for a minimum period of three
years.
Authorship:
The fellowship will be given
only to presenting author. Presenting author has
to obtain certificate from all other co-authors
that they are not attending the said conference
or not applying for grant for the same
conference. (Preference will be given to author
where other authors are not attending the same
conference). If there is repeatability of same
author group in that case preference will be
given to new author or new group of authors.
Preference will also be given to presenter who
is attending the conference for the first
time.
Quality of paper:
The applicant has to submit
abstract along with full text to the DOS
Fellowship Committee. The committee will review
the paper for its scientific and academic
standard. The paper should be certified by the
head of the department / institution, that the
work has been carried out in the institution. In
case of individual practitioner he or she should
mention the place of study and give undertaking
that work is genuine. The fellowship committee
while scrutinizing the paper may seek further
clarification from the applicant before
satisfying itself about the quality and
authenticity of the paper. Only Single best
paper has to be submitted by the applicant for
review (6 copies). Quality of the paper will
carry 50% weightage while deciding the final
points.
Poster and Video:
The applicant will need to submit poster and
video for review.
Credit to DOS:
The presenter will acknowledge
DOS partial financial assistance in the abstract
book / proceedings.
The author will present his or
her paper in the immediate next DOS conference
and it will be published in DJO / DOS
Times.
Points
Awarded:
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