Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly Asia Outstanding Thesis Award:
Eligibility and Selection Process
P. K. Jadhav, Ph. D.
Senior Research Fellow
Eli Lilly Asia Outstanding Thesis Award
Purpose
Recognize outstanding doctoral students who have
completed their Ph. D. research, submitted their thesis
and made significant contributions in the field of
medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis, computational
chemistry, structural biology, or analytical chemistry.
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Eli Lilly Asia Outstanding Thesis Award
Eligibility
The candidate must be a full-time Ph. D. student who
has submitted his/ her Ph. D. thesis in the area of
medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis, computational
chemistry, structural biology or analytical chemistry from
one of the10 institutions selected by Eli Lilly and
Company.
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Eli Lilly Asia Outstanding Thesis Award
List of 10 institutions selected by Eli Lilly and Co.
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Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research,
(NIPER), S. A. S. Nagar, Punjab
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Eli Lilly Asia Outstanding Thesis Award
Required Documents
• Resume of the nominee
• An abstract (up to 5 pages) prepared by the nominee
describing his/her research. The abstract may include
figures and references to provide enough information for
the evaluation committee to judge the quality and impact
of the thesis without the original document.
• List of Publications
• Academic Track Record
• Three letters of recommendation, one of which must be
from his/her thesis advisor
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Eli Lilly Asia Outstanding Thesis Award
Nomination
By a Three-Member Committee of the corresponding
Institute appointed by the Director/ Head of the Institute.
Two nominations to be recommended by the Director/
Head of the Institute to the Chairman, NOST Trustee.
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Eli Lilly Asia Outstanding Thesis Award
Final Selection
By a Five-Member Committee selected by the Chairman,
NOST Trustee. Final selection of the 10 First Prize
winners and 10 Second Prize winners from a pool of 20
nominees will be made by the NOST Committee
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Eli Lilly Asia Outstanding Thesis Award
Key Dates
May 31
Chairman, NOST sends a communication to the Directors/ Heads of
the 10 selected Institutions requesting nominees for the Eli Lilly Asia
Outstanding Thesis Award
July 31
The nomination packages with required documents should be
forwarded by the Director/ Head of the Institution to the Chairman,
NOST Trustee and received by July 31 of each year starting 2009.
September 30
Final Selection completed by Chairman, NOST and the results
communicated to Directors/ Heads of the Institutions.
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Eli Lilly Asia Outstanding Thesis Award
Awards
• First Prize winner US $1500 with Lilly Framed Plaque.
• Second Prize winner US $1000 with Lilly Framed
Plaque.
Awards Venue
NOST Junior Conference - Every Year
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