This award will be given to a person with a post-graduate medical degree who has done excellent research inbasic and/or molecular neuro-oncology


Eligibility criteria:

  1. The nominee should have a post graduate master’s degree in any clinical fields related to neuro-oncology practice (MCh in Neurosurgery; DM in Neurology; MD in Radiation Oncology; or DM in Medical or Pediatric Oncology). It is expected that the nominee is currently active in some form of clinical work (clinics, wards etc) either full or at least part time.
  2. The nominee should be of Indian origin and done the entire / majority of the work in an Institute / Medical College / University within India.
  3. The nominee should not have completed 50 yearsas on January 1st, 2017.
  4. The award would be given to a specific basic and / or molecular biology work done in India and may have been published within last one year in a reputed journal. The nominee should be either a lead researcher or have played a significant part within the collaborative group for the submitted work.
  5. The nomineeshould be an ISNO memberat the time of submission.
  6. The applicant should be nominated by an ISNO member and self-nominations will not be accepted.
  7. A relevant published paper related to the applicant’s research work and published in the last calendar year (2016) if any, is highly recommended. A pdf of the publication or a copy of the manuscript in case it is accepted and in press (with proof of acceptance from the journal) along with a no-objection certificate from all the authors of the published manuscript should be submitted along with the application.
  8. The award carries a cash prize and a citation.
  9. The awardee will be given an opportunity to make an oral presentationduring the Annual Meeting of the ISNO in Bangalorein the Awards Session.


Nomination procedure:

Please send the application on a piece of paper detailing the scientific contributionsincluding the reprint of the published paper, if any, to be considered for the award. A CV of the applicant along with a formal nomination by an ISNO member (with name, signature, date, affiliation, address and ISNO Membership number) must accompany the submission. A soft copy (in the form of a CD/DVD or a pen-drive) of the submission also needs to be included along with application. Incomplete submissions will be liable to be not considered for the award.


Last date for submission: 14th February, 2017

The application should be addressed to

Dr. Dattatreya Muzumdar / Dr. Tejpal Gupta
General Secretary / Joint Secretary, ISNO
Room No. 1129/1132, Homi Bhabha Block
Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai: 400 012
Tele:+91-22-24177029 and +91-22-24177153
E-mail: isnosecretary@gmail.com and drtejpalgupta@gmail.com