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: