SwarnaJayanti Fellowships 2011–12

[S.VENKATESH]

SwarnaJayanti Fellowships 2011–12
Government of India had instituted a scheme titled ‘SwarnaJayanti
Fellowships’ to commemorate
India’s fiftieth year of Independence. Under this scheme a selected
number of young scientists, with
excellent track record, are provided special assistance and support to
enable them to pursue research
in frontier areas of science and technology. The fellowship is
scientist specific and not institution
specific, very selective and has close academic monitoring.
Nature of support: The support will cover all the requirements for
performing the research and will
include a fellowship of Rs 25,000 per month for five years. The
fellowship will be provided in addition
to the salary they draw from their parent Institution. In addition to
fellowship, grants for equipments,
computational facilities, consumables, contingencies, national and
international travel and other
special requirements, if any, will be covered based on merit.
Scientists selected for the award will be
allowed to pursue unfettered research with a freedom and flexibility
in terms of expenditure as
approved in the research plan. The project should contain innovative
research idea and it should have
a potential of making impact on R&D in the discipline.
Duration: The duration of the fellowship will be for a period not
exceeding five years.
Eligibility:
¾ The applicant should possess Ph.D. in Science/Engineering/Medicine.
¾ Scientists should be active in the frontier area of science and
engineering with outstanding
contributions in the form of research publications and/or patents,
peer recognition from scientific
community, awards, etc. in his/her area of research.
¾ The fellowship is open to Indian Nationals residing in India or abroad.
¾ The scientists from abroad can choose to work at any S&T institution
within India. However, he/she
will have to submit a letter from Head of the institution at which
they wish to pursue research,
stating that administrative and basic infrastructural support to
facilitate research will be provided.
¾ The institute should also undertake financial and other management
responsibilities of the project
throughout the five year term in case fellowship is awarded to the scientist.
Age eligibility: The fellowship is open to scientists between 30 and
40 years of age as on
31 December 2011. Applications of candidates who have completed 40
years of age as on or before
31 December 2011 will not be considered.
Selection: The selection procedure will include consideration at
various stages. The Department
constitutes a Subject Committee which screens applications received
and calls the screened in
applicants for presentation. The candidates short-listed after
presentation by the Subject Committees
will have to make presentation to the National Core Committee of
Experts which gives its final
recommendations. An empowered Committee of Secretaries will make the
final selection based on the
recommendation of National Core Committee.
Scientists selected for the award should have accomplished innovative
original research in frontier
areas of science and technology.
Application: Applications for the ‘SwarnaJayanti Fellowships’ are
invited from eligible candidates in
the format given below. The candidates may be required to submit
further additional information as
required and present the project idea before final selection. Only one
hard copy and one soft copy (to
be sent over e-mail in .pdf format) of the application in the
prescribed format along with the project
document should be submitted to:
Milind Kulkarni,  Scientist-F, Department of Science and Technology,
Technology Bhawan, New
Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110 016; e-mail: mil...@nic.in
The last date for submission of applications is 30 April 20

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Regards,
S.Venkatesh