Stride Research Proposal

1. S T R I D E
Guidelines

2. • Scheme for
• Trans-disciplinary
• Research for
• Indian
• Developing
• Economy
• To promote quality research by
Faculty & Students.
• To Promote –
• Creation of new
knowledge,
• Inculcate innovative &
cognitive thinking,
• Improve quality of doctoral
research

3. Supports
• Socially Relevant
• Locally Need Based
• Nationally Important
• Globally Significant
Basic, applied & transformational action research for
India’s developing economy to attains Sustainable
Developments Goals (SDGs)

4. Scope
• Research is an essential component of
higher education which helps in search of
– truth,
– gain insights for creating new knowledge,
– imparts excitement & dynamism in
educational process
– facilitates intellectual growth.

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6. STRIDE - COMPONENT - 2
• To enhance problem solving skills with help of
social innovation & action research to improve
wellbeing of people & contribute for India’s
Developing Economy.
• Encourage Collaboration between Government,
Voluntary Organization and Industries.
• Open to all disciplines for grant upto 50 Lakh- 1
crore*

7. • Identify Young Talent
• Strengthen Research Culture
• Build capacity
• Promote Innovation &
• Support – TR
• To Fund Multi Institutional Network
Project

8. Scheme for TdR
• Encourage young & mid-career faculty -
research across disciplinary boundaries &
knowledge systems,
• To improve quality of life & the ecosystem.
• To enhance problem solving skills with the help
of inclusive innovation & action research for
national development & entrepreneurship.

9. Objectives
• To promote trans-disciplinary research
• Inclusive innovation to facilitate
• Promoting research projects, nationally
important or globally significant

10. Specific objectives
• Encourage faculty, research scholars & students to undertake
basic / applied / action research projects.
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• To support TdR projects based on ideas emerging from
inclusive, innovations and national missions related.
• To investigate - areas related to people, communities & groups,
to overcome exclusion based on social, economic, ethnic &
gender identity issues.
• To explore - collaboration/ internships at the government,
corporate and voluntary organizations level (to get insights into
real problems to address them in future).

11. Eligibility / Target Group
• Institution under Section 2 (f) and 12 B of
the UGC Act, 1956
• Young / Mid-career faculty - regular
Assistant / Associate Professor

12. Nature of Assistance
• Up to Rs. 50 Lakh
• If collaboration (Govt. / Carporate /
Voluntary Organization) & justified project
up to Rs. 1 Crore
• 40% share collaborating organization

13. • Non Recurring Grants
– Before mid-term evaluation
– Equipments
• Deposited with College
• After project term – College Property.
• Recurring
– Project Fellowships, Hiring Services,
Contingency, Travel and fieldwork, etc.
– PI may re-appropriate maximum 20%*.
– Fellowship / Honorarium / Overhead grants
cannot be re-appropriated.

14. Tenure & Implementation
• Three Years
• From the date of receipt of first
instalment

15. Procedure for Applying
• Submit – applications / project proposal ONLINE
• Proposal assessed by the Research Bodies with
a certificate
• Downloaded 3 copies of the filled Proforma duly
forwarded by Principal (brought at the time of
interface meeting).
• It must be original in ideation & content, free
from any form of plagiarism. (third-party
similarity check by UGC).

16. Procedure of Approval
• Proposals (Online and downloaded) -
assessed by subject experts.
• Based on the experts recommendations
the short listed
• PI of short listed project invited for defence
before committee.

17. Procedure for Release of Grants
• First installment 100% (Non–Recurring)
including Overhead Charges, and
• 50% of the total Recurring grant
• Released to the Principal of the College.
• Spent according to the approved
heads/items within the approved allocation
mentioned in sanction letter.
• Remaining Grant will be released on the
basis of the mid-term evaluation

18. Monitoring and Evaluation
• Progress report through Online (1.5Y)
• Assessed by the Reviewers
• Continuance – decided - reviewers report.
• After tenure PI’s should arrange final
evaluation within the College by two external
experts,
• Then the College should forward the
completion documents along with expert
committee report in the prescribed Proforma.

19. Final Report and Settlement of
Grants
• Uploaded on the Scheme Portal
• Mandatory to post the final report & executive summary,
research documents, monographs, academic papers
published under project on the website of the College.
• PI settle the accounts immediately
• Balance grant utilize within 6 month other wise lapse
• Year-wise statement – salary.
• Audit statement of expenditure and utilization certificate
• Unutilized grant - refunded - RTGS / Online

20. Cancellation Policy
• If grant is not utilised for the purpose which
it has been sanctioned or
• UGC rules have not been followed for
utilising the funds.

21. General Rules for Operation of the
Scheme: As per UGC Guidelines
• Proposal submitted online – after
screening PI may be invited for
presentation.
• Selected PI will be posted on the UGC
website. PI should check & send
acceptance immediately.

22. STRIED - COMPONENT - 3
• Supports High Impact projects with help
of Multi Institutional Network.

23. Objectives
• To conceive, construct, commission,
implement & monitor high impact
innovative projects by identifying best
talent to work as team by creating a
network of multiple institutions.
• It intends to reach out to experts of high
repute & performing highest standing
quality research

24. Specfic Objectives
• To identify individual faculty / researchers &
support them through post-doctoral
fellowships, emeritus professorships
• To make research as a catalyst
• To produce and publish world class
research output
• To create a network of researchers of
eminence

25. Eligibility
• Institution under Section 2 (f) and 12 B of the
UGC Act, 1956
• Up to Rs. 5 Crores
• With a national network of CoI from a minimum
of 2-4 institutions / organizations
• Max. limit investigators within an institution
among different departments/disciplines in
identified thrust areas will be upto Rs. 1 Crore.
• Duration – 5 years

26. Procedure
• PIs/ CIs from eligible institutions
• Forwarded through the Head of the PI institution
– the core facilities are available and will be provided
– the department/ institute will discharge all its
obligations
• Must be original in ideation and content, free
from any form of plagiarism
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27. Pre-proposal option
• May choose to submit a pre-proposal briefly
explaining concept, objectives, methodology
and outcomes
• Successful pre-proposal - invited to DPR.
• UGC financial assistance Rs. 2 Lakhs for
organizing workshops / meetings, - for
developing DPR
• PIs - submit LoI in prescribed format and DPR
within 02 months

28. • Procedure for Selection Process:
– DPR peer reviewed by the experts. PIs &
CIs of shortlisted.
• Post Approval Process
– accepts terms and conditions and implement
the Scheme within three months

29. DOCUMENTS/ENCLOSURES REQUIRED
WITH THE PROJECT PROPOSAL
• Certificate from Investigator(s) &
endorsement
• MoU among the Participating Institutions
• Registration Certificate, Memorandum of
Association & Rules and Regulation
• Audited Statement (2 y)
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30. Eligibility for Application
• Collaborative Research
– partners should identify domains
– Domain description
• Partner - evidenced by publications.
• Clearly defined long-term R&D strategy