Research grants oppurtunities 06 06-2020

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Dr. C. PARAMASIVAN,Dr. C. PARAMASIVAN, Ph.D.Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Commerce
PERIYAR E.V.R.COLLEGE (Autonomous)
Tiruchirappalli - 23

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Kinds of Grants
 Research Grant
 Seminar / Workshop Grant
 Training Programme Grant
 Fellowship Grant
 Travel Grant
 Publication Grant

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Eligibility for Grant
 Individual
 Permanent faculty with PhD
 Profile of the researcher
 Working in PG and research department
 Institutional
 University / College
 Public Funded Institutions
 12 B & 2F status
 Research facilities

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Procedure
Thrust area
Detailed Research Proposal
Profile of the Principal Investigator
Reputation of the Institution
Non Defaulter of UC

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Funding Agencies
International Level
National Level
Regional / State Level

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International Level
 Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
 Australian Bicentennial Scholarships
 Bradley Foundation Grant program
 British Council
 The British Institute in Eastern Africa
 Canon Foundation Fellowships
 Commonwealth Foundation
 CO-REACH Social Science Collaborative Research between Europe
and China
 Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation

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 Fulbright Commission
 Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
 Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Research
fellowships
 Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
 International Federation of University Women
 Toyota Foundation
 UKIERI
 Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
 Social Science Research Council(SSRC)
 The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

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National level
Science
Social Science

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Science
 Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)
 Aeronautics Research and Development Board (ARDB)
 All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
 Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS)
 Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
 Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)
 Department of Atomic Energy
 Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
 Department of Science and Technology (DST)
 Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of
Chemicals & Fertilizers

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 Departmentof Electronics and Information
Technology
 Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
 Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
 Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
 Ministryof Defence
 Ministryof Earth Science
 Ministryof Environment & Forests (MoEF)
 Ministryof Health & Family Welfare
 Ministryof Petroleum & Natural Gas

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 Ministryof Power
 Ministryof Textiles
 Ministryof Urban Development
 Ministryof Water Resources
 National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM)
 Naval Research Board (NRB)
 Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA)
 Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

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Social Science
UGC
ICSSR
ICHR
ICPR
NABARD
RBI
MHRD
RGNIYD
IIBF
CICL
AIU
NHRC
NCW
ICWA

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University Grants Commission
 Major research projects
 Minor Research Project for college Teachers
 Research Award
 One Time Grant Scheme
 Doctoral Fellowship
 Post Doctoral Fellowship
 Seminar / Workshop Grant
 Travel Grant
 Publication Grant

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Major Research Projects
 Major research projects
 The UGC will provide support to permanent teachers in the
Universities and Colleges (U/S 2(f) and 12 B )
 Period of the project – 2/ 3 years
 Major Research Project in Sciences - Rs. 20.00 lacs.
 Major Research Project in Social Science - Rs. 15.00 lacs.

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Minor Research Project for college Teachers
 One year -can avail only one project/ scheme of the UGC at any given time
 Permanent teacher in Govt. or Private (U/ S 2(f) and 12 B )
 Minor Research Project in Sciences including Engineering & Technology,
Medical, Pharmacy Agriculture etc. - Rs. 5.00 lacs.
 Minor Research Project in Humanities, Social Science, Languages,
Literature, Arts, Law and allied disciplines - Rs. 3.00 lacs.
 Apply to Regional office of UGC

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Research Award
 Research award is given to the permanent faculty below 45 years
 Period of award -2 years
 No research guidance by the awardees
 Nature assistance
Salary protection
Research grant -2/3 lakhs

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One Time Grant Scheme
At least two years service should be there before the date of
superannuation.
A minimum of 15 Ph.Ds produced during the service period
on the date of superannuation and at least 5 Ph.Ds during the last
five years.
Should have successfully completed at least five sponsored
research projects funded by the National / International funding
agencies and / or industries with details of quantum of funds
received.
Under this “One-Time Grant” Scheme Rs.7.00 lakhs is
provided for a teacher to do research.

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ICSSR-Grants
 Major Research Projects
 Minor Research Project
 Doctoral Fellowship
 Post Doctoral Fellowship
 Seminar / Workshop Grant
 Travel Grant
 Publication Grant

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ICSSR-Research Projects Scheme
General Research Project Scheme
IMPRESS Research Project Scheme
Special Research Project Scheme
Collaborative Research Project Scheme

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ICSSR-General Research Project Scheme
(a) Major Project – 2 Years Rs.5-15 lakh.
(b) Minor Project –One Year -upto 5 lakh.
Eligibility
Social scientists who are regularly employed or retired as faculty in a UGC
are eligible to apply.
Procedure for Award
Applications are initially scrutinised by the ICSSR Secretariat.
Thereafter Expert Committee(s) will short-list the meritorious proposals.
Such applicants would then be invited for an interaction/presentation
Applicants of Minor Projects may be exempted from
interaction/presentation.

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SPECIAL SCHEMES
 MHRD has already announced ambitious schemes
including
 IMPRINT (Impacting Research Innovation and
Technology)
 IMPRESS (Impactful Policy Research in Social Science)
 SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research
Collaboration)
 STARS (Scheme for Transformational and Advanced
Research in Fundamental Sciences)
 STRIDE (Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for
India’s Developing Economy)

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STRIDE Components
Component-1:Research Capacity Building and
Human Resource Development focused on colleges
and Universities [All disciplines] (Duration – up to 3
Years).
Component-2: Trans-Disciplinary Research and
Inclusive Innovation for National Development [All
disciplines] (Duration – up to 3 Years)
Component-3: High Impact Trans-disciplinary
Research in Humanities and Human Sciences
(Duration – up to 5 Years)

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ICSSR-IMPRESS
 Impactful Policy Research in Social Science (IMPRESS) aims to
encourage social science research in policy relevant areas so as
to provide vital inputs in policy-formulation, implementation
and evaluation.
 The IMPRESS is an initiative of the Ministry of Human
Resource Development, Government of India and is being
implemented by the Indian Council of Social Science Research.
 The budget for Minor Projects would be up to Rs. 4.99 lakh.
 For Major Projects, it could be Rs. 5-15 lakh.
 Large inter-disciplinary and inter-institutional studies
involving a number of scholars, could also be from Rs 15-50
lakh or above.

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IMPRINT
 IMPRINT is the first of its kind MHRD supported Pan-IIT + IISc
joint initiative to address the major science and engineering
challenges that India must address and champion to enable,
empower and embolden the nation for inclusive growth and self-
reliance. This novel initiative with twofold mandate is aimed at:
(a) Developing new engineering education policy
(b) Creating a road map to pursue engineering challenges

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SPARC
The Scheme for Promotion of Academic and
Research Collaboration (SPARC) aims at
improving the research ecosystem of India’s
Higher Educational Institutions by facilitating
academic and research collaborations between
Indian Institutions and the best institutions
in the world from 28 selected nations to jointly
solve problems of national and/or
international relevance.

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STARS
 Scheme for Transformational and Advanced Research in
Sciences (STARS) for promoting translational, India-centric
research in Sciences, to be implemented, monitored and
managed by Indian Instituteof Science (IISc), Bangalore.
 The following 6 basic thrust domains have been identified:
 Physics
 Chemistry
 Biological Sciences
 Nano sciences
 Data Sciences & Mathematics and
 Earth Sciences.

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Indian Council of Historical Research
 The Research Projects Committee may award a grant for
a project of research in History or on a theme
substantively including an aspect or aspects of History,
undertakenwithin India.
 Project Director should be significant competence in
research work, having been awarded his/her PhD or
equivalent research work.
 Project grants to institutions will not exceed Rs 5 lakhs
fora maximum period of two years.

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INDIAN COUNCIL OF PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH
 Proposals submitted by an individual should be
associated with university / institutions /college /or
public funded institutions
 The duration of the project may not exceed three
years.
 Website: http://www.icpr.in

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NABARD
 Research in agricultural operations and rural development,
including facilities for training, dissemination of information
and promotion of research by undertaking techno-economic
studies and other surveys in the fields of agriculture, rural
banking and rural development.
 The study has to be completed in all respect within 6 months
from the date of acceptance of the offer/terms and conditions
of the project.

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RBI
 Reserve Bank has been financing research projects
since 1985 under the endowment scheme..
 Bank may identify internal team/ researcher(s) to be a
part of the research project.
 The magnitude of the grant for projects will be based
on the need and nature of the project.
 Funding of the project has to be a one-time amount
(budgeted) taking into account all factors during the
period of the project.

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Indian Institute of Banking & Finance
 Under the Macro Research scheme, the Institute
invites proposals from research scholars from
universities, colleges and banks to take up research in
identified areas.
 The selected research project carries a cash award of
Rs.2,50,000/-
 final research report should be submitted within a
maximum period of six months.

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CICT
 Proposed to provide financial assistance to reputed
scholars and aspiring researchers.
 The time span for short-term project is one year.
However, higher grant-in-aid and longer time span are
allowed in special cases.
 Amount of grant will be 2,50,000/-

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NHRC
 The research projects may be submitted for both short-
term and long-term period.
 The short-term project would be for a duration of 6to12
months, and the Long-term project for a period of I2 to
24 months.
 short-term project- 1-3 Lakhs
 Long-term project-3-6 Lakhs

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NCW
Proposal for the research study should send by
online
Thrust area will be identified by NCW every year
Period of study may be one to three years
Amount of assistance – 5-10 lakhs

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RGNIYD
 Major Research Project - financial assistance maximum up to. -
Rs.12.00 Lakhs .Period is 18 months.
 Minor Research Project -financial assistance maximum up to. - Rs.
3.00 Lakhs .The duration of the project will be for one year.
 Faculty from publicly funded colleges are eligible to apply.

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NGO/Private agencies
 Malcolm & Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust, Chennai
 This grant is mainly confined to Autonomous colleges
/ Universities functioning within the State.
 Trust sends letters sometime during January /
February to Autonomous colleges asking them to send
research proposals on socially relevant subjects before
March.
 Proposals received by the Trust are placed before the
Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) for selecting
the best ten or twelve among them for assistance.

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Lady Tata Memorial Trust
 The Trust invites applications from recognized Indian Institutions,
research laboratories and leading scientific / medical centers doing
scientific research work in the diseases of the blood, with special
emphasis on leukaemia research, and for research in alleviation of
human suffering from diseases.
The quantum of grant to be sanctioned depends on the topic of
research, duration of research, and the panel of investigators, as
reviewed and recommended by the Indian Scientific Advisory
Committee of the Trust. The research grant does not allow for capital
equipment, nor for any publication, or travel abroad.

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FORD FOUNDATION
 The Ford Family Foundation only accepts requests for funding
through our online application process.
 STEP 1: Read about our Grants. Determine if your project or
program fits one of our programs and meets our guidelines.
 STEP 2: Make sure your organization and project or program is
eligible for funding.
 STEP 3: Read our Frequently Asked Questions and Tips, then read
Prepare to Complete Your Grant Application. Finally, review
the Tool Kit, which lists required attachments.
 STEP 4: Select the appropriate application link below and complete
your application.

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INDIAN ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS ASSOCIATION
 Eligibility
 This grant is mainly confined to teachers who are working in
Universities/Colleges/ research institutions functioning within
India.
 The applicant should become a Fellow member of the IARA.
Nature of Assistance
 The IARA provides a maximum sum of Rs. 50,000 as financial
assistance for a research project.
Period
Six months to one year

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State level
 Tamil Nadu state council for Higher Education
Govt. College Teacher
One year
One lakh
 Tamil Nadu state council for Science and Technology
The objective of this scheme is to support promising
research and development projects which are socially
relevant and have immediate application to find
solutions to socio-economic problems.

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State Govt. Ministries
 Women Development
 Agricultural development
 Rural Development
 Forestand Environment
 Commerceand Industries

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ANY QUESTIONS

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