SERB Science and Technology Award for Research (SERB-STAR)
Scholarship Details
SERB Science and Technology Award for Research (SERB-STAR) 2023-24 is an opportunity offered by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science & Technology (Government of India) to academic researchers between 40 and 50 years of age. The fellowship aims to recognize and reward the outstanding performance of Principal Investigators (PIs) of SERB projects. The selected scholars will receive a fellowship of INR 15,000 per month, a research grant of INR 10 lakh per annum and INR 1 lakh per annum as overhead charges for a period of three years.
Award
The selected nominees will receive the following awards -
- A fellowship of INR 15,000 per month
- Research grant of INR 10 lakh per annum
- INR 1 lakh per annum as overhead charges for a period of three years
Note -
- Up to 30 awards per year and not more than 90 at any time will be given.
- The awards will be granted once a year.
Eligibility
To be eligible, an applicant must -
- be between 40 to 50 years of age as of December 31 of the year of application submission
- have completed individual-centric SERB projects in the previous three financial years with an "Excellent" grade (Note - Only the PI of the projects are eligible)
- hold a *regular academic/research position in a recognized academic institution or national laboratory or any other recognized R&D institutions
*Note - The term "Regular" refers to -
- The candidates who are appointed by the institutions against the 'sanctioned' post. Such positions are regularized/confirmed after the probation period is over.
- The candidates who are appointed to a tenure post are likely to be renewed after the end of the tenure.
Documents Needed
- Project completion report (PCR)
- List of publications resulting from the completed project (if any)
- Reprints of publications (if applicable)
- Details of patents from the completed project (if any)
- Patent documents (if applicable)
- Documents related to technology transfer (if any)
- List of complete publications, patents and any other significant contribution
- Certificate from PI
- Endorsement certificate
- Technical Document
Provider
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)How To Apply
Eligible applicants can apply for the grant by following the below-mentioned steps -
- Step 1: Click on the 'Click here' button.
- Step 2: Click on the 'Register' button and fill in the required details to 'Register'. (Note - If already registered, log in using Gmail/Mobile number/Email Id.)
- Step 3: Navigate to 'How to apply online' and click on 'click here to register'.
- Step 4: Fill in the required details to Register. (Note - If the applicant is already registered, kindly login using valid credentials)
- Step 5: After successful registration, fill all the mandatory fields in Profile Details Section under 'User Profile' which includes Bio-data (as per defined template), Photo, Institute Address, etc. and submit.
Note - The proposal has to be uploaded in a single PDF file not more than 10 MB as other technical documents (OTD).