State University Research Excellence Fellowship (SERB-SURE)

Scholarship Details

State University Research Excellence Fellowship (SERB-SURE) 2023 is an initiative of the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) for Indian researchers. The scheme will help to grow new research opportunities at various state & private universities and colleges and will propagate scientific temper in faculty and students of these institutions. The selected candidates will receive a one-time grant of INR 30 lakh for a period of 3 years including domestic travel, contingency and other costs.

Award

The selected researchers will receive a one-time grant of INR 30 lakhs (including overhead*) for a period of three years. The grant will be given for minor equipment/s, research personnel, consumables, domestic travel, contingency and other costs (analytical charges, equipment user charges, fieldwork charges, etc.,).

*Note - "Overhead" is provided to the implementing institution as per prevailing norms of SERB.

Eligibility

To be eligible, an applicant must - 

• be an Indian citizen
• hold a PhD./M.D./M.S./M.D.S./MVSc. degree at the time of applying for the grant
• hold a regular academic/research position in a state university/college or private university/college which is recognized by UGC/AICTE/PCI

 

Note - 

• The term "Regular" in the context of this scheme refers to the applicants who are appointed against the sanctioned post or in a tenure post but are likely to be renewed after the end of the tenure.
• Applicants (PI) from centrally funded universities/colleges/institutes/organizations would not be considered for support under this scheme.
• Applicants (PI) having any ongoing or have completed any SERB project/s is not eligible to apply.

Documents Needed

The proposal must include -

• Project Title (max 500 characters)
• Project summary (max 3,000 characters)
• Keywords (max 6)
• Objectives of the project (max 1,500 characters)
• Expected output, and outcome of the proposal (max 1,500 characters)
• Budget (Research Personnel, Consumables, Travel, Equipment, Contingency, Overhead) 

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 'Apply Now' 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).