Individual Research Proposal and Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2013-14 ,MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

COGNITIVE SCIENCE RESEARCH INITIATIVE (CSI)

Cognitive science is the study of the mind and brain, focusing on how the mind represents knowledge and how mental representations and processes are reajized in the brain. The field is highly interdisciplinary, combining ideas and methods from psychology, computer science, linguistics, philosophy, and neuroscience.

The Department of Science & Technology (DST) seeks proposals in the active areas of cognitive research that include language, memory, visual perception and cognition, thinking and reasoning, social cognition, decision making, artificial intelligence, psychology, cognitive development and other important  components derive from work in the neurosciences, philosophy, and anthropology. The goal is to characterize the nature of human knowledge  its forms and content — and how that knowledge is used, processed, and acquired. In short, Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSI) of DST promises to revolutionize research in various fields such as, a) nature and origin of mental disorders of psychological, social and neuro chemical origin: b) design of better learning tools and educational paradigms; and c) design of better software technologies and artificial intelligence devices.

Aiming to promote and intensify cutting edge research in Cognitive Science, Department invites proposals for:

(i) Individual Research Proposal for 2013-14:

The individuals with research background in Cognitive Science and having regular positions are invited to participate in Cognitive Science Research Initiative. Interested candidates are required to submit research proposals in their area of expertise along with Endorsement Certificate from Head of the Institution and detailed bio-data of PI and Co-Pis. The project proposal format is available on DST website: www.dst.gov.in .

Project duration: The project is tenable for a maximum period of three (3) years.

Where to apply: Fifteen (15) copies of research proposals should be sent to Dr HB Singh, Scientist, Department of Science and Technology, Technology Bhawan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-110016 by Speed Post. A soft copy of proposal should also be mailed at haribsingh@nic.in. The envelope should be superscribed with "Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSI)".

(ii) Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2013-14:

Applications are invited for the award of "DST-CSI-Postdoctoral Fellowship" for pursuing research in frontier areas of Cognitive Science. The fellowship is tenable for 2 years in Research Institutions/Universities/Non-profit R&D Institutions within India and cannot be availed at the same institution where the candidates have earned their Ph. D. degree. Each fellow would be entitled to a fellowship of Rs 35,000/- per month and research contingency grant of Rs 2,00,000/- per year.

Eligibility: The candidates with good academic record and holding Ph. D. or equivalent degree in Science, Engineering and allied areas of Cognitive Science are eligible for CSI-PDF. Those who have already submitted Ph. D. thesis are also eligible to apply. The upper age limit for 'DST-CSI-Postdoctoral Fellowship' is 40 years.

Where to apply: Candidates are required to submit two (2) copies of application in prescribed format available at DST website www.dst.gov.in.The envelope should be superscribed with "DST-CSI PDF Application". The application should be sent to Dr HB Singh, Scientist, Department of Science and Technology, Technology Bhawan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-110016 by Speed Post. A soft copy of application should also be mailed at haribsingh@nic.in.

Last date of submission for both (i) & (ii): September 30, 2013.

Ministry of Science and Technology, The Department of Science and Technology (DST), SHOLARSHIP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

The Department of Science and Technology (DST), 

Ministry of Science and Technology, 

Government of India  

SHOLARSHIP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India awards Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE) under Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) to the students who are within the top 1% at Class XII examination conducted by the Board during the academic session ending March/April 2012.

ELIGIBILITY 

The candidates of Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi who have passed Class XII examination 2012 and are within top 1% (Cut-off score- 471 marks excluding 6th Additional subject) are eligible for the scholarship.

Letters to eligible Candidates along with “ Advisory Note to the Candidate for Eligibility in Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE) Component under INSPIRE Scheme” have been sent to the school from where they studied Class XII during the academic session ending March/April 2012. The candidates may collect the same from the school Principal.

Performance in top 1% in Class XII Board Examination and enrolment into education in Basic and Natural Science courses at B.Sc./Integrated M.Sc. or M.S. levels qualify eligibility automatically for Scholarship for Higher Education of GOI valued at Rs. 80,000 per year for five years.

If enrolled into Bachelor or Integrated Master’s level programmes in Basic and Natural Science courses (like Mathematics or Statistics or Physics or Chemistry or Life Sciences (Botany and Zoology), in any University or College in India recognized by UGC, India, the candidate is advised to register for Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE) through on-line registration at http://www.inspiredst. gov.in/requirement.html or through an application to the Department of Science and Technology http://www.inspire-dst.gov.in/inspire-advertisement.pdf by downloading the application and attaching this Advisory Note and avail the eligibility for scholarship.

Details of the scholarship scheme are available at www.inspire-dst.gov.in

Ministry of Science And Technology, Government of India,Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP) REGULAR GALL FOR PROPOSALS

Department of Biotechnology

Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India

and

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council

(A Govt, of India Enterprise)

Ignite Innovate Incubate
Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP)

REGULAR GALL FOR PROPOSALS (23rd BATCH)
(15th June - 31st July, 2012)

Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP) is a Government Partnership Programme with industry for support on a cost sharing basis targeted ^t development of novel and high risk futuristic technologies mainly for viability gap funding and enhancing existing R&D capacities of Start-ups and SMEs in key areas of national importance and public good.

DBT is operating this scheme through BIRAC, a Not-for-Profit Company set up by Department of

Biotechnology to promote and nurture innovation research in Biotech Enterprises especially Startups and SMEs. Major thrust of the programme is towards funding technologies which address a major national problem and/or involves high level of innovation. The proposals spanning across the spectrum of pre-proof-of-concept to validation of established technologies are considered for support in the form of grant and/or loan.

Special Call for proposals
under affordable healthcare technologies and products is also open till 30th June, 2012

Biotech Consortium India Umited (BCIL) is the BIPP Management Agency (BMA) and will ensure maintenance of strict confidentiality of the proposals as per DBT norms.

Last date for Submission of Proposals >   under Regular Call:31st July, 2012
Who can apply?
Proposals can be submitted by an Indian company, alone or in collaboration with a partner from another company/public funded organizations.
How to apply?

Proposals are required to be submitted online only. To submit a proposal online, please log on to the BIRAC website (www.biracdbt.nic.in). No Hard Copy to be submitted. Proposals submitted online only would be considered.

Details of the scheme including eligibility requirements of the applicant company, collaborating organizations, categories for proposal submission, mechanism of evaluation, guidelines for percentage support as grant and loan, agreement templates, projects being supported etc. are available at

http://dbtindia.nic.in/uniquepage.asp?id_pk=680

 http://www.birac.nic.in/programmes.php

For any queries, please contact:
Dr. Renu Swamp, Advisor In-charge - BIPR Department of Biotechnology
Block No: 2, 7th Floor, CGO Complex, Lodi Road,
New Delhi -110 003, India
E-mail: swarup@dbt.nic.in; bipp.dbt@nic.in

Grant writing workshops for effective writing of proposals are being organized during June-July. Visit the website (www.biracdbt.nic.in) for details

Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship 2011, Ministry of Science and Technology

Department of Biotechnology,
Ministry of Science and Technology
Block-2, 7th Floor, CGO Complex,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi -110 003, Email :- meenakshi29.dbt@nic.in


Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship 2011

Applications have been invited by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology for “Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship”, a re-entry scheme of the Govt. of India.

Objective:
The scheme is aimed at bringing back researchers (Indian nationals) working overseas in various fields of biotechnology, including agriculture, health sciences, bio-engineering, energy, environment, bioinformatics and other related areas, who are desirous of pursing R&D in an Indian institution.

Eligibility:
The applicant should possess a Ph.D., MD or equivalent degree with an outstanding track record as reflected in publications and other recognitions.
Only candidates (Indian nationals) working overseas are eligible to apply. Those who have already returned to India and are working in India are not eligible.
The upper age limit for applying is 55 years as on 31st August, 2011

About the fellowship:
Selected awardees will receive a fellowship amount of Rs. 75,000/ pm (consolidated) and House Rent Allowance of Rs. 7,500/- p.m. Wherever host institute provides accommodation to the fellow, the HRA amount will be deducted by the institution. Besides, each fellow will also receive research/contingency grant of Rs. 5,00,000/ year for purchase of consumables, minor equipment, international and domestic travel, engaging manpower and other contingent expenditure to be incurred in connection with the implementation of research project.

Host institutes are encouraged to provide medical benefits, transport allowance, leave travel allowance and other benifits as per their prevailing norms as applicable to their employees of the rank equivalent to Scientist D out of their own resources/ funds.

In case an awardee finds a suitable permanent position during the tenure of the fellowship at any research institute/ university, he or she can take up the job. In that case, he/she will have to opt for either the fellowship or salary. However, she/he can continue to avail the research /contingency grant with prior approval of DBT.

Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellows could take up fellowship at any of the scientific institutes/ university in the country. However, application should be duly forwarded by the competent authority of the host Institute.

Awardees are eligible to apply for research grants to any of the funding agencies. However, the Co-PI has to be a permanent employee of the host institution

How to apply
Applications may be sent as per proforma downloadable from website: www.dbtindia.nic.in and duly forwarded by the competent authority to Dr. Meenakshi Munshi, Joint Director, Department of Biotechnology, Block-2, 7th Floor, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi -110 003, Email :- meenakshi29.dbt@nic.in latest by 31st August, 2011.

For other details, visit the website: www.dbtindia.nic.in/www.dbtindia.gov.in

Ministry of Science and Technology, Higher Education Scholarships

Ministry of Science and Technology,
Department of Science and Technology


National Institute of Science,
Technology & Development Studies (NISTADS),
Dr K S Krishnan Marg , New Delhi – 110012

Higher Education Scholarships


Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Science and Technology has invited applications for `Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE)’, a component of the ‘Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research’ (INSPIRE) Programme, launched by Government of India with the objective of strengthening the National Science and Technology base and being implemented by Department of Science and Technology. The Scholarship for Higher Education focuses on attraction of talent to study Natural/Basic Sciences at Bachelor & Master’s level.

A total of 10,000 scholarships are available annually under SHE from April 2008. The scholarships are available only to those studying B.Sc, B.Sc (Hons) and Integrated M.Sc/MS Programmes in any recognized institution in India in Natural/Basic Sciences. The scheme as of now does not include courses in Engineering, Medicine, Technology and other Professional/Applied Science courses.

Each selected candidate will receive annually, a scholarship worth Rs.80,000/- in value. It will include Rs.60,000/- per annum in cash and a summer time attachment fee of Rs.20,000/- to be paid to the mentoring institution for undertaking summer time project.

Selected candidates will be supported for a maximum period of five years starting from the first year of B.Sc/B.Sc. (Hons)/Integrated course leading to M.S or M.Sc, or the completion of the course, whichever is earlier. Continuation of the scholarship for selected candidates will be based on performance in the examinations conducted and certified by the institution imparting education.

Students who happen to be among the top 1% in 12th Standard at their respective Board Examinations and are pursuing courses in Natural and Basic sciences at the B.Sc. or Integrated M.Sc. levels are eligible to apply.

The cut- off marks for this for different Boards for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 are as follows.
(i) Andhra Pradesh: 81.2 (2008); 82.3 (2009) ; 95.2 (2010)
(ii) Assam: 75.2; 73.4; 73.4
(iii) Bihar: 66.7; 73.4; 74
(iv) Chhattisgarh: 81.0; 85.0; 87
(v) Goa: 76.3; 81.8; 81.6
(vi) Gujarat: 83.0; 77.8; 84.1
(vii) Haryana 82.6; 82.6; 84.2
(viii) Himachal Pradesh 78.2; 79.4; 80
(ix) Jammu & Kashmir 79.4; 79.2; NA
(x) Jharkhand 67.8; 67.2; 61.4
(xi) Karnataka 85.5; 88.0; 88.8
(xii) Kerala 91.7; 91.8; 92.5
(xiii) Madhya Pradesh 82.8; 82.6; 83.4
(xiv) Maharashtra 89.0; 83.8; 83.5
(xv) Manipur 75.2; 75.8; 77.4
(xvi) Meghalaya 73.2; 70.6; 70.2
(xvii) Mizoram 71.8; 68.2; 71.2
(xviii) Nagaland 71.7; 73.0; 74.6
(xix) Orissa 71.0; 76.1; 76.8
(xx) Punjab 79.6; 76.7; 78.6
(xxi) Rajasthan 78.3; 82.4; 81.2
(xxii) Tamil Nadu 94.0; 94.5; 94.9
(xxiii) Tripura 70.0; 68.8; 68.4
(xxiv) Uttar Pradesh 69.2; 72.6; 77
(xxv) Uttarakhand 75.2; 68.2; 67.5
(xxvi) West Bengal 80.6; 82.2; 81.8
(xxvii) CBSE 91.0 92.4 91.8
(xxviii) ICSE 93.0; 93.3; 93.2
(xxix) Viswa-Bharathi 91.0; 95.8; 96.1
(xxx) AMU Board 86; 85.2; 86.7
(xxxi) IB Diploma $ 43; 43; 43

Student who passed Class XII Board Examination in 2011 and are in receipt of Eligibility Certificate/ Note issued by the respective Board are also eligible to apply. Students who have secured top 10,000 ranks in the Joint Entrance Examination of IIT, AIEEE or AIPMT and who are studying for the identified courses in Natural/Basic sciences in any academic institute or university are eligible to apply for scholarship.

Those admitted to 5 years Integrated M.Sc. programs in Basic & Natural Sciences at all Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), those admitted to Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Basic Sciences (DAE-CBS) at the University of Mumbai or happen to be Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY), National Talent Search Examination (NTSE), Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS) scholars and Science Olympiad Medalists, opting to undertake courses in the Natural & Basic sciences leading to B.Sc. and M.Sc Degrees are also eligible to apply for ‘SHE’ scholarship.

More details are available at www.inspire-dst.gov.in. Applications can be submitted in the prescribed format available at http://www.inspire-dst.gov.in/Inspire-Advertisement.pdf and written preferably in English & Hindi only.

Applicant should attach attested copies of (i) Certificate of Class X Board Examination for verification of Date of Birth (ii) Mark sheets of Class XII Board Examination (iii) Copy of the Eligibility Certificate/ Note for students passed in 2011 and (iv) Endorsement Certificate from Principal of the College/ Director or Registrar of the Institute or University where the applicant is presently enrolled.

Application can also be submitted online at http://www.inspire-dst.gov.in/requirement.html as per the instructions given there. Applicants both offline & on-line, must submit Hardcopy of the duly filled-in application with all necessary documents in an envelope super scribed ‘Application for INSPIRE Scholarship for 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011’, should reach ‘Director, National Institute of Science, Technology & Development Studies (NISTADS), Dr K S Krishnan Marg , New Delhi – 110012’, by ordinary Post only, within 90 days from the date of the advertisement in Newspaper. The advertisement at http://www.inspire-dst.gov.in/Inspire-Advertisement.pdf is dated 14.6.2011.

Those who have applied earlier including as per the advertisement dated 3rd April 2011 announcement on INSPIRE Scholarship & waiting for result, need not to make any fresh application now.

For details, see http://www.inspire-dst.gov.in/