University Grants Commission (UGC) announced several research schemes for higher educational institutions on Teacher’s Day September 5 at 3 P.M. at UGC online portals. The schemes are as stated -

Fellowship for Superannuated Faculty Members

UGC or University Grants Commission announced the fellowship which aims to provide research opportunities for superannuated faculty members there are 100 slots available for the fellowship and the selected candidates will be provided with INR 50,000 per month as part of the fellowship and INR 50,000 per annum as a contingency.

Candidates eligible should be of 67 years and should have successfully supervised the Ph.D. dissertations of 10 full-time candidates, three of whom have received their respective degrees in the preceding 10 years. Alongside, the applicant must have been designated as the Principal Investigator and have at least three- sponsored research projects funded by the national/international agencies. In addition, the candidates should hold any administrative responsibilities during the tenure of the fellowship which would be from the date of superannuation. The tenure of the fellowship is three years or up to 70 years whichever is earlier.

Research grant for In-Service Faculty Members

The fellowship aims to provide research opportunities to regularly appointed faculty members and the quantum of support under the scheme is INR 10 lakh which will be provided to 200 selected candidates for a tenure of two years.

The interested candidates should be maximum of 50 years with a minimum of 10 years of service left in the university/institution from the date of submission of his/her application. Furthermore, the candidates should have successfully supervised the Ph.D. dissertation of five full-time candidates and completed at least two sponsored research projects funded by the national/international government or private agencies.

Dr. DS Kothari Research Grant for Newly Recruited Faculty Members

The fellowship will be providing research opportunities to regularly appointed faculty members and the quantum of support under the scheme is INR 10 lakh which will be provided to 132 selected candidates for a tenure of two years.

Interested candidates should be appointed newly as Assistant Professors against permanent posts, should have a Ph.D. degree with a minimum of five research papers, and should apply within two years from the date of joining the post.

Dr. Radhakrishnan UGC Post-Doctoral Fellowship

UGC is now launching the fellowship to provide an opportunity for carrying out advanced studies and research in Sciences, Engineering, Technology, Humanities, and Social Sciences including languages in Indian universities/institutions. While the fellowship has 900 seats, 30 percent of the slots are reserved for women candidates and the selected candidates will be granted INR 50,000 per month as part of the fellowship and INR 50,000 per annum as a contingency.

Candidates applying for the scholarship should be unemployed candidates with Ph.D. degrees and should be first-time applicants for the UGC post-doctoral fellowship. The candidates should have a minimum of 55 percent of marks or equivalent at the post-graduate level and there is a relaxation of 5 percent marks for reserved categories and transgender.

It is mandatory that the candidate identifies a Mentor/Supervisor for his/her post-doctoral research work and obtain his/her consent for the mentorship. The candidates should be below 35 years – in the general category and 40 years if they are applying from the reserved/women/transgender categories.

Savitribai Jyotirao Phule Fellowship for Single Girl Child

The fellowship is aimed at promoting the education of single girl children and encouraging them for pursuing research work leading to the award Ph.D. degree has no fixed limit slots. The fellowship has a total of 5 years of tenure.

Any single girl child pursuing a Ph.D. in any stream/subject in recognized universities/colleges/institutions of regular registered, full-time Ph.D. program can apply for the fellowship. The candidates should be below 40 years – in the general category and 45 years if they are applying from the reserved categories.