The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) was set up by an act of parliament called the Science and Engineering Research Board Act, 2008. This is one of the most important things that has happened in the S&T sector during the XI Plan.
The Board’s main and most important job is to promote basic research in Science and Engineering and to give money to people doing this kind of research, as well as to academic institutions, research and development labs, industrial companies, and other organisations, for this kind of research and for things that are related to or related to it.
SERB wants to create the best management systems that are on par with the best practises around the world when it comes to promoting and funding basic research. In this article, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about the scholarship, including its goal, benefits, eligibility requirements, how to apply, and much more.
About the Chances for Empowerment and Equity for Excellence in Science 2023
The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) wants researchers from the SC and ST communities to apply for Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science 2023. SERB has created a policy on scientific social responsibilities to encourage grantees to care about the world around them. The board gives money to all areas of science and engineering without favouring one over the other.
It gives priority to proposals that go beyond what an institution normally does. Routine studies and survey-based work are usually not considered. A proposal will be funded if it has something new to offer and then regulator computers to carry it out.
Key Points of the Plan
- Science and Engineering Research Board is in charge. Name of Program
- Chances for Excellence in Science to Improve Empowerment and Equity
- Help researchers from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes with their research.
- BenefitsRs- 50 lakh
- Criteria for eligibility
- The Scheduled caste and Scheduled tribe are made up of people who do research.
- http://serb.gov.in/ is the official website.
The goal of Opportunities for Empowerment and Equity for Excellence in Science
The goal of the Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science scheme is to help researchers from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes do research in cutting-edge areas of Science and Engineering.
Advantages of Opportunities for Empowerment and Equity for Excellence in Science
- The most money that can be given is Rs. 50 lakhs (excluding overhead charges).
- The research grant will pay for equipment, people, supplies, travel, and anything else that might come up. Overhead will be paid according to SERB’s rules at the time.
- The project will last for no longer than three years.
Criteria for eligibility
- The person who wants to apply must be a citizen of India.
- Should be an active researcher from a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe who works regularly in the field of Science and Engineering at an academic institution, national lab, or other recognised R&D institution.
- The person applying should have a Ph.D. in Science or Engineering or an M.D., M.S., M.D.S., or M.V.Sc.
- As of the date the proposal is turned in, the applicant should have at least four years of service left before they can retire.
- Researchers or scientists who have an EMEQ project that is still going on at the time the proposal is due are not allowed to apply.
- In the scheme, co-investigators are not allowed.
Documents Required
For online application submission, keep in mind the following:
- Biodata (under the user profile section) (under the user profile section)
- Endorsement from the Principal Investigator Certificate Certificate of Category from the Head of Institution
Plagiarism
Plagiarism of any kind is not allowed in any of the proposals that are sent in. All proposals would be checked by a third party for similarities, and proposals could be rejected if they were found to be copied. If you copy text exactly from another source, you need to put quotation marks around it and give the source’s name. Applicants are asked to check their proposals for plagiarism before they upload them so that they don’t get in trouble later.
Criteria for choosing
The Board will set up a Task Force Committee whose recommendations will be used to make the choice. If the Committee wants to talk to the applicants in person, they can be called in.
Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science: How to Apply
- First, people who want to apply should go to the SERB online portal’s official website.
- Your screen will show you the homepage, where you need to click on the Register link.
- Now, a page to sign up will open on your screen, where you’ll need to fill in information like:
- Personal details
- Biodata
- Photo ID Email Address of the Institute Date of Birth, etc.
- Title of the project Summary of the project Goal of the project Other information, etc.
- After you’ve filled out all the information, click the “Submit” button to send the application form.
What you need to know
- The project shouldn’t go on for more than three years.
- The grant will pay for big pieces of equipment, people, supplies, travel, and unexpected costs.
- The implementing institution will be given the overhead costs based on the rules of the SERB.
- In this programme, you can’t have a co-investigator.
- The Institutional Biosafety Committee should look over and sign off on projects that involve work with recombinant DNA. The proposal for the project should come with a certificate from this committee.
- The Institutional Ethics Committee should look over and approve any projects that are clinically focused or involve experiments on humans or animals. The project proposal should come with certificates from this committee.
- In the field of Earth Sciences, proposals should include a geological map of the area that will be studied.
- In all future communications, the applicant must include the File No. (given by SERB) and the title of the proposals.
- Before the final submission, the Principal Investigator (PI) needs to make sure that the proposal has everything it needs (including the attachments). The attachments that have been scanned should be easy to read. Proposals that aren’t complete or have documents that can’t be read will be rejected right away.
Contact Details
- Dr. Pramod Kumar Prasad is the person to talk to.
- Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) 5 & 5A, Lower Ground Floor, Vasant Square Mall Sector-B, Pocket-5, Vasant Kunj New Delhi – 110 070 Phone: 011-40000336 Email: [email protected]