Financial Assistance to Organise International Conferences/Seminars  in India

 The ICSSR provides financial assistance to research institutions, organizations,  universities and colleges for organizing international conference/seminar/workshop in various disciplines of social sciences in India. A conference will be recognized as International subject to the following conditions:

 

1.      All the participants from abroad should confirm to present a paper

2.      Government of India clearance should be obtained

3.      Detailed budgetary description with Indian and foreign components including sources of funding

4.      Any other conditions applied by the Council

 How and When to Apply 

Applications are accepted throughout the year on an ongoing basis.  However, these should be submitted at least 90 days prior to the date of holding the Seminar/Conference.  Applications are to be submitted in the prescribed format (Annexure V)

  Application form is available on the ICSSR website : http://www.icssr.org

 

The application should be accompanied by the following documents:

    1.   A concept note of about 250 words.

    2.   Justification for organizing the conference/seminar/workshop in India  

    3.   Programme schedule giving date wise and session wise break-up of themes including

          inaugural and closing sessions.

    4.   List of paper writers along with the title of the papers.

    5.   List of participants, along with their addresses, contact numbers, and email ID, if any. 

Selection Procedure 

  1. All applications received will undergo a peer review by the Advisory Committee of International Collaboration Programme, which meets at regular intervals to consider the requests so received.
  2. All applications will be informed, in writing, about the outcome of their applications.

Financial Assistance 

The Advisory Committee of International Collaboration Programme would determine the quantum of financial assistance to be provided, on a case-to-case basis. 

Submission of Report 

After the organization of the Conference/Seminar/Workshop, the organisers/ convenors are required to submit the following documents:

  1. Two complete sets of papers presented in the Conference/Seminar/Workshop.
  2. A Summary of the proceedings of the Conference/Seminar/Workshop highlighting the objectives/findings/and recommendations.
  3. Audited Statement of accounts for the expenditure incurred together with the utilization certificate for the amount sanctioned by the ICSSR.

 

Note: The application form given on the website may be downloaded