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Financial assistance is available under this scheme to social scientists to enable them to pursue their study and research after retirement. The assistance under this scheme is available for: |
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writing a research paper |
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revising and updating earlier research papers with a view to publishing them in a book form |
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revising/updating a book/monograph. |
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The maximum assistance available to the retired scholar would be Rs.30,000/- per annum and would be given on year-to-year basis on receipt of the report of work done during the preceding year. The assistance would be available for a maximum of three years.
The proposals will be examined and selected for assistance by an Expert Committee constituted by the Member Secretary. The grant will be administered through the institution identified/approved for the purpose. The funds will be released in three instalments in the following proportion: 50%, 30% and 20%; the final instalment will be released after the submission of final report and utilization certificate.
Proposals for Study Grant to Senior Social Scientists should be sent (in triplicate) in the prescribed format along with a detailed bio-data of the
scholar and a passport size photograph. A detailed estimate of the financial assistance required under each of the heads mentioned in the application form should be provided.
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Application for Study Grant to Senior Social Scientists |
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Full name and address of the scholar |
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Name and address of the institution where the study will be located. |
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The proposed date of starting the study |
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Duration of the study |
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Total cost of the project |
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Travel |
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Printing, stationery and postage |
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Books, documents, etc. |
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Photo copying, photographic and cartographic work |
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Secretarial assistance, including typing |
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Data
processing |
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Research assistance |
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Contingencies |
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Overhead charges at 7 1/2 per cent of the total |
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Grand Total |
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Consent letter from the Head of the Institution where the project will be located. |
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I have read the Rules of the ICSSR Research Grants Scheme, and, in the event of the award being made, agree to abide by them.
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Scholar |
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The following documents be enclosed with the above application (in triplicate) |
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A detailed bio-data of the scholar
(alongwith a photograph) with special reference to the work done so far and the publications brought out. |
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A note on the work done so far on the project and the special contribution which this research will make to the existing knowledge in the field or to the theory or methodology |
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A detailed note on the proposed work |
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Consent letter of affiliation from the Registrar/Institute
Director |
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