Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science is one of the most notable developments in the S&T sector in the XI Plan has been the setting up of the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) through an Act of Parliament, viz. the Science and Engineering Research Board Act, 2008. Promoting basic research in Science and Engineering and providing financial assistance to persons engaged in such research, academic institutions, research and development laboratories, industrial concerns, and other agencies for such research and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto are the primary and distinctive mandates of the Board. SERB aims to build up the best management systems that would match the best global practices in the area of promotion and funding of basic research. In this article, we will provide you with each and every detail about the scholarship, its objective, benefits, eligibility criteria, application procedure, and much more.
About Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science 2023
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) invites applications for Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science 2023 from researchers belonging to the SC and ST communities. SERB has adopted a scientific social responsibilities policy to culture of social commitment among SERB grantees. The board funds all the areas of Science and Engineering without discriminating any discipline to search proposals outside the normal activities of the such institution will be preferred for the proposals involving securely survey-oriented work and routine studies will not be normally considered the proposal will be funded if it has Novelty and then regulator computers to execute the project.
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Key Highlights of Scheme
| Conducted by | Science and Engineering Research Board |
| Name of Programme | Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science |
| Objective | Provide research support to researchers belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes |
| Benefits | Rs- 50 lakh |
| Eligibility Criteria | Active researchers belong to the scheduled caste and Scheduled tribe |
| Official website | http://serb.gov.in/ |
Objective of Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science
The Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science scheme aims to provide research support to researchers belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes in undertaking research in frontier areas of Science and Engineering.
Benefits of Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science
- Funding is provided up to a maximum of Rs. 50.0 lahks (excluding overhead charges).
- The research grant will cover equipment, manpower, consumables, travel, and contingency. Overhead Will be provided as per prevailing norms of SERB.
- The duration of the project shall be a maximum of three years.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant should be an Indian National.
- Should be an active researcher belonging to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe category working on a regular basis in an academic institution/national lab or any other recognized R&D institution in the field of Science and Engineering.
- The applicant should hold a Ph.D. degree in Science or Engineering or M.D. / M.S. / M.D.S. / M.V.Sc. degree.
- The applicant should have at least four years of service remaining before superannuation as of the date of submission of the proposal.
- Researchers/Scientists who have an ongoing project under the EMEQ scheme as of the date of submission of the proposal are not eligible to apply.
- Co-Investigators are not allow in the scheme.
Documents Required
For online submission of the application, the following points may note:
- Biodata (under the user profile section)
- Certificate from Principal Investigator
- Endorsement Letter from the Head of Institution
- Category Certificate
Plagiarism
Proposals submitted need to be original and plagiarism in any form will not be acceptable. All submitted proposals would be subjected to a third-party similarity check and proposals are liable to be rejected if found plagiarized. Any text taken verbatim from another source needs to be identified using quotation marks and proper references. Applicants are requested to pre-check their proposals for plagiarism before uploading to avoid any serious repercussions at a later stage.
Selection Criteria
The selection will be based on the recommendations of a Task Force Committee that will be constituted by the Board. If desired by the Committee, the applicants may be called for personal discussion.
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Application Procedure for Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science
- Applicants should first visit the Empowerment and Equity Opportunities website of the SERB online portal.
- The homepage will appear on your screen where you have to click on the Register link.
- Now registration page will open on your display where you have to enter your required details such as:
- Personal details
- Biodata
- Photo
- E-mail ID
- Institute Address
- Date of birth, etc.
- Project title
- Project summary
- Objective of project
- Other details, etc.
- After filling in all the details click on the submit button for the final submission of the application form.
Terms and Conditions
- The duration of the project should be a maximum of three years.
- The grant is for major equipment, manpower, consumables, travel, and contingency.
- Overhead charges as per SERB rules will be provided to the implementing institution.
- No co-investigator(s) is/are allowed in this program.
- Projects, which involve Recombinant DNA work should be examined and certified by the Institutional Biosafety Committee. A certificate from this committee should accompany the project proposal.
- Projects, which are clinically oriented or projects, which involve experiments with human and/or animal material, should be examined and certified by the Institutional Ethics Committee. Certificates from this committee should accompany the project proposal.
- Proposals in the area of Earth Sciences should contain the geological map of the region to be studied.
- The applicant must make sure to quote File No. (given by SERB) and the title of the proposals in all your future communications.
- Before final submission, the Principle Investigator (PI) must check the completeness of the proposal (including the attachments). The scanned attachments should be clearly legible. Incomplete proposals or proposals with illegible documents will be summarily rejected.
Contact Details
- Contact person: Dr. Pramod Kumar Prasad
- Address: 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 ID: pk.prasad@serb.gov.in