KSCSTE Kerala Back-To-Lab Post Doctoral Fellowship Programme 2024-25

KSCSTE Kerala Back-To-Lab Post Doctoral Fellowship Programme 2024-25 is open to PhD students. This scholarship is provided by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) and the value of this scholarship is A monthly fellowship of ₹45,000 for up to two years and other benefits.

Open for

Female scientists of Kerala

Degree

PhD

Provided by

Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE)

Deadline

7 May 2024

Scholarship Value

A monthly fellowship of ₹45,000 for up to two years and other benefits

To be eligible, an applicant must:- be a female scientist permanently residing in Kerala be aged under 40 years as of 1st February 2023 be a qualified Ph.D. degree holder in Science or Engineering as of the date of the application have scored a minimum of 60% marks in postgraduation studies be on a career break at the time of application because of obligations to family or other relevant issues should not be receiving emoluments from any other sources have at least one research paper published in SCI Journal/secured patent

Note

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• The age limit can be relaxed by 3 years for OBC and 5 years for SC/ST applicants.
• Applicants must not avail of a post-doctoral fellowship from KSCSTE or anywhere before.
• Applicants should not be employed either on a permanent or temporary basis.
• Applicants should choose an institution as a research center different from their Ph.D. research center.
• Applicants should choose tenable institutions like R&D (national/state level) and University Departments in Kerala should belong to the category of Government Institutions.
• Premier National Institutions viz., IISER, IIT, IISc. etc. outside the state will be considered under tenable institutions.

The selected candidates will receive the following benefits:-

A monthly fellowship of ₹45,000 for a maximum of two years

An annual contingent grant of ₹75,000 for the duration of the project

House Rent Allowance (HRA) will be provided to those who are availing rented accommodation

Note

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• The HRA will be reimbursed at the capped rate of up to a 10% maximum by the host institution, upon submission of a valid HRA certificate in the specified format.
• Those residing in their own house, institute accommodation, or any government housing facility are not eligible for HRA.
• At the end of the project period, any unutilised portion of the grant including accrued interest should be refunded to the council by demand draft (DD) to the Member Secretary, KSCSTE.

Eligible candidates can apply for the fellowship by following the below steps:-

1. 1Click on the 'Apply Now' button.
2. 2Click the 'Register' button and fill in the required registration details. ( Note:- If already registered log in using Gmail/Mobile number/Email ID.)
3. 3Click on ‘ Register New Account ’ and enter the required details along with a captcha. ( Note:- If already registered, fill in the credentials and click on ‘ Login ’.)
4. 4Click on ‘Register ’ to get OTP by email and SMS.
5. 5Use the registered email address as the username and the OTP as the password. ( Note:- Applicants can change the password after logging in.)
6. 6Once logged in, click on ‘Online Submission’, then select ‘Post Doctoral Fellowship’.
7. 7Accept the terms and click on ‘Go ’.
8. 8Fill in all the required information, upload the necessary documents and submit the application.

The candidates for this fellowship will be chosen based purely on merit and a thorough selection process, consisting of the following stages:

Preliminary scrutiny for eligibility verification

Technical review by five subject experts

Presentation of project proposal to the Research Advisory Committee (RAC)

Meeting and recommendation by RAC

Execution of agreement and submission of HRA certificate

Issue of sanction order and release of first instalment

Note

- For detailed information, kindly refer to the 'Scheme Guidelines'.