SERB - POWER Fellowship

 Objectives :

The fellowship is designed to identify and reward excellent women researchers in Indian academic institutions and R&D laboratories, holding Ph.D. degree in any branch of science and engineering.

Eligibility :

The nominee should be an active scientist with an excellent record of research performance as an independent investigator.

The nominee should be in regular service throughout the duration of Fellowship.

The nominee should be an Indian citizen between 35-55 years of age working in institutions in India.

The nominee should not be receiving any other fellowships from Government sources during the tenure.

Nature and Duration of Support :

Fellowship of Rs. 15,000/- per month in addition to regular income.

Research grant of Rs. 10 lakh per annum. Research grant can be used for minor equipment, manpower, consumables, contingencies, and domestic travel.

Overheads for the host institute.

Fellowship duration will be fixed for three years, without the possibility of extension.

Successful POWER Fellows cannot be re-nominated for a second time.

Application & Selection Procedure :

Applications for POWER fellowships are invited through nominations. The nominations should be sent by the Heads of the Institutions or Fellows of National Academies.

The nominations will be received throughout the year through online (www.serbonline.in) only.

Selection of POWER Fellows will be made twice a year by a specially constituted Search-cum-Selection Committee constituted for the purpose.

Name of the program: POWER Fellowship

Program Coordinator: Dr. Shashi Bhushan Pandey, Scientist G

Program Officer: Dr Monika Agarwal, Scientist F

Source: https://serb.gov.in/page/english/power_fellowship