Submission Form: Core Research Grant

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Core Research Grant
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Extramural Research (EMR) funding scheme of SERB to academic institution,
research laboratories and other R&D organizations to carry out basic
research in all frontier areas of Science and Engineering is in limelight for
more than four decades since from the inception of SERC. This scheme
encourages emerging and eminent scientist in eld of science and
engineering for individual centric competitive mode of funding. Since the
scheme provides core research support to the active researchers, the existing
name Extramural Research (EMR) has been renamed as Core Research Grant
(CRG).

Eligibility:
Applicants [Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-Principal Investigator(s) (Co-
PI(s))] should be Indian citizens. Foreign nationals (including OCI and NRI)
are also eligible to apply provided they ful l the eligibility criteria noti ed
by SERB ( SERB Funding Guidelines for foreign nationals dated 27th Oct
2016 ).
The applicant(s) must hold a regular academic/research position in a
recognized academic institution or national laboratory or in any other
recognized R & D institution in India.
Private Academic institutions with valid UGC / AICTE / PCI approval,
Private R&D Institutions with valid DSIR-SIRO recognition and Voluntary
and Non-Governmental Organizations registered under NITI-AAYOG
Darpan portal are eligible to host a project.
Faculties recruited through UGC-Faculty Recharge Program are eligible to
apply. INSPIRE Faculty, Ramanujan and Ramalingaswamy Fellows are also
eligible to apply provided they have at least three and half years of tenure
remaining at the time of submission of application.
Investigators who will be superannuating during the duration of the
project or already superannuated are also eligible to apply. In such cases, a
Faculty/Scientist from the host institute who has at least 5 years of
service remaining should be associated as a Co-PI. The host institution
should allow the investigator to continue after superannuation and
provide required support towards implementation of the project.
The PI and Co-Investigator(s) should hold Ph.D. degree in Science,
Mathematics, Engineering or M.D / M.S. / M.D.S. / M.V.Sc degree at the time
of applying for grant.
The term "Regular" in the context of CRG refers to the applicants who are
appointed against the sanctioned post or in a tenure post, but are likely to
be renewed after the end of the tenure.
[Note: Research Associates, Ad-hoc faculties, Guest Faculty, Visiting
Scientist, consultant, Project Fellows and Faculty members whose
contract is renewed every year are not eligible. In respect of cases that are
not mentioned above , SERB reserves the right to determine the eligibility]
Aspirants of NPDF, SRG and CRG(EMR) can submit their proposal only once
in a calender year in any of these schemes
Nature & Duration of Support:
The CRG scheme provides research support to an individual researcher or
a group of researchers working in a recognized academic institution or
national laboratory or in other recognized R & D institution in India.
The funding is provided normally for a period of three years.
The research grant is provided for equipment, manpower, consumables,
travel and contingency. "Overheads" is also be provided to the
implementing institution as per prevailing norms of SERB.
Proposals from applicants belonging to National Laboratories/Research
Institutions should be in-line with the mandated research work of the
lab/institution. (A certi cate duly authorised by the Head of the Institution
should be uploaded along with the proposal)
National Laboratories and Research Institutions should share 50% of the
non-recurring cost of the project. For projects with total cost more than Rs.
80 lakh, 50% of the non-recurring and consumables cost should be shared
by the Lab/Institution
Selection & Mode Of Application:

An applicant is eligible to apply only one proposal during a call.
Any proposal technically rejected should not be resubmitted without any
substantial revision to any schemes or programs of the SERB.
Not more than one project is allowed at any given time. However, projects
under the programs EMEQ, HRHR, IRRD and special calls are exempted
from this category. The PI is encouraged to apply for another project six
months prior to the completion of the project.
The Call for applications will be noti ed through the website
"www.serbonline.in" and "www.serb.gov.in". The application form along
with a proper research proposal highlighting the research work to be
undertaken should be submitted online through the website
"www.serbonline.in".
The selection will be based on the recommendations of Program Advisory
Committee (PAC) constituted by the Board. If required, the applicants
maybe called for discussion/ presentation.
Plagiarism:
Proposals submitted must be original in ideation and content. 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
plagiarised. Any text taken verbatim from other source needs to be identi ed
using quotation marks and proper reference. Applicants are requested to pre-
check their proposals for plagiarism before uploading. Proposals found
containing plagiarised content will be rejected.
Scienti c Social Responsibility:

SERB has adopted Scienti c Social Responsibility (SSR) Policy to imbibe a
culture of social commitment among SERB Grantees. The policy intends to
effectively utilize scienti c infrastructure and expertise of SERB grantees to
bene t other S&T stakeholders especially the less-endowed researchers and
the society. SSR activities need to be chosen after approval and depending on
the activities chosen additional budget would be provided under separate
head to carry out the chosen activities. SERB Grantees need to undertake the
proposed SSR activities during their project period.
Documents Checklist (in PDF):

Bio-data
Other Technical Details of the Proposal.
Certi cate from Principal Investigator.
Endorsement Letter from the Head of Institution.
Certi cate from National Laboratory / Research Institution (in case, applicant belongs
to National Laboratories/Research Institutions)
If project is approved for SERB support, the Quotations of the approved equipment need
to be uploaded within one month of the date of the Approval Letter.

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