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Shri Rajiv Kumar, Scientist E, International Cooperation (Bilateral), DST, GOI visited Sahyadri

07-Jun-2018
Shri Rajiv Kumar, Scientist E, International Cooperation (Bilateral), DST, GOI visited Sahyadri

Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Senior Scientist, Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India gave a talk on DST grants to faculty. He spoke about the DST structure and the available grants under the DST umbrella. He informed about DST bilateral grants organized with other countries, Early career research funds, Women in Science and Technology funds and many other opportunities. He encouraged the young faculty to apply for DST funds. He provided general guidelines about what is generally expected from the grant proposals and encouraged faculty to start writing research grant proposals. He has also given insight on various funding opportunities available under DST schemes and Programs such as International Travel Support (ITS) Programme, Extramural Research Funding (Individual Centric), National PD Fellowship, Early Career Research Award, SERB Distinguished Fellowship, women scientists scheme (WOS), National Initiative for Nurturing and Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI) & Promoting Innovations in Individuals, Start-ups and MSMEs (PRISM). This session was initiated by Dr. S Manjappa, Director of Research and was concluded with the Vote of Thanks from Dr. Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal.

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