Extra Mural Research Funding (Individual Centric): SERB 2987 views

Extra Mural Research Funding (Individual Centric) is offered by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB). It is a competitive mode of funding which will be provided under the EMR funding schemes. SERB supports potential scientists for undertaking research in frontier areas of Science & Technology.

Subject areas:

• Life Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Chemical Sciences
• Engineering Sciences
• Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
• Mathematical Sciences

Eligibility:

• Applicant must be an Indian national residing in India.
• The applicant(s) must hold a regular academic/research position in a recognized institution.
• The proposals can be submitted by an individual or by a team of investigators. Proposals submitted by a team of investigators must identify a Principal Investigator (PI), who will head the research objectives and administer the grant.

Duration: 3 years

Financial support: No budget limit is prescribed for this type of projects. The research grant covers equipment, consumables, contingency and travel apart from overhead grants.

How to apply:

• Apply online
• Register into the online website, after log-in, applicant(s) are required to fill all the mandatory fields in Profile Detail section under User Profile which includes Bio-data, Photo, Institute Address etc.
• If applicant have CO-PI in proposal then ensure that all the CO-PI’s are also registered into the system following the same procedure.
• Some of the details of the proposal like Project Title (max 500 characters), Project summary (max 3000 characters), Keywords (max 6), Objectives of project (max 1500 characters), Expected output and outcome of the proposal (max 1500 characters), Budget (Manpower,Consumables,Travel, Equipment, Contingency, Overheads ) have to be entered at the time of proposal submission.
• Other relevant information of the proposal has to be uploaded in single PDF file not more than 10 MB as other technical document (OTD).

Documents required (in PDF):

• Bio-data
• Certificate from PI
• Endorsement Letter from the Head of Institution

Timeline:

• First Call: first week of June of every year
• Second Call: first week of November of every year