Responsive Research Seed Grant Scheme

General Terms

1. One-year projects, in general, will be funded under this program and project unit costs are determined by the RRSG committee as per the available budgetary resources and the university strategic mission. At the discretion of the RRSGC this can be further extended, but not beyond 2 years.

2. PI’s are required to present quarterly reports and a presentation before the committee of RRSG at a given date once a quarter is completed. This process will be managed through the Manage/RRSG. The final project review should be attended by an external reviewer as well.

3. Annual reports will be submitted by the winning projects and these include: publications, conferences, disclosures, evidence of collaboration with international universities or industry, and potential for future national or international funding. A clear vision and evidence need to demonstrate how your research can lead to a future external grant proposal.

4. The annual report should be presented to the Academic Board of SPSR and then it should be tabled at the Senate and President’s office.

5. Eligibility as Principal Investigator (PI)

1. SLTC faculty (except consultancy, instructional, ad-hoc, temporary and visiting titles) are eligible to apply if they have not received funding from a similar instrument from SLTC SPSR allocated budget in the given year.

2. An eligible faculty member can have no more than two roles in the submission cycle (PI, co-PI, or two co-PI). Faculty with a PhD degree may apply for RRSG.

3. Other faculty members with Master degrees may apply for 50% support as PI. Another 50% should be provided by an external funding source (industry or government). In exceptional cases, SPSR may grant 50% support for PI with an only master’s degree in exceptional cases without external funding support for outstanding proposals.

More details and by-laws of this program may be obtained by contacting Program Manager, Ms. Deepika Kahatapitia.