INSA Medal for Young Scientists in India , 2015

INSA Medal for Young Scientists in India, and applications are submitted till October 31, 2014. Indian National Science Academy is inviting nominations for INSA Medal for Young Scientists in India. Any citizen of India who has not attained the age of 35 years on December 31, of the year preceding the year of award shall be eligible for the award. The number of awards to be made in any year will be limited to 30. Each awardee will be presented a Medal, a certificate, and cash prize of Rs. 25,000/-. As part of their career development, those young scientists who have been unable to obtain suitable placement, may be considered for an interim Fellowship (amount depending on the qualification and research experience) and contingency of Rs 25,000/- per year. Full details:

School(Institutions/ Country): | India

Level: Awards are available to young scientists in recognition of their outstanding contributions in any branch of science or technology coming within the purview of the Academy.


Field(s): Awards are available in any branch of science or technology coming within the purview of the Academy.

Deadline: October 31, 2014.

Funded By: Indian National Science Academy

Beneficiaries(Target Groups): INSA Medal for Young Scientists are targeted for Indian citizens

Benefits(Value/ Inclusions):

‣ Award No: The number of awards to be made in any year will be limited to 30.


‣ Scholarship Duration: Not Known

‣ Scholarship covers: Each awardee will be presented a Medal, a certificate, and cash prize of Rs. 25,000/-. In addition, the recipient may be considered for research support with seed money. The awardee within five years of receipt of award, will be considered for a visit abroad with full support for presenting research work at conferences, and/or participating in collaborative/training research projects wherever possible. As part of their career development, those young scientists who have been unable to obtain suitable placement, may be considered for an interim Fellowship (amount depending on the qualification and research experience) and contingency of Rs 25,000/- per year. To avail this Fellowship, the awardee should be attached to some research/academic institution. The tenure of the Fellowship will be for a maximum period of three years.
Description

‣ INSA Medal for Young Scientists instituted in 1974 by the Indian National Science Academy and awarded annually are intended to honour talented young Indian scientists in recognition of their outstanding contributions in any branch of science or technology coming within the purview of the Academy.

‣ The research carried out in India by the nominees will be taken into consideration for the award.
Eligibility

Have what it takes to avail INSA Medal for Young Scientists ?

‣ Any citizen of India who has not attained the age of 35 years on December 31, of the year preceding the year of award, shall be eligible for the award.

‣ Only those born on or after 1 January 1980 are eligible for consideration in the year 2015.

Selection Criteria:

‣ The research carried out in India by the nominees will be taken into consideration for the award.

Notification:

‣ The presentation of Medals to selected awardees will be made by the President, INSA during the Anniversary General Meeting of the Academy in December 2015.

‣ To receive the award, the awardees (alongwith spouse or one accompanying person) will be paid travel expenses to cover the actual II AC rail fare and local conveyance as applicable.

‣ Reimbursement will be made on production of tickets.
Scholarship Application Method

‣ A nomination shall be made in the prescribed format (Annexure-I) along with all supporting documents.

‣ Nominations, one hard copy and a soft copy in MS-Word only (in a CD/through e-mail at ytinsa-at-gmail.com) by post.

‣ Scholarship Applications are due on October 31, 2014.

‣ Application forms and guidelines can be download from the official website

‣ It is important to read the application procedure, and visit the official websites (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

For more Information about INSA Medal for Young Scientists
http://www.insaindia.org/pdf/YS_Brochure_2015.pdf