Organisation : Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB),
Fellowship Name : APPCB Research Fellowship Scheme 2017 – 2018
Applicable For: Indian citizen and hold a master’s degree
Notification : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/19253-APPCBfellowship.pdf
Website : https://pcb.ap.gov.in/UI/Home.aspx
APPCB Research Fellowship :
Introduction :
** The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB), driven by the vision to foster economic growth with efficient environmental management, proposes to introduce a scheme for financial support to postgraduate students for doing PhD in the field of environmental Science and Engineering.
Update : Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board Research Fellowship 2018-19 : www.scholarships.net.in/32750.html
** These candidates can obtain knowledge, co-operation, guidance or orientation on various subjects related to technical, scientific, legal, etc on environment problems with the help of experienced Professors/Researchers.
** The Board has, therefore, decided to launch a scheme to encourage such candidates undertaking Research and Development in the field of environment relevant to the state of Andhra Pradesh through Ph.D. with board financial assistance.
Objective :
** The objective of this program is to acquire benefit of research for the Board, and betterment of the State through the students exploring in the environmental field. In this regard, the APPCB- Ph.D Fellowship will identify motivated young talented researchers and provide them support for doing research in frontier areas of Environmental Science and Engineering.
Eligibility :
** The applicant should be an Indian citizen and hold a master’s degree in Science/Engineering from a recognized University. The applicant should have qualified UGC -NET or GATE or APSLET.
** The upper age limit for the fellowship is 25 years at the time of the submission of application. Age relaxation of 5 years will be given to candidates belonging to SC/ST and 3 years for OBC/Physically Challenged & Women candidates
Nature & Duration of Support :
** The fellowship is tenable only in AP and in common capital Hyderabad and can be implemented in any of the government academic institutions, institutes of national importance and other recognized government R & D institutions located in the state of Andhra Pradesh or National Research Organizations/ Institutions located in common capital Hyderabad .
** The host institution should provide necessary administrative and infrastructural support. The fellowship is purely a temporary assignment and is tenable initially for a period of 3 years. In exceptional cases, depending on the progress of research, the fellowship can be extended for 6 months. There is no provision to extend the tenure beyond three years except in exceptional cases.
Fellowship details :
The fellows will be entitled to receive the grants as given below :
1. Fellowship: As per rules of JRF prescribed by Department of Science and Technology, CSIR, Government of India (Rs. 25,000/- +HRA per month for first two years and Rs. 28,000/- +HRA per month for third year).
2. Contingency Grant Rs. 25,000/- per annum
Contingency grant can be used for consumables, typing, stationery, photography, training, visit, participating in conferences within or outside the State. The fellows are not eligible to receive any other fellowship from any Government or Non-Governmental source during the tenure of the fellowship. However, they are eligible to receive any cash awards in the form of honorarium during the course of study in recognition of their.
General rules and conditions :
** The selected candidate under the aforesaid Scheme shall furnish the Bond for 3 (three) years working on the subject preferred. The amount of this Bond shall be equal to the sum of four months’ financial assistance.
** The fellows must seek the consent of APPCB if he/she intends to be away from the implementing institute (except for field work related to the project) continuously for a period more than four weeks.
** APPCB will facilitate and co-ordinate with industry in any part of the AP, if the selected research scholars are interested in finding out a solution for long term environmental issues confronted by industry.
** APPCB is having state of are infrastructure laboratories at their regional and zonal offices across AP and research scholars can use these facilities as per their work requirement. APPCB may also deputed research scholars for shorted period of two to three weeks to different industries to diagnose critical environmental problems encountered by the industry and costs involved these assignments would be borne by APPCB.