The main objective of INSPIRE/SHE program is to encourage young
students to pursue Research as a career. In order to inculcate
scientific values and develop scientific temper, the scholars are
required to enroll in a research project in the vacations of every
year. Students at IISER Pune will also have to do a project in the
5th year.
Guidelines for Utilization of Mentorship Grant of INSPIRE
1. INSPIRE scholars are required to do a research
project/internship during summer vacations every year.
2. The duration of the project/internship should be at least 2
months 3. Each student will have ` 20,000 as mentorship grant every
year 4. Unutilized mentorship grant from one year can be
accumulated till the end of the BS MS course. 5. However, if during
any summer the student does not do a project/internship, that
years
mentorship grant shall be stand surrendered. 6. At the end of
the research project/internship the student is expected to submit a
report of the
project duly signed by the supervisor and submit to the academic
section by August 15 every year.
7. Purchase of laptop is not permitted. However, charges for
replacement of hard disk, and battery or recovery of data will be
reimbursed.
Project in India
1. For Students doing a project in India, the expenses related
to travel, accommodation and consumable expenses are reimbursed to
the student. Please note that no food expenses are covered by this
grant, since the students receive scholarship during this
period.
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2. For reimbursement of travel expenses, the student has to
submit a travel claim form along with the copies of the tickets.
The reimbursement will be restricted to 2nd/3rd AC sleeper class or
actual expenditure incurred whichever is less. A valid proof of
payment of accommodation charges is required for reimbursement of
accommodation charges. If consumables or any other item is
purchased for the project work, proper invoice for the same should
be submitted duly certified by the supervisor.
3. If the Institute in which the student is doing the project
has the requirement of payment of bench fees or any other type of
charges, the money will be transferred to the Institute. If the
Institute is providing accommodation on payment basis, the same can
be directly paid to the Institute.
4. If the student is paid any type of financial assistance
during the internship, he will not be entitled to draw the
scholarship during the period. Student has to give a declaration to
that effect. Submission of wrong declaration will attract
disciplinary action.
Project abroad:
1. Students carrying out research project in any Institute/
University/ Laboratory abroad may use the mentorship grant for air
fare, visa charges and local transport. The reimbursement will be
restricted to the extent of balance available in the mentorship
grant of the student.
2. If the sponsoring institute pays any stipend or travel grant,
only the difference between the support received from all sources
put together and actual expenditure, will be reimbursed from the
Mentorship Grant.
3. There is no provision for gifting the unutilized grant to the
student.
