Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship Announced
Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) will award Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowships to outstanding engineers to recognize, encourage and support translational research by individuals to achieve excellence in engineering, innovation, and technology development.
Scope
All areas of engineering, innovation and technology are covered by this fellowship.
Eligibility
The scheme is applicable to Indian nationals working in India in various capacities of the engineering profession in public-funded institutions.
The scheme is also applicable to Overseas Citizens of India working in permanent positions in public-funded Institutions in India.
The applicant should possess adequate professional qualification and hold at least a bachelor’s degree
This applicant should have a minimum of five (5) years of service left in the parent organization as of the date of the award.
The applicant should not be holding any other fellowship and in the event of selection, he/she will have to opt for only one of the fellowships.
Duration
The duration of the fellowship will be initially for three years, extendable by upto two more years depending on the performance.
The fellowship can be held for a maximum of 5 years.
Nature of Support
- The fellowship amount is Rs. 25,000 per month in addition to regular income.
- A Research grant of Rs.15.00 lakh per annum
- An Overhead of Rs.1.00 lakh per annum to the host institute.
- The fellowship is taxable as per the IT rule of the Government of India.
Expected Outcome
Commercialized or deployable technology; pilot-scale or field trial worthy technology; patent (filed/ sold/ commercialized); working model or prototype for demonstration and trial.
Nomination
The nominations can be sent by the Heads of the Institutions/ organizations, Presidents/ fellows of National science/ engineering academies, SS Bhatnagar Awardees, and JC Bose awardees.
The nominations will be accepted throughout the year. The nominations received up to June 30, 2021 shall be considered for selection during the Financial Year 2021-22, and those received after June 30, 2021, shall be carried forward to be considered for selection for the next financial year 2022-23.
Fellowship
A Maximum of 10 Fellowships will be awarded per year.
Selection
Selection of Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellows will be made by a Search -Cum-Selection Expert Committee specially constituted for the purpose, as per the broad guidelines of the fellowship
Forwarding of Nominations
To download the Nomination Form please CLICK HERE
In view of the unprecedented crisis due to the impact of the Covid-19 Virus, the submission of the Nomination form along with all supporting documents/appendices can be submitted by email as a pdf file to INAE ([email protected]), as a special provision for this year. In case, the document is not signed by the nominator, an email should be sent by the nominator authenticating the nomination.
The Indian National Academy of Engineering comprises India’s most eminent Engineers, Engineer- Scientists, and Technologists.
Founded: 20 April 1987
President: Prof Indranil Manna
Email: [email protected]
Deputy Executive Director:
Lt Col Shobhit Rai (Retd)
Address:
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