Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment jobs for Young Scientist Awards in Thiruvananthapuram. Last Date to apply: 15 Oct 2016
Young Scientist Awards
Job Description
The Kerala State Young Scientist Awards by the KSCSTE are intended to honour talented young Scientists in recognition of their outstanding contributions in any branch of science and technology coming within the purview of the Council.
The research carried out independently in Kerala by young scientists of Indian origin with Ph.D in any branch of Science& Technology who is working in Kerala for the last three years will be taken into consideration for the award.
Number of Awards: The number of awards made in each year will be limited to 14. Awards will not be shared.
Age Limit: Any scientist of Indian origin, at the age of 37 years as on 31st December,2016 shall be eligible for nomination.
Selection Procedure: Candidates recommended by the screening committee after a rigorous criteria-based screening will be invited for presentation of their research work.
Cash Prize and Research Grant : Each Awardee will be presented with a certificate with citation and a cash prize of Rs. 50,000/-. In addition, in exceptionally meritorious and needy cases, the recipient may be considered by the Council for a research grant of Rs.50 lakhs after due consideration of the research project with the help of an expert committee.
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About Company
The Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) was constituted in November 2002 as an autonomous body to encourage and promote Science and Technology related activities in the Kerala State by restructuring the erstwhile State Committee for Science, Technology and Environment (STEC) established in 1972 in concurrence with the Science Policy of Government of India.
