Scholarship Scheme for Engineering Students

Travel Grant Scholarship Scheme for Engineering Students

Introduction of Government Scholarship Scheme

For Elevate the quality of engineering education in the country and to inculcate a culture for research amongst the students it is proposed to introduce a Government Scholarship scheme to give financial support to the engineering students to present papers abroad.

Aim of the AICTE Scholarship Scheme

The Aim of the Travel Grant Scholarship Programme is to giving partial travel assistance and registration fees to Bachelors and Masters Level engineering students for presenting a research paper in an international scientific event (conference/seminar/symposium/workshop/exhibition etc.) in order to encourage engineering students to engage in research.

Eligibility Criteria to Scholarship Scheme for Engineering Students

(i)    Pre-final and final year students of B.E./B.Tech or Integrated M.Tech and first and second year students of M.E./M.Tech from AICTE approved Engineering Institutions are eligible under the scheme

(ii) Students with minimum 7 CGPA or 65 Percentage and above are eligible to apply under this scheme

(iii) The applicants must have a letter of approval for presenting a research paper which has been accepted in a conference/workshop/symposium/seminar/exhibition abroad.

(iv) A student is eligible only once during the course of his/her study for financial support under the subject scheme.

Financial Support

(i)    The reimbursement of 100% Registration Fee, Visa Fee and 50% of the actual Airfare for discounted /concessional air tickets in case not claimed from any other source.

(ii) Actual fare not exceeding AC II Class train fare will be admissible for travel from the Technical Institution to the nearest airport and back.

(iii) The maximum financial support per student for all above reimbursements is limited to Rs. 1 lakh.

Application Procedure for AICTE Scholarship

(i) The application must be sent maximum eight weeks prior to the date of presentation of the research paper through email at inaehq@inae.in and hard copy as well at the following address:

INAE Unit No. 604-609, Tower A,SPAZE I-Tech Park, 6th Floor, Sector 49, Sohna Road, Gurgaon – 122018 Phone : 0124-4239480 Fax: 0124-4239481 Website : www.inae.in

(ii)    All supporting documents to be submitted along with the application form as per the list of enclosures mentioned.

(iii)    The submission of a proposal does not automatically mean that it has the approval.

(iv)   If the paper is co-authored, then a no-objection certificate(s) from the other author(s) should be attached with the application. In case of two or more applications for the same paper(s) only one application will be considered and priority will be given to the first author.

Submission of the claim & Release of grant

The applicant shall submit a claim form in the prescribed format along with all enclosures within one month after the international scientific event is over for processing the release of grant. The entire amount will then be disbursed to the candidate in one installment.