Indira Gandhi fellowship for Environmental Conservation and Management.

The Indira Gandhi Fellowship For Environmental Conservation And Managment

For the purpose of these Rules: -

• EPCO means the Environmental Planning and Coordination Organisation, Bhopal.
• Fellowship means the Indira Gandhi fellowship for Environmental Conservation and Management.

The State Government may, in each financial year, commencing 1985-86, award one Fellowship for research studies in the field of environmental conservation and management. The Fellowship shall be called the Indira Gandhi Fellowship for Environmental Conservation and Management and shall be granted according to the procedures laid down in these rules.                

• The Fellowship shall be for a period of two years from the date specified in the grant of such Fellowship, and shall carry the following financial assistance.
• A monthly stipend of Rs. 25,000/- payable in the first week of each month following the sanction of fellowship.
• A maximum of Rs. 1,00,000/- per annum for actual expenses on secretarial assistance, travel, purchase of books, stationary and other such items.

Eligibility            

• The Fellowship shall be available only to residents of MP who are below 40 years of age as on 31st March of the year for which the Fellowship is to be granted.
• The Fellowship shall be open to scholars who have completed their post-graduation from any recognized institution in the country in the fields related to environmental conservation and management.
• There shall be no restriction as to occupation, current place of residence, current field of activities or political/philosophical learning.
• The Scholar should have regular affiliation with reputed Technical/Research/Academic institution to ensure proper access to infrastructure and research facilities to carryout the research work.

Subject of Research       

• The subject of research shall fall within the overall ambit of environmental conservation and Management in the context of India.
• A decision whether the subject proposed by an applicant falls with in this ambit or not shall vest with the Jury appointed under Rule 10.

Application       

Applications can be made at any time in the year, and addressed to the Executive Director, EPCO, Kachnar, Paryavaran Parisar, Bhopal-462016.

The applications shall be accompanied by the following:

• Bio-data about education, occupation past and present, and other activities.
• Experience in the field of proposed research.
• Details of original work, if any.
• Synopsis in one thousand words of the research undertaken along with a resume of work already done in the country in the concerned subject.
• Certificates regarding academic abilities from two academicians of the repute in the country.
• Applications can be made directly, but preferably through the head of the institution in which the applicant is serving or is engaged in research works. Government and semi-government employees shall be required to make their applications through their Head of the Department.
• Employees of EPCO, Department of Environment of the State Government or Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, shall not be eligible for the Fellowship. Previous Fellows shall not be entitled to the fellowship again.
• All applications received after one month from the date of advertisement shall not be considered for the fellowship in that financial year.

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