Scholarship
Research Grant For In-Service Faculty Members(RGISFM)
Eligibility
(i) Faculty members regularly appointed and working in the following institutions are eligible to apply under the schemes:
Region
All India
Award
Composite
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Overview
About RGISFM
The Research Grant for In-Service Faculty Members is a central-sector scheme run by the University Grants Commission (UGC), the higher-education regulator under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education. It has national reach and provides research support to teachers who already hold a regular post at a university, institute or college.
The grant is meant for regularly appointed faculty, that is, teachers in permanent teaching positions rather than guest or contractual staff. Its purpose is to give serving faculty the means to take up research in their own area alongside their teaching duties.
The benefit reaches the individual faculty member directly and is structured as a composite grant of ₹10 lakh, held over a two-year tenure and released to the university in three installments. The money can go towards minor equipment, consumables, contingencies, fieldwork and travel, with around 200 grants available in a cycle or as many as the Commission decides.
Sources: Research Grant for In-Service Faculty Members – myScheme (Government of India) · University Grants Commission (UGC) – official website (nodal agency)
Who runs it
Provider
Ministry of Education
Central Government
Department Of Higher Education · University Grants Commission (UGC)
At a glance
Key details
| Level | Central |
| Scheme type | Central Sector Scheme |
| Category | Education & Learning |
| Beneficiaries | Individual |
| Benefit type | Composite |
| Application mode | Online |
Calendar
Important dates
Across all open application cycles.
| Cycle | Stage | Date |
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Who can apply
Eligibility criteria
| (i) Faculty members regularly appointed and working in the following institutions are eligible to apply under the schemes: | |
| (a) Universities (including constituent and affiliated colleges/institutions) are included under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956, and have valid accreditation from NAAC. | |
| (b) Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956 and having valid accreditation from NAAC. | |
| (c) Institutions fully funded by Central or State Governments and empowered to award Degrees. | |
| (d) Institutions of National Importance. | |
| (ii) The age of the applicant should not be greater than 50 years. (Faculty above 50 years of age is not eligible to apply). | |
| (iii) The applicant should have a minimum of 10 years of service left in the University from the date of submission of his / her application. | |
| (iv) The applicant must have successfully supervised a Ph.D. dissertation of 5 full-time candidates | |
| (v) The applicant must have successfully completed at least 2 sponsored research projects funded by national/international government or private agencies. |
Who cannot apply
Exclusions
- Termination of Award: The Grant is liable to be terminated in the case of: The awardee is found ineligible later.
- Any false/misleading information furnished by the awardee or any fraudulent activity by the Awardees shall lead to Penal action against him/her.
- Plagiarism or unethical practices.
- Any corrupt practices by the awardee.
- Violation of terms and conditions of the fellowship.
- Before terminating/canceling the Grant, the faculty member shall be given a reasonable opportunity to defend himself/herself.
What you get
Award & benefits
- Slots: 200 or as may be decided by the Commission
- Financial Assistance: The quantum of support under the scheme is ₹ 10,00,000.
- The grant can be utilized for purchasing items like minor equipment, consumables, contingencies, fieldwork, travel, etc.
- The grant cannot be used for international travel, purchasing furniture items, or for appointing a project assistant or research fellow.
- The quantum of funds under these heads can be decided by the recipient depending on his / her needs.
- The items/equipment purchased from this grant shall be the property of the University.
- Release of Grants: The grant will be released in 3 installments to the university.
- Initially, 50% of the grant will be released on receipt of the joining report (Annexure-I). 1. The next installment of 25% of the research grant shall be paid on submission of the utilization certificate (_Annexure-II_) of the first installment. 1. The final installment of 25% of the research grant shall be released on a reimbursement basis on submitting the claims and utilization certificate of the second installment.
- However, the tenure to utilize the whole grant shall be 2 years from the release of the first installment of the research grant.
What to prepare
Documents required
Scanned copy of your passport-size photograph and signature (size upto 1MB, format: jpg).
Complete Research proposal (size upto 5 MB) and an abstract (size upto 1MB)
After filling out the application form, an auto-generated form will be displayed on your screen. Please take the printout of the same, get it signed by the HoD/Registrar, and upload it before submitting the application form.
Proof of being a single girl child has to be submitted from the parents on an affidavit of Rs. 100/- stamp paper duly attested by SDM/First Class Magistrate/Tahsildar as per the prescribed proforma. In case, the parents are not alive, the affidavit can be submitted by the guardian of the Candidate (Size: less than 1MB)
For every Fellowship/Scholarship/Research Grant scheme of UGC, the beneficiary will have to submit feedback in the form of a report on the research work done on the web portal.
After completion of the research work, the Institution concerned shall submit the summary of the awardee’s research work along with the published research papers.
Step by step
How to apply
- 1Apply online
https://frg.ugc.ac.in/
Source
Official links
Questions
RGISFM – FAQ
No, mere submission of an application form does not guarantee the award of a Fellowship and Research Grant.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide correct information, failing which he/she will be solely responsible for the cancellation for his/her candidature.
The fellowship is directly paid to the research scholars in their bank accounts. For this, the bank account numbers of the scholars are required to be Aadhaar linked and verified. This process is called "Aadhaar Seeding". As per the instructions of the Government of India, the Aadhaar has been made mandatory for the disbursement of all Government subsidies/Scholarships/Fellowships which are disbursed directly into the beneficiary’s account. Accordingly, Aadhaar will be used as an Identifier for the release of grants under these schemes.
The payment of the scholarship/fellowship will be through DBT.
The benefits are provided till the complete duration of the course.
No. You need to visit the official website to apply.
Applications are invited through online mode once in a year through advertisements in leading newspapers & employment news. Short notification is also uploaded in the UGC website i.e. www.ugc.ac.in
No. The entire application process is completely free of cost.
No. You can save the application as draft and continue at a later time before the deadline.
The mandatory fields have a red asterisk () mark at the end.
The candidates can reach out to the helpdesk if they have any doubts regarding the UGC scholarship and fellowship schemes. Given below is the UGC helpline for scholarships/fellowships: Address: UGC, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110002. UGC Scholarship Contact No: 011-23604446, 011-23604200 Email ID: webmaster.ugc.help@gmail.com
The objective of this research grant is to provide opportunities to regularly appointed faculty members of Universities/ Institutes/ Colleges (hereinafter “Institutions”) to pursue research in their area(s).
The tenure of the fellowship will be 2 years.
There are 200 slots or as may be decided by the Commission.
The quantum of support under the scheme is ₹ 10,00,000. The grant can be utilized for purchasing items like minor equipment, consumables, contingencies, fieldwork, travel, etc.
The grant will be released in 3 installments to the university. (i) Initially, 50% of the grant will be released on receipt of the joining report (Annexure-I). (iii) The next installment of 25% of the research grant shall be paid on submission of the utilization certificate (Annexure II) of the first installment. (ii) The final installment of 25% of the research grant shall be released on a reimbursement basis on submitting the claims and utilization certificate of the second installment. However, the tenure to utilize the whole grant shall be 2 years from the release of the first installment of the research grant.
No, The grant cannot be used for international travel, purchasing furniture items, or for appointing a project assistant or research fellow.
Disclaimer
Scheme details are compiled from myScheme, the Government of India’s official scheme-discovery platform, and are reproduced without alteration. Amounts, deadlines and eligibility change between cycles — always confirm on the official links above before applying. Expertie does not process applications or charge fees.
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