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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:13:45 +0530 (IST)
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                          CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS
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ISRO-IISc Space Technology Cell
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore - 560 012

Invites from IISc Faculty

Research Proposals for financial support under the Sponsored Research
Programme:

The research work proposed should be in the areas of relevance to
space science, technology and applications (a list containing the research
topics provided by ISRO Centres is available with the STC Office, and will
be sent by e-mail [as attachment file] to the interested faculty, on
request.
	-The proposal should be brief (not more than 8 pages) and include
		the details such as,
	-names and addresses of the Principal & Co-investigators,
	-names of the collaborators/co-investigators from ISRO and their
		expected contribution,
	-scope of the project,
	-project duration (maximum 3 years),
	-funds required for each year, under the heads (i) Salaries, (ii)
		Equipment and (iii) Working Expenses (with details of personnel to be
		appointed, equipment to be procured and fund required for
		contingencies/consumables/travel, etc.),
	-the deliverables (year-wise)

Though the funds available with STC are limited, projects with
reasonably high budget, can be considered on the basis of merit and if
they are useful for the current/future ISRO programs since ISRO is keen to
look at the deliverables that is useful to its programs. Please carefully
examine the deliverables and the required funding. You may note that STC
by-laws set by the JPC does not allow re-appropriation of salary grant to
other debit heads.

Those who wish to write the proposal, please obtain the 'Format'
available with STC Office (by e-mail stcell@aero.iisc.ernet.in or in
person).

The proposals should reach the STC Office on or before 1st
December 2004 (One hard copy and an electronic file). The proposals need
not be routed through the Schemes Section.

Those who submit the proposals are required to make an oral
presentation of their proposal during the Annual Inhouse Seminar of the
Space Technology Cell (tentatively scheduled on 4th & 5th February 2005).

The projects selected after a due process of evaluation, will get
support from 1st April 2005.

The funding for subsequent years is based on satisfactory progress
presented during the In-house Seminar.
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The Space Technology Cell will also support organizing
Workshops/Seminars/Short-term Courses, etc, in the Institute in the areas
of space science and technology. A seed money of about Rs.5,000/- to
Rs.15,000/- may be sanctioned, based on the relevance of the program to
space and the availability of funds. The requests can be sent to STC as
and when requirement arises.

Dated : 19 October 2004

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				Convener: Prof. M. Seetharama Bhat
					[Phone:2293-2760/2503/23600525
					e-mail:  msbdcl@aero.iisc.ernet.in]

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