Entrepreneurship Development by SC & ST Women in Science Technology Engineering Mathematics

1. Maximum number of grants awarded per year would be 3 - 5 across all subject areas.

Note: After a period of one year, the extension of programme period is not encouraged. Only in rare and exceptional cases, depending on the necessity and progress of programme, no-cost extension will be considered. Such a period of extension will be limited to a maximum of six months.

₹20.0 L

1. Financial support will be for an amount of ₹20 Lakhs including institutional overheads for a period of one year.

₹35.0K · monthly

1. The grant will cover Fellowship @ ₹35,000/- per month + 10% HRA (for M.Sc & M.Tech); ₹45,000/- per month + HRA (for Ph.D.); Capital Cost ≤ 25% of project cost (which includes minor equipment, infrastructure, rent ); Operational Cost ≤ 30% of project cost (consumables & outsource Services cost); contingency ≤ apart from institutional overhead (≤10%- subject to a maximum of ₹1.00 Lakh only).

1. In the first phase, Full Capital Cost, six months of the fellowship, 50% Operational Cost and 50% of Institutional overhead will be released to the host institution at the time of implementation of programme as soon as the start of programme is intimated to KSCSTE by the host institution.

1. In the second phase, 30% of the grant will be released (without institutional overhead), after 6 months of evaluation of the programme.

1. In the third phase, the remaining 20% of the grant and 50% of institutional overhead will be released after the successful completion of programme and submission of relevant documents to KSCSTE including onsite evaluation.

₹1.0 L

1. The institutional overhead (10% of project cost) is subject to a maximum of ₹1.00 Lakh only.