The University Grant Commission today launched new research fellowship and research grants schemes on the occasion of Teachers Day.
They are Savitribai Jyotirao Phule Fellowship for Single Girl Child, Dr Radhakrishnan UGC Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Superannuated Faculty Members Fellowship, Research Grant for In-Service Faculty Members and Dr D S Kothari Research Grant for Newly Recruited Faculty Members.
Speaking on the occasion, UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said, UGC has been giving research grants from time to time in different kinds of fellowship to enable the reseach ecosystem in the Universities across the country.
He said, earlier UGC had formed a committee to review all these scheme and come up with more focussed on reseach and fellowship schemes. Mr Kumar said, following which these five schemes has been launched today.
