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Kerala State Young Scientist Award 2017 KSYSA : kscste.kerala.gov.in

Organisation : KSCSTE Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment
Award Name : Kerala State Young Scientist Award 2017
Application Last Date : 10-11-2017
Application Form : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/27686-form.pdf
Terms & Conditions : https://kscste.kerala.gov.in/
Website : http://www.kscste.kerala.gov.in/index.php

Kerala State Young Scientist Award :

KSCSTE is in the process of e-office implementation with effect from 01.08.2017. Therefore all correspondance/Documents/Proposals/Reports shall be submitted to Director, KSCSTE, Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom, Trivandrum.

Related / Similar Contest : KSCSTE Kerala TECHFEST 2021

In addition, the soft copy of all correspendance/Documents/Proposals/Reports in the PDF form (not exceeding 15 MB) shall be forwarded to the email id: directorkscste [AT] kerala.gov.in

Scope:
The Kerala State Young Scientist Awards by the KSCSTE are intended to honour talented young Scientists in recognition of their outstanding contributions in any branch of science and technology coming within the purview of the Council. The research carried out independently in Kerala by young scientists of Indian origin with Ph.D in any branch of Science& Technology who is working in Kerala for the last three years will be taken into consideration for the award.

Number of Awards:
The number of awards made in each year will be limited to 14. Awards will not be shared.

Age Limit:
Any scientist of Indian origin, at the age of 37 years as on 31st December,2017 shall be eligible for nomination.

Nomination Procedure:
Candidates may be nominated by Vice-Chancellors of Universities in Kerala, Directors of Research Institutes/ R & D Centres of Industries, Heads of University Departments, Principals of Colleges with approved centres of research, Fellows of the Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, India, Indian National Academy of Engineering and Indian Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Nominations will be valid for 3 years or the eligibility age whichever is earlier. However, a fresh nomination (only once) can be made, if the nominee has not yet crossed the age bar. Nominations in the prescribed format along with all supporting documents must reach the Director, KSCSTE, Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom P.O., Thiruvananthapuram – 695004 latest by 10th November 2017. Nominations which are not complete or received after the due date will not be considered.

Selection Procedure :
Candidates recommended by the screening committee after a rigorous criteria-based screening will be invited for presentation of their research work. The candidates will be informed of their selection for the award individually by mail. The awards will be distributed during the inaugural session of the Kerala Science Congress by the Chief Minister. The Awardees have to make a 15 min presentation of the award winning work in the Plenary Session of the Kerala Science Congress.

Cash Prize and Research Grant :
Each Awardee will be presented with a certificate with citation and a cash prize of Rs. 50,000/-. In addition, in exceptionally meritorious and needy cases, the recipient may be considered by the Council for a research grant of Rs.50 lakhs after due consideration of the research project with the help of an expert committee. The Awardee, within 3 years of the receipt of the award, will be considered for a visit abroad for presenting the research work at a conference.

DIRECTOR
KERALA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT(KSCSTE),
SASTHRA BHAVAN, PATTOM,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 004.
e-mail : youngscientistaward [AT] gmail.com

SUBJECT COMMITTEES :
1. Subject Committee – I – Mathematical Sciences
Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Theoretical Computer Science, Statistics
2. Subject Committee – II – Physics
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Statistical Physics, Space Physics
3. Subject Committee – III- Chemical Sciences
Analytical, Inorganic, Organic, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
4. Subject Committee – IV – Earth & Planetary Sciences
Surface and Solid Earth Science, Atmospheric Science, Ocean Science and Planetary Science
5. Subject Committee – V – Engineering Sciences & Technology
Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, Aeronautical, Telecommunication and other branches of Engineering, Computer and Information Sciences and Technology Development
6. Subject Committee – VI – Materials Science
Materials including composites, Nano Materials, Biomaterials, Materials chemistry and Materials Engineering
7. Subject Committee – VII -Plant Sciences
Taxonomy, Structure, Function, Physiology, Development, Genetics, Ecology and Evolution of Plants
8. Subject Committee – VIII – Animal Sciences
Taxonomy, Structure, Function, Physiology, Development, Genetics, Ecology Behaviour and Evolution of Animals
9. Subject Committee – IX – Microbiology and Immunology
Biology of viruses, Bacteria and Parasites, Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Immunology
10. Subject Committee – X- Cell and Biomolecular Sciences
Biochemistry, Biophysics, cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Structural Biology, Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, Biotechnology
11. Subject Committee – XI – Health Sciences
Basic and Clinical Medical Sciences, Anthropology, Psychology, Human Genetics, Public Health, Nutrition
12. Subject Committee – XII- Agricultural Sciences & Forestry
Agriculture, Horticulture, Fisheries, Veterinary Science, Agriculture Engineering
13. Subject Committee – XIII
Science Teaching and Science Education
14. Subject Committee – XIV
Regional Science & Science Policy
(The Subject committee may forward the nominations to another committee whenever appropriate)

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