Research Funding Rules

Annexure IV
(See Chapter III, Clause 1)
Application for Research Project Grant

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All applications to be addressed to Member Secretary ICHR. 35, Ferozeshah Road New Delhi - 110 001

Applicants may please read the ICHR Research Funding Rules before filling this form:

 Type or write legibly, preferably in block letters

 1. Applicant’s name

 (in block letters with surname underlined).

 Shri/Shrimati/Kumari

 2. Date of Birth

 3. Nationality

 4. Postal Address

 5. (a) Name of the Department/College/University where the research is proposed to be carried out.
(b) State clearly whether your College/University/Institution is recognised by University Grants Commission, New Delhi.
(c) If yes, please state the relevant clause of UGC Act, 1956 (as modified up to the 20th December, 1985).

 6. Name of the institution of affiliation (Certificate from the institution of its willingness to act as institution of affiliation to be attached)

 7. Whether the applicant received a Fellowship or assistance for the same project (from the ICHR/other source) or is receiving such assistance currently, or hopes to receive it in future (from a source other than ICHR)

 8. Academic record of applicant from the first degree obtained:

 9. Languages known

 10. Previous research experience:

 (a) Period
(b) Books/Papers (published only):
(Give full references, attaching off-prints if you wish)

 11. Topic of research project. Attach detailed synopsis (5 copies), giving present state of knowledge in the field, your hypotheses, intended means of collecting information and checking the hypotheses, with a note on source – material to be used, the language(s) of the sources, and whether the applicant has knowledge thereof. This should also justify particulars required under item 12.

 12. (a) Period for which financial assistance is required
(b) Amount required

 (Give details of categories of proposed expenditure, including those on staff and contingencies. No honorarium or salary is payable to applicant as Project Director, but the Project Director may draw TA/DA according to rules.) Attach sheets (5 copies).

 13. Present occupation (kindly indicate the nature of employment and salary drawn per month).

 14. Bio-data (attach 5 copies)

Whether the applicant belongs to SC/ST/Physically Challenged Category, if so, a certificate may be produced to this effect.

Declaration

I hereby declare that:

 1. The entries made in the form above and the additional particulars furnished by me are true to the best of my knowledge

 2. I agree to abide by the Research Funding Rules of the Indian Council of Historical Research. In the event of a research project assigned/awarded to me I shall fulfil all the requirements of the award, and shall refund to the ICHR all expenditure incurred by me over the project if it is not properly carried out or is not completed.

 3. I am not in receipt of any other Fellowship or assistance from any other source for the same project, except to the extent stated above.

 4. If selected, I will work as Project Director and will not accept any other project without the prior approval of the ICHR.

 Place: Signature

 Date:

For use by University/College/Organization

 Recommendation of the forwarding authority, if any:

 Signature

 Place: Registrar/Principal/Head

 Date: University/College/Institution

(Views of a senior scholar or Head of the Department regarding the candidate’s suitability for the award may be obtained separately and enclosed with the application.)