Research Funding Rules

Seminars/Workshops, Conferences  of  Professional Organizations  of  Historians

1. (a)   The Research Projects Committee may award grants for seminars, workshops or academic conferences concerned with specific themes of History to individual scholars as coordinators who apply in accordance with the proforma contained in Annexure VII, the amount of grant in each case not to exceed Rupees one lakh (Rs. 1,00,000) and to be paid through the host institution deemed to be the institution of affiliation.
   (b)   An application received under sub-clause (a) may be directly placed before the Research Projects Committee; or it may first be referred to a consultant, in case the Member Secretary so decides, and then placed before the Research Projects Committee along with the recommendations of the consultant.
   
   
2. Notwithstanding anything contained in Clause 1, the Research Projects Committee may assign the organization of a seminar or workshop, held at its own instance or under a scheme approved by it or by the Council, to a scholar as coordinator and an institution (deemed to be the institution of affiliation) under terms (including the amount of funding which may exceed Rupees fifty thousand) to be determined for each seminar or workshop, or under general guidelines approved by the Research Projects Committee for seminars or workshops under particular schemes.
   
   
3. The Research Projects Committee may award grants to academic and professional organization of historians (including organizations which, if not exclusively concerned with teaching and research in History, include the teaching or research in History as a significant part of their objectives) at national, regional, state and local levels, to enable them to organize their annual or periodic conferences, symposia, etc., the payment of the grant being made directly to the duly authorized office-bearers of the organizations.
   Provided that—
   (a)   The grant for the annual conference of any organization shall not exceed Rupees one lakh (Rs. 1,00,000).
   (b)   An organization set up on predominantly religious, communal, caste or tribal lines shall not be eligible for grant; but this shall not preclude the history of religious communities, castes or tribes being adopted as subjects or research or discussion by organizations receiving grants under this clause.
   (c)   The organization concerned should apply
   in accordance with the proforma contained in Annexure VIII.
   
   
4. (a)   Ten percent of the grant due to be released to the coordinator of a seminar, workshop, or a academic conference under Clause 1 or 2, or to an organization for its conference under Clause 3 shall be withheld until the full statement of expenditure together with a detailed report of the said meeting, from the coordinator or organization, as the case may be, is received, the report to contain full particulars of names of participants, papers presented, lectures delivered and discussions held, together with copies of the papers presented and the reading material distributed.
   (b)   In deciding on the award of a grant for a seminar or workshop or academic conference to a scholar as coordinator or to a host institution, and for an annual or periodic conference to an organization, the Research Projects Committee shall consider whether the requirements of sub-clause (a) have been fulfilled by the said coordinator, institution or organization in respect of grants previously made under Clauses 1, 2 or 3; and it may decide, on the ground of non-fulfillment of the said requirements, to refuse further award of grant or to delay or suspend its approval of such grant until the said requirements are fulfilled