Thesis and Research Fellowship Program: GPAST
Total grant amount available : RS. 15,00,000/-
Starting Date: Immediately after agreement or work order
Completion Date: End of Jestha 2080
Target: Final year master’s students and academic staff/researchers/professors from the universities in Gandaki Province
Objectives of the Program
Major objectives :
➢ Provide institutional support to improve the thesis quality.
➢ Promote research culture in preparing the thesis for academic degree fulfillment.
➢ Encourage active engagement of University faculties in thesis supervision.
➢ Develop future researchers to advance STI in Gandaki Province.
➢ Raise the research capacity of researchers and research institutions.
The Specific objectives of this program are to:
➢ Enhance the research capacity of students and academicians in Gandaki Province
➢ Support research activities of students and academicians in Gandaki Province
Thematic Areas
The following thematic areas in accordance with annual programs of GPAST for Fiscal Year 2079/80 has been selected for Thesis and Research Fellowship Program.
- Agricultural and agronomic sciences
- Animal, Veterinary and fishery sciences
- Engineering and allied subjects
- Forest, environment, ecology and climate sciences
- Geography and Geosciences
- Health and allied sciences
- I.T., computer and allied sciences.
- Natural sciences
Grant Amount
Master thesis students and Research Fellows will be provided with a maximum of up to NRs 100,000.00 (One lakh) and NRs 500,000.00 (Five lakh), respectively. Master thesis grantees can apply for a maximum of up to NRs 50,000.00 (Fifty thousand) for cash expenditure or up to NRs 100,000.00 (One lakh) for equipment and/or cash. However, Research fellows can apply up to N.R.s. 500,000.00 (Five lakhs) for equipment, services or cash expenditure but must supervise at least two students.
Who Can Apply
- Final year Master Degree students studying in institutions within Gandaki Province
- Principal Investigator (PI) (Academic staff/Researchers/Professors) of colleges and universities within Gandaki Province interested in scientific research as a research project by supervising Students for master’s/Bachelor’s Thesis Projects. The Bachelor thesis should be industry-related work or with an industrial partner.
Documents Required
a. Master Thesis
Cover Letter (which describes your motivation and interest in the project)
Resume
Academic Certificates and Transcripts
Recommendation Letter from College/University (should prove that student is in the final year of Master Degree)
Proposal Acceptance Letter from the Supervisor (should show that he/she is
ready to supervise)
Proposal (Technical and Financial), the format provided in the Annex of
Thesis and Research Fellowship Criteria, 2078 (First Amendment 2079)
b. Research Fellow
- Cover Letter (which describes your motivation and interest in the research)
- Resume
- Academic Certificates and Transcripts of students to be involved in project.
- Letter from College/University to supervise Master’s Degree students
- Proposal (Technical and Financial). Please apply with a single proposal if you have multiple projects/students. Clearly mention the number of projects/students and other details such as cash/service/materials in the proposal
Selection Criteria/Evaluation
Following Considerations will be made while selecting the proposal according to the Thesis and Research Fellowship Criteria, 2078 (First Amendment 2079). First of all, the preliminary screening will be done by GPAST, and only complete applications and proposals within the thematic area of this program (Clause 3 of Thesis and Research Fellowship Criteria, 2078 (First Amendment 2079) will be reviewed by the members of the Technical Committee. Suppose none of the committee members have expertise in the area pertaining to an application. In that case, the technical committee has the right to hire an expert (internal or external) to facilitate the overall evaluation process. Master thesis and research fellow application will be evaluated separately and based on the evaluation criteria (Clause 6 of Thesis and Research Fellowship Criteria, 2078 (First Amendment 2079). The technical committee will provide the merit list of successful and alternative candidates/applications to GPAST. There will be a separate merit list of successful and alternative candidates/applications for Master Thesis and Research Fellow. Please note that if there are insufficient applications on either of the grants (Master Thesis or Research Fellow), the number of grantees might vary. GPAST has the full authority to allocate the number of grants for master thesis and research fellow depending upon the application pool.
The selection criteria for the proposal (Master thesis and Research Fellow) is given below with the total score of 100.
- Background & Rationale of Study: Score-15
- Objectives: Score-10
- Theoretical / Research Framework:Score-15
- Methodology: Score- 20
- Technical Writing 10
- Literature Review& Citation: Score- 10
- Timeline: Score-10
- Budgeting:Score-10
For more details go to the website of GPAST
For direct notice page: Notice
For detail information
Email at: info.gpast@gandaki.gov.np
Phone at: 9856086486
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