Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy 03/07/2019 – Posted in: Press Information Bureau
Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy (STRIDE)
(Ministry of Human Resource Development)
WHAT
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recently approved a new scheme named as ‘Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy’ (STRIDE).
BENEFITS of STRIDE
- The scheme will provide support to research projects that are socially relevant, locally need-based, nationally important and globally significant.
- STRIDE shall support research capacity building.
- The scheme shall support applied and transformational action research that can contribute to national priorities with a focus on inclusive human development.
- STRIDE shall support the creation, development, and integration of new ideas, concepts, and practices for the public good and strengthening civil society.
- The scheme will strengthen research culture and innovation in colleges and Universities.
- It will also help students and faculty to contribute towards India’s developing economy with the help of collaborative research.
OBJECTIVES OF STRIDE
- To identify young talent and build capacity for national development.
- It will strengthen the research culture and promote innovation.
- It supports trans-disciplinary research for India’s developing economy.
COMPONENTS OF STRIDE
The “Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy” has three core components:
Component 1 will endeavour to identify the motivated young talents with research and innovation aptitude.
- This component is open to all disciplines for a grant up to 1 crore.
Component 2 will enhance problem-solving skills.
- The skill will be developed with the help of social innovation and action research to improve the wellbeing of people.
- This component is open to all disciplines for grant up to 50 lakh – 1 crore.
Component 3 will fund high impact research projects.
- The projects will be identified through the national network of eminent scientists from leading institutions.
- Grant available for this component is up to 1 crore for one HEI.
- Grant available up to 5 crores for the multi-institutional network.
- UGC is also proposing to provide a grant of Rs 2 lakh for developing proposals.
CONCLUSION
The three components of Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy (STRIDE) will help to strengthen transdisciplinary research culture in colleges and universities.
It will provide the opportunity to build multisectoral linkages between university-government-community-industry for national development.
STRIDE will give a major impetus to high impact research in Humanities and Human Sciences.
Source: PIB
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