1. Have 15 years certificate of residence from Goa,
2. The candidate must have qualified in any of the examinations recognised by Goa University for PhD admission,
3. Only full-time PhD students are eligible to apply for this fellowship. Must have a confirmed PhD registration at Goa University within the last one year on the last date of application submission.
4. Those candidates who do not fall under category (3) above can also apply, provided that they
   1. are not completing three years from the initial (provisional) date of registration at Goa University on the last date for submission of application and
   2. have at least one published article from their PhD work as a lead or corresponding author in UGC-CARE Group II journal.
5. The maximum support period will be only two years for those candidates falling under category (4). They are not eligible for an extension in the third year.
6. The upper age limit for the fellowship is 35 years, calculated as of the last date of application submission. Age relaxation of 5 (five) years will be given to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD & Women candidates.

PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING FOR THE SCHEME

Candidates must submit their application online in the prescribed proforma, along with required certificates/documents in response to the call/advertisement issued by the GSRF from time to time.

PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION OF RESEARCH FELLOWS

1. Applications received from applicants will be scrutinised for eligibility by the officials of GSRF or the committee appointed for the purpose.
2. The scrutinised proposals shall be reviewed by the experts /expert committee appointed for the purpose and allot scores.
3. The Governing Council of GSRF will take the final decision based on the scores and recommendations made by the Committee.
4. The Governing Council will decide the number of fellowships based on the availability of funds under the scheme.

PROCEDURE FOR RELEASE OF FELLOWSHIP/GRANTS

The first six months of the fellowship and the contingency grant of Rs 25,000/- (Twenty-five thousand only) for the first year will be released to the Head of the Institution where the candidate works after the selection.

The submission of the following documents as per the time frame given is mandatory:

1. Six monthly progress reports (at the end of the sixth and eighteenth months).
2. Satisfactory Performance Report (given by the Research Guide every six months).
3. Annual Report of the work carried out (at the end of the first year in the prescribed format; to be reviewed by the committee appointed for the purpose).
4. Annual Statement of Expenditure and Utilization Certificate (at the end of the first year).
5. Final Technical Report (at the end of the second year in the prescribed format; to be reviewed by the committee appointed for the purpose).
6. Consolidated Statement of Expenditure and Utilization Certificate (at the end of the second year).
7. The candidates eligible for the extension (third year) shall submit a request in the prescribed format and a soft copy of their publications along with (e) and (f) above.
8. The candidates on extension also shall submit a six-monthly report at the end of the thirtieth month and documents as in (e) and (f) at the end of the third year.

The timely release of instalments is contingent upon submitting the documents as above.

GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS:

1. The selected candidates should send their acceptance certificate within two weeks to the GSRF duly forwarded by the Head of the institution to enable GSRF to send the approval/sanction letters.
2. Fellowship is not transferable to any other person.
3. If the Research guide/ mentor is transferred from his/her original place of work to another Institution within the Goa University jurisdiction, No Objection Certificate should be furnished for the transfer of the fellowship from both Institutions stating that necessary facilities will be provided by the Institution in which the awardee is transferred for the smooth functioning of the fellowship, followed by approval from GSRF.
4. The fellows are encouraged to publish research papers based on the research work done during the fellowship in journals of high repute (UGC CARE list Group II journals). The fellows should acknowledge the support from the GSRF.
5. The fellows shall also inform GSRF about any publications that have resulted because of the award of the fellowship, even if the articles are published after the completion of the fellowship tenure. A soft copy of the published paper should be sent to the GSRF.
6. The GSRF reserves the right to terminate the Fellowship at any stage if it is convinced that desired progress is not being made or the fellowship grant is not appropriately utilised.
7. No extension in tenure is permissible under any circumstances.
8. If found appropriate, instruments/infrastructure developed through this scheme can be moved to a centralised facility/institute during or on completion of the fellowship by the GSRF.

RELAXATION OF CONDITIONS

The Governing Council of GSRF is empowered to relax any or all clauses or conditions of the Scheme in genuine cases.

INTERPRETATION

If any question arises regarding the interpretation of any clause, word or expression of the scheme, the decision about the interpretation shall be with the GSRF, which shall be final and binding on all concerned.

AMENDMENT

The Governing Council of GSRF reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions of the scheme as and when required for better and more effective implementation.