Research Support and Incentives
NITTE (Deemed to be University) is committed to create an academic environment that is conducive for research and thereby cultivate a scientific temper in its faculty and students.
The NU Research Support and Incentive Program pursues this goal through the following broad actions:
- Offer financial support to encourage faculty members to initiate research projects that have the potential to gain extramural funding
- Strengthen the Ph.D program by offering fellowships to meritorious candidates and financial support for their thesis related research
- Encourage undergraduate / post-graduate student research through short-term fellowships and linkage with research grants
- Encourage research productivity and instil quality consciousness through an incentive program for faculty
| Type of grant: NUFR1 (Seed money for first time researchers under age of 40 years) | |||
| MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL | |
| Number of grants awarded | 06 | 11 | 17 |
| Total amount sanctioned | 510000 | 1055000 | 1565000 |
| Type of Grant: NUFR2 (Support grant for short-term research projects) | |||
| MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL | |
| Number of grants awarded | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| Total amount sanctioned | 1825000 | 2287000 | 4112000 |
| Type of Grant: NUSR2 (Support for short term Undergraduate students research projects) | |||
| MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL | |
| Number of grants awarded | 06 | 50 | 56 |
| Total amount sanctioned | 49600 | 361600 | 411200 |
