FINAL YEAR PROJECT GRANT

Code  (SSF-105)

The Final Year Project grant scheme is designed with the focus to motivate research projects and promotion of market oriented research by providing financial grant to students’.  The Researcher will work on projects addressing different national issues/problems. This grant will be available to BS/BSc(Hons)/ M.Phil/ MS/Ph.D scholars.

ELIGIBILITY

AIOU students BS/BSc(Hons)/ Master / M.Phil/ MS/Ph.D  Programme can apply for FYP, provided by the following conditions:-

·         The research will be carried out under the supervision of the respective AIOU Department / AIOU Faculty concerned.

·         The students may be motivated to work on Special Research Projects of public benefits or market-oriented.

·         The research will be property of this University

·         The amount of grant will be determined by the Committee

·         The research should be beneficial at National Level.

·         The grant will be utilized for given/approved purpose duly authorized by the committee.

MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANT

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

i)     The allocated amount of budget to this scheme as per formula of Management Board will be equally distributed to Deans Faculties. The Dean will constitute a committee of experts of their respective faculties to evaluate the scope of the Final Year Projects of the students who applied for as per above said guidelines. The Committee will forward their recommendations to respective Deans who will forward the final recommendations about the suitability of project to Advisory Committee on ASSF for onward approval of the Competent Authority.

ii)    The Deans will notify the Committee of experts under intimation to DSA.

iii)   Interested students of aforementioned Programmes are required to submit their application forms along with Project Proposal and Project Estimated Expenditure details to their concerned Department along with documentary evidences.

iv)   The Head of Department will place the case of Final Year Grant before the Committee of expert of that Faculty. The Committee then will examine the project, its importance in the research and recommended the amount to be allocated on the basis of estimated expenditure and forward the recommended application to Directorate of Student Advisory via Dean of Concerned Faculty.

v)    After the approval of Competent Authority, Selected students will be issued cheques of their Final Year Grant by Treasurer Department.

Note:

·         Committee will strictly observe the eligibility criteria and will not exceed the limit of budget allocated to Faculty.

·         The Committee will assess the FYP in the light of policy/rules and will recommend the case for approval of Competent Authority.

·         The Student who is seeking this grant will furnish a certificate that he has not been granted any fee remission from any other scheme during this semester.

·         The student can obtain scholarship/financial support from one scheme only in the semester.