Travel Grant Award
5NANO2025 invites students and faculty members working in the relevant fields of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology for applying for the Travel Grant Programme. 5NANO2025 has been offering partial or full support for travel to students and teachers of various Indian academic institutions.
Application Process:
• Applications will be considered on first-come first-served basis.
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A recommendation letter in the format indicated below must be uploaded as a part of the application. For students, the letter must be endorsed by the research supervisor/project guide or the head of the department. For the faculty members, the letter should be endorsed by the head of the department or head of the Institute. The templates are present at:
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Please submit only one form per applicant.
Important Dates:
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Last date for submitting application: 10th March, 2025
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Notification for award of fellowship: 25th March, 2025. The notification will be sent out on the provided email address.
Important Guidelines:
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Research scholars or faculty members whose paper is accepted in 5NANO2025, will get the preference for the award of Travel Grant.
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For each College: Max 2 faculty and 5 students Travel Grant Application is allowed
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Research scholars applying for the Travel Grant Award must be involved in research areas related to Nanoscience & Nanotechnology.
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The faculty members applying for the travel grant award must have been associated in teaching or guiding research projects in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology.
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While the conference organizing committee is interested in reimbursing travel expenses for travel grant awardees from the distant cities/towns, budget limitations may permit reimbursing these expenses only to some extent. Hence aspiring candidates for travel grant award are advised to opt for these reimbursements only on the need basis as your genuine discretion would help organizing committee to award travel grant to more aspirants. Maximum 2 faculty & 5 students can apply for travel grant from same institute.
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Travel expenses if approved for reimbursement will be calculated as per shortest route of travel:
by AC 3-Tier in Train/ flight upto a maximum of INR.5,000/- or actual (whichever is lower) for faculty
by AC 3-Tier/Sleeper class in Train/AC bus up to a maximum of INR. 2,000/- or actual (whichever is lower) for students
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Travel grant awardees are required to make their own accommodation arrangement.
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It is imperative that the travel grant awardees should attend tutorials and presentations on all days. A record of attendance would be maintained for the same. Lack of attendance may cause the reimbursement to be disapproved.
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Identity card showing their affiliation is a must to get the reimbursement.
