Financial Assistance

Eligibility

The fellowship is available to Ph.D. scholars with good communication skills as well as teaching skills. Preference will be given to NET/GATE/GPAT qualified candidates, scholars from premier institutes and to those having previous teaching and research experience.

Details of Fellowship

• The Teaching Fellowship awardee will be paid an honorarium of Rs. 15,600/ per month (consolidated).
• The scholar is required to take a teaching load of a minimum six credits and upto 10 contact hours/week.

Fellowship Selection Process

After completion of course work, research scholar will submit application in prescribed format to Center for Research Degree Programmes with copy of his/her resume. The list of the candidates will be submitted to the HR for further processing.

Terms & Conditions

• The scholar will perform all the duties & responsibilities related to his/her class such as maintenance of attendance, evaluation of CA components or assignments, etc.
• He /she will attend the course coordinator meetings only.
• Classroom teaching evaluation by concerned HOD will be applicable for them.
• During the non-teaching period, such scholars may be given summer classes/invigilation or admission duty equivalent to minimum 6 credits or being decided by the university.
• No administrative responsibilities would be given to the scholars during the tenure of fellowship.
• One leave per month will be provided to them.
• Morning biometric attendance is mandatory (morning & evening) on the day of classes.
• The scholar is free to discontinue his/her fellowship subject to the completion of all the responsibilities given for teaching.

University Research contingency of maximum Rs 30,000/- for duration of first 4 years may be given to the Ph.D. research scholars for the purchase of any required material that includes consumables, glassware, and for analysis purposes by taking into consideration for the following points.

• Rs. 30,000/- Research contingency amount can be availed by the Ph.D. scholars with a maximum of Rs 10,000/- per year during the first 4 years of their Ph.D. programme.
• The Research contingency amount of Rs 10,000/- per year can be utilized in the same year. The remaining amount will not be carry forward to the next year.
• The Research contingency amount can be utilized for the purchase/analysis purpose as per the list mentioned below.
  • Consumables: This will include chemicals, media, culture, microorganism strains, or any such consumable items.
  • Glassware: Glassware is specifically required to carry out the research work.
  • Analysis: This includes the analysis/testing of samples prepared during the research work. This may include analysis like NMR, XRD, Material testing, EDX, SEM, TEM etc.

Additional benefits for LPU Faculty and Staff for Ph.D. Programmes (taking admission in January 2025 Session):

*Other Scholarships- LPUNEST/GATE/GPAT/UGC/Research Outcomes/Patents etc

Duty Leave for Course Work:

• Two hours weekly relaxation to attend coursework classes on Saturday from 3.00-5.00 PM without taking any leave.
• Extended PPW (Pay Proportionate Work) Policy where faculty can avail leaves to carry out the research work and shall be paid for the proposition of official contact hours in the campus. The leave can be availed as per the existing University Policy.
• Fee waiver will be applicable as per University Policy.

* For details contact Division of Admissions

1. Eligibility:

All Ph.D. students of LPU can apply for travel grant under this policy only for presenting research papers in Scopus-indexed conferences (National / International) within India or abroad. Scholar shall be eligible to apply travel grant only after completion of SAS (State of the Art Seminar) and before the pre-submission seminar activity.

2. No. of Grants and Amount of Travel Grants:

All Ph.D. students of LPU can apply for travel grant under this policy only for presenting research papers in Scopus-indexed conferences (National / International) within India or abroad. Scholar shall be eligible to apply travel grant only after completion of SAS (State of the Art Seminar) and before the pre-submission seminar activity.

• University will provide in total 20 National Travel Grants and 5 International Travel Grants across all the schools (list of schools given in Annexure-II) of the University per year with a cap of maximum 5 National Travel Grants and maximum 2 International travel grants from the same school in a year.
• The student can apply for travel grant by the specified date (monthly/ bimonthly):

  Conference category	Frequency	Date of application
  International conferences held abroad	Bi-monthly	At least 60 days before the date of conference
  International or National conferences held in India	Monthly	At least 30 days before the date of conference

3. Details of Travel Grants and Coverage:

Note:
• The lowest airfare (economy class)/Train-fare (3AC) shall be considered under this policy.
• The boarding pass, air travel tickets and other receipts in support of T.A. (including local travel expenses), lodging charges and registration fee shall be submitted for settlement of accounts within a period of 10 days from the date of return.

The University is committed to innovative research and encourages its research scholars to target high impact journals by providing cash incentives to them for every publication/research article/conference paper indexed in Scopus. A quick insight into research incentives distributed over the last three academic years is mentioned here under: