SCHEME FOR TRANS-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH FOR INDIA’s DEVELOPING ECONOMY (STRIDE)

About: 

• Scheme objective: To strengthen research culture and innovation in colleges and Universities.
  
  
• Bhushan Patwardhan committee: An advisory Committee has been set up by the UGC under the chairmanship of Prof Bhushan Patwardhan, Vice Chairman to oversee the entire scheme.
  
  
• STRIDE components:
  • Component-1: It will endeavour to identify the motivated young talents with research and innovation aptitude in universities and colleges. This component is open to all disciplines for grant upto 1 crore.
    
    
  • Component-2: It will encourage collaborations between universities, government, voluntary organizations and industries. This component is open to all disciplines for grant upto 50 lakh – 1 crore.
    
    
  • Component-3: It will fund high impact research projects in humanities through national network of eminent scientists from leading institutions. Grant available for this component is upto 1 crore for one HEI and upto 5 crores for multi institutional network.