ARIF Grant Guidelines and Administration
Guidelines for the Fellow’s Institutions
- The Director/Dean of the Research Fellow’s institution is requested to administer the ARIF Grant provided by AIMS consistent with these Guidelines and suggested milestones for the researchers.
- The institution sponsoring the researcher for the grant should have been a life member of AIMS at least for one year.
- Only one researcher can be sponsored for one of the two grants in one financial year from a particular institution.
- There should be a gap of three years, as in the case of grant of financial assistance for events, between two such grants.
- AICTE/University affiliation certificate copies should be sent along with the proposal to the ARIF Committee.
- For this valuable cooperation, the Fellow’s institution will be entitled to 5 per cent of the Fellow’s approved Budget towards institutional overheads and administrative expenses.
- The Fellowship Grant amount will be based on the Proposed Budget submitted by the Fellow for the duration of the research – one year from the date of acceptance of the Fellowship Award – and approved by the President, AIMS & ARIF Committee. A copy of the approved Budget will be sent to AIMS Board for information, record, and administrative followup.
- Research Grant installments will be released in accordance with Phases. However, reasonable inter-Phase adjustments of expenditures proposed by the Fellow can be approved by the ARIF Committee. These will be communicated to the AIMS Board.
- The final 15 per cent of the Fellow’s approved Budget and 5 per cent of this Budget toward institutional overhead and administrative expenses will be released after the Fellow has satisfactorily complied with academic output and other expectations outlined in the Final Phase in Suggested Milestones, and after the Fellow’s institution has satisfactorily complied with administrative expectations outlined herein.
- If the Fellow discontinues the work on the research project for whatever reasons/does not complete it as per ARIF guidelines/refuses to improve the sub-standard work recommended by the ARIF Committee, Fellow’s institution will take responsibility of refunding the entire Grant released. Fellow’s institution will in turn be within its rights to recover the Grant from the Fellow’s dues. Such actions shall be put up to the AIMS Board for final approval.
- The Fellow’s institution is requested to release Grant funds received from AIMS for the Fellow’s expenditures, as per the approved total and interim Budgets.
- The Fellow’s institution is requested to send to AIMS Phase-wise/ Instalment-wise Statement of Expenditure, duly certified, and supported with original bills and receipts for the approved itemized expenditure. The interim and final Grant installments will be released on receipt of such Statement of Expenditure.
- The ARIF Committee reserves the right to modify/delete or add any condition mentioned above from time to time which suits the overall objective of the ARIF Funds. AIMS Board will be kept informed of any such change in the guidelines.
- The Director/Dean of the Research Fellow’s institution is requested to administer the ARIF Grant provided by AIMS consistent with these Guidelines and suggested milestones for the researchers.
- The institution sponsoring the researcher for the grant should have been a life member of AIMS at least for one year.
- Only one researcher can be sponsored for one of the two grants in one financial year from a particular institution.
- There should be a gap of three years, as in the case of grant of financial assistance for events, between two such grants.
- AICTE/University affiliation certificate copies should be sent along with the proposal to the ARIF Committee.
- For this valuable cooperation, the Fellow’s institution will be entitled to 5 per cent of the Fellow’s approved Budget towards institutional overheads and administrative expenses.
- The Fellowship Grant amount will be based on the Proposed Budget submitted by the Fellow for the duration of the research – one year from the date of acceptance of the Fellowship Award – and approved by the President, AIMS & ARIF Committee. A copy of the approved Budget will be sent to AIMS Board for information, record, and administrative followup.
- Research Grant installments will be released in accordance with Phases. However, reasonable inter-Phase adjustments of expenditures proposed by the Fellow can be approved by the ARIF Committee. These will be communicated to the AIMS Board.
- The final 15 per cent of the Fellow’s approved Budget and 5 per cent of this Budget toward institutional overhead and administrative expenses will be released after the Fellow has satisfactorily complied with academic output and other expectations outlined in the Final Phase in Suggested Milestones, and after the Fellow’s institution has satisfactorily complied with administrative expectations outlined herein.
- If the Fellow discontinues the work on the research project for whatever reasons/does not complete it as per ARIF guidelines/refuses to improve the sub-standard work recommended by the ARIF Committee, Fellow’s institution will take responsibility of refunding the entire Grant released. Fellow’s institution will in turn be within its rights to recover the Grant from the Fellow’s dues. Such actions shall be put up to the AIMS Board for final approval.
- The Fellow’s institution is requested to release Grant funds received from AIMS for the Fellow’s expenditures, as per the approved total and interim Budgets.
- The Fellow’s institution is requested to send to AIMS Phase-wise/ Instalment-wise Statement of Expenditure, duly certified, and supported with original bills and receipts for the approved itemized expenditure. The interim and final Grant installments will be released on receipt of such Statement of Expenditure.
- The ARIF Committee reserves the right to modify/delete or add any condition mentioned above from time to time which suits the overall objective of the ARIF Funds. AIMS Board will be kept informed of any such change in the guidelines.