ICSSR International Collaboration
The ICSSR Travel Grant helps Indian social science faculty and research scholars attend and present papers at international conferences abroad. The grant covers airfare, visa fees, travel insurance, registration fees, and daily expenses, with full funding available for SC/ST applicants, persons with disabilities, and doctoral scholars without pay protection. Apply online through the ICSSR portal at least three months before the conference date.
About This Scheme
The ICSSR Travel Grant helps Indian social science faculty and research scholars attend and present papers at international conferences abroad. The grant covers airfare, visa fees, travel insurance, registration fees, and daily expenses, with full funding available for SC/ST applicants, persons with disabilities, and doctoral scholars without pay protection. Apply online through the ICSSR portal at least three months before the conference date.
Full official description
Through this programme, it promotes academic links amongst the social scientists in India and abroad, provides opportunity to develop new insights and to enlarge their research perspective and contribute to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in social science subjects. Under this scheme, the financial assistance is provided to Indian scholars, who have been invited to contribute and present papers at International Conference abroad. Invitation received from global subject associations/reputed international organisations/universities are given preference. Applications are invited in all broad disciplines within the domain of social sciences. Faculties with regular service in public funded Universities / Deemed-to-be-Universities/Colleges, Institutes of National Importance as defined by MoE / UGC, and ICSSR Research Institutes/Recognized Institutes having a PhD degree are eligible to apply. PhD/PDF scholars in the advanced stage of their research are also eligible. The applications shall be accepted at least three months before the due date of the Seminar/Conference. Faculties will be eligible for financial assistance up to 50% of the total cost of visit under this scheme. However, the faculties belonging to SC/ST, Persons with Benchmark Disability and Doctoral/Post-Doctoral scholars (without pay protection) will be considered for full financial assistance. The expenditure are reimbursed on submission of the original boarding pass, attendance certificate, statement of expenditure and a brief report on the Seminar/Conference/ Workshop/Proceedings.
Benefits
- Airfare reimbursed at actual cost
- Visa fee reimbursed at actual cost
- Travel insurance reimbursed at actual cost
- Conference registration fee up to US
- Daily maintenance allowance as per Ministry of External Affairs rates
- Up to 50% of total visit cost for general category; 100% for SC/ST applicants, persons with benchmark disability, and doctoral/post-doctoral scholars without pay protection
Who Can Apply (Eligibility)
- Must be an Indian citizen
- Regular faculty (with PhD) at a publicly funded university, deemed university, college, institute of national importance, or ICSSR-affiliated institute
- PhD or post-doctoral scholars in an advanced stage of research are also eligible
- Paper must be accepted for active presentation (not poster sessions, chairing, or attending only)
- If the paper is co-authored, the first author gets priority; a No Objection Certificate from co-authors is required
- Application must be submitted at least 3 months before the conference date
Exclusions
- Those who are not fulfilling the edibility criteria.
- Scholars, who have been invited for poster presentation or chair a session or chosen as conveners/rapporteurs or invited to attend a workshop/training/refresher/summer/winter course are not eligible.
How to Apply
Step 01: Visit ICSSR website - www.icssr.org - and navigate to International Collaboration section.
Step 02: Click on Paticipation in International Conference Abroad Scheme.
Step 03: Register/Login to the ICSSR portal.
Step 04: Fill the online application form.
Step 05: Upload documents and submit.
Ready to apply?
Visit the official government portal to apply for this scheme.
Apply on myScheme.gov.inDocuments Required
- ) The list of documents required are given in the guidelines of the call