Marathi Vidnyan Parishad Scholarship 2016

What is Marathi Vidnyan Parishad Scholarship 2016?

Marathi Science Research Council ​(Marathi Vidnyan Parishad Scholarship​) for Science Award competition is held every year for college students. Science and technology sector is accepted for any tournament. Marathi Vidnyan Parishad is aimed at promoting interest for research amongst the youngsters.

Who can apply for this scholarship ?

• The contest is open to anybody who is less than 25 years of age on 31/12/2016 and will not possess any degree till this date.
• However, he should be a college student (S.S.C. passed), studying in any of the disciplines.
• In the case of integrated postgraduation course, students who are studying in first 3 years can only participate in this contest. 

How can you apply ?

Application can be done online only.

After filling the form online, a copy of extended abstract of your reesearch work is to be emailed to vsp2016@navipamumbai.org. Total number of pages in the report should not exceed three. Reports should be comprised clearly of following sections:

• Title
• Name of the contestants (including name of the expert, if applicable)
• Name of college
• Aim of the project
• Procedural details
• Inferences
• Conclusion

Terms and Conditions

Final presentation will be held in Mumbai at the end of January (2017). Marathi Vidnyan Parishad will bear travel expenses of the outstation participants. The reimbursement of the travel expenses will be according to the general norms set by Marathi Vidnyan Parishad. Maximum duration for each presentation will be 15 minutes. Presentation will be followed by queries from the examiners. Language for the presentation of the project can be Marathi/English/Hindi. No name of a new participant (other than those mentioned in the application form), can be added in the final presentation. However, participants can acknowledge any number of their colleagues during the presentation.

Various factors that will be considered for the assessment are:

• originality of the research project,
• objective of the project,
• clarity about the concept behind the project,
• innovative ideas involved,
• methodology (references studied, observations, efforts taken),
• quality of the results,
• interpretation of the results,
• applicability or usability of the project,
• presentation, etc

Important documents

VSP-2016-English-0275.pdf

Important Links

• Apply online link
• Others
• Original website