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PRLA

Physical Research Laboratory Award

The PRL Award, instituted by the late Prof. Devendra Lal, former Director of the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), is awarded biennially to recognize outstanding Indian scientists for original work in Earth & Planetary systems, including areas like Oceanography, Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology.

Central Composite

States / UT: All India

Ministry / nodal: Ministry Of Science And Technology

Nodal department: Department of Space

Scheme for: Family

Scheme profile

DBT (direct benefit transfer): No

Categories: Education & Learning

Sub-categories: Apprenticeships and training, Education and training grants, fellowship, stipend

Target beneficiaries: Individual

Tags: Award, Scientist, Cash Prize

Details

The PRL Award, instituted by the late Prof. Devendra Lal, former Director of the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), is awarded biennially to recognize outstanding Indian scientists for original work in Earth and Planetary systems, including areas like Oceanography, Atmospheric Sciences, and Meteorology. The award consists of a cash prize of ₹50,000 and a medal.

Discipline Areas:

  • Earth and Planetary systems, including areas of oceanography, atmospheric sciences, and meteorology.

Benefits

  • - Cash Prize of ₹50,000/- and Medal
  • Cash Prize of ₹50,000/- and Medal

Eligibility

  1. The applicant should be an Indian citizen.
  2. The applicant should be a scientist.
  3. The applicant's age below 45 years as of 1st January 2021 (born on or after 02.01.1976)
  4. The applicant's contribution to Earth and Planetary Systems, Oceanography, Atmospheric Sciences, or Meteorology.

Application Process

Online

Step-01: The applicant visits the PRL website and navigate to the "Opportunities" section.
Step-02: Click on "Awards Administered By PRL" and select scheme "PRL Award"
Step-03: The candidate downloads the prescribed format of the application form.
Step-04: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).
Step-05: Nominations should be submitted via email to the Director: DIRECTOR@PRL.RES.IN with the subject line "Nomination for The PRL Award".

Documents Required

No document list is available for this scheme yet.

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