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Shri Pralhad P Chhabria Awards
Hope Foundation and Research Centre
IEEE India Council
WiE Affinity Group, IEEE Pune Section
The awards are open to any individual who meets the eligibility criteria. The individual can either self-nominate or can be nominated by third party.
No, there is no application fee. It is free of cost.
A formal statement supporting the submitted nomination is needed. We will not accept simply, a name, email address and telephone number. Testimonial from the referee is mandatory and will be considered on merit by jury members.
All the attachments should be in jpeg / pdf format
All applications will be treated as highly confidential and will be shared with the Award Committee members and jury members only.
After you submit, we review all submissions against the set criteria. If there is anything amiss one of the team members will get back for clarification. All eligible shortlisted applications will be forwarded to the Jury for further evaluation and selecting the winner.
Students and professionals from science, engineering, technology or any relevant background are open to apply.
If you have won and you are unable to attend the award ceremony, you will still receive the award. You can either have someone represent you and receive on your behalf or we could mail it to you.
A minimum of 1 year of IEEE membership is mandatory. Memberships taken after the announcement of the Application Open dates will not be considered as eligible.
Students and professionals from any of the SAARC countries are eligible to apply provided they meet the eligibility criteria.
No. Award winners will have to travel to the venue on their own. The Foundation, IEEE or the Award Committee will not bear the cost of the winner’s travel
The winner in each category will receive a prize of INR 1,25,000/- (Indian Rupees One Lakh Twenty-Five Thousand Only). The runner-up in each category will be awarded INR 50,000/- (Indian Rupees Fifty Thousand Only). Taxes as per Indian Taxation Law will be applicable, and after the deduction of TDS (Tax Deducted at Source), the net amount will be awarded to the respective winners and runners-up. In the event of a tie, where there is more than one winner, the prize amount will be equally divided among the winners.
If the applicant belongs to a country other than India then she will not be eligible to apply for these awards.
Applicants can submit any government certified valid Citizenship / identity and nationality proof – Passport / Voter’s ID / Driving License / Birth Certificates etc. If any other documents need to submitted, the applicant can get in touch with the committee members at info@hfrc-ieeeawards.org
Yes. Only Indian nationals are allowed to apply for these awards provided their meet the eligibility criteria.