Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) has announced financial support to research entities for instrumental access under a development programme “Data Repository of Scientific Instrumentation.”

According to information available with WealthPK, the initiative has been taken to promote research culture in the country. Under the initiative, funds will be provided to research institutions for instrumental access to universities, research and development organisations and strategic research centres of Pakistan to carry out sample analysis.

This would also facilitate faculty and research staff of newly-developed as well as existing institutions that lack the scientific instrumental facility for conducting research, and create an online database of scientific instruments available in research centres, institutes and industries of Pakistan. Research scholars, students of M.Sc/MS/M.Phil/Ph.D or equivalent in the field of natural/applied sciences enrolled in a public or private university recognised by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), and researchers working in research and development organisations can benefit from this programme.

The application requirements include a summary or description of the research proposal, a copy of the approved research synopsis or proposal, a consent letter obtained from the service provider and a brief profile of the research supervisor. The mechanisms include submission of the application, review or approval by the Project Execution Committee (PEC), proceeding to the concerned service provider and billing information and payments.

For the application form and details of other required documents, the applicant can visit the PCSIR website. The application can be submitted to the office of the project director/member (science), data repository of Scientific Instrumentation PCSIR, PCSIR Head Office, 1-Constitution Avenue, Sector G-5/2, Islamabad. The applicants can also contact through email: pcsirmemberscience@gmail.com; pcsirdrsi@gmail.com and telephone No. 051-9225380 for any further query.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-WealthPk