Technology Fellowship and Patent Promotion Scheme
State: Goa
Ministry: null
Department: Information and Publicity Department
Category: Business & Entrepreneurship, Education & Learning
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The objective of the scheme is to identify technology educators in technical educational institutes in Goa who are keen to further their expertise. The selected educators/fellows would be sent to Centres of Excellence within the country and abroad to undertake summer school and short-term training.

Benefits:
- A technology fellowship program will run to identify technology educators in technical educational institutes in Goa who are keen to further their expertise in the following areas: Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Interaction Design, Big Data Analytics, Robotics, 3-D Printing, Data Science, Drones, Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality/Merged Reality, Others (subject to approval from SPC).
- The selected educators/fellows would be sent to Centres of Excellence within the country and abroad to undertake **summer school and short-term training programs** to further their learning in their area of specialization.- The Department of IT will set up **Centres of Excellence/Advanced Maker Labs** in the technologies outlined above, in select technical educational institutes. Such selected educators/fellows will function as Master Trainers/Principal Mentors to students and student start-ups that would be incubated in such facilities.- The educators/fellows, upon selection, would receive an **educational grant of ₹10,00,000 per year**, for a period of five years.- The benefit of this scheme can be availed by up to ten educators/fellows per year, with one person in each focus area, who will be selected by the SPC as per its guidelines.
- In case such educators/fellows generate and get any business and value-driven patents registered in their area of specialization, either through individual research or in collaboration with students, such fellows shall be eligible to receive a **patent-specific grant of up to ₹15,00,000**, subject to certification by the Start-up Promotion Cell (SPC).
**NOTE:** Under no circumstance shall the benefits under this scheme be considered an entitlement. The SPC shall reserve the sole right to accept or reject applications.

Eligibility:
The applicant should be a technology educator in a technical educational institute in Goa.

Application Process:
[Offline]
Step 1: Take a print of the proforma of the application form. Fill in all the mandatory fields, and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest if required).
Step 2: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to SPC via Email at spc-dit.goa@gov.in
NOTE: The applicant can apply for this scheme at any time of the financial year but only within 6 months of incurring the relevant expenditure.
Evaluation ProcessStep 1: Applications will undergo evaluation by the SPC and a panel of evaluators.
Step 2: Shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview and presentation. Applicants should be available for interviews on the communicated date by the SPC.
Step 3: Based on the evaluation, the SPC will select one educator in each focus area who will be granted the fellowship.

Documents Required:
1. CV of the applicant comprising of publication details, working paper details, award details, grant details*
2. Acceptance letter to the program*
3. Research proposal with market potential*
4. Statement of purpose*
5. Letter of recommendation from the institute and or University*
6. Plan of action to execute the statement of purpose or the learnings of the program in Goa through courses/labs/incubators upon return*
7. Fee schedule*
8. In case of registration of patent, copy of certificate of registration
9. Bond (Annexure 2)*