SUMMER INTERNSHIP ASSISTANCE 2023

Background:

The intent of this award is to encourage students to conduct summer research at educational/research institutes across India (including BITS’ campuses). Such research stints during the summer break would help students gain valuable research experience that could manifest in the form of journal and conference publications later or help them choose their career path.

Eligibility criteria:

• BE/MSc – both Single and Dual degrees (any year/branch)
• The student should be enrolled at the Goa campus

Students with some research experience and who would be working on specialized projects are strongly advised to apply. First-year and Second-year students who are passionate about research or want to explore it are also encouraged to apply.

Application process:

Interested students should prepare a single PDF document that:

• Explains the objective and intent of their summer research project (max 200 words)
• Explains their past research experiences (max 300 words)
• Includes a personal statement on why they feel that they should get this award (max 300 words)
• Prepare a CV (not more than 2 pages)

In addition, the student should submit an acceptance letter on the institute letterhead from their supervisor of the host institute clearly mentioning:

• The title and duration of the summer research project
• If the student would receive any financial/residential support from the host institute/professor
• The type of research project: Online / Onsite

Besides, any other documents supporting their motivation (eg: papers published or posters presented) can also be sent along with the aforementioned set of documents.

Selection committee:

The selection committee would consist of Scientists/BITS professors/BITS alumni in research.

Results:

Every year 3-5 best applications will be selected and awarded scholarships of INR 80,000 in total.

Tentative Timeline for 2023:

18 January 2023 (Thursday) – 19 March 2023 (Sunday): Application submission

April: Evaluation period

May 1st week: Results announced

Note:

• This year’s award is for the research internship that will be conducted in summer 2023.
• Please note that CGPA is not a criteria for selection, unless it’s a tie.

2023 winners:

Name & ID number	Internship at	Award money
Anuj Pradhan (2020A1PS2048G)	IIT Bombay	Rs. 25000
Anagha Rajesh (2020B2PS1953G)	IISER Bhopal	Rs. 17500
Pranav Srikanth (2020B5A71865G)	DIAT Pune	Rs. 17500
Pranav Ballaney (2018B1A70635G)	Purdue USA	Rs. 10000
Ayush Bharadwaj (2021A7PS2634G)	MIT USA	Rs. 10000

2022 winners:

Name & ID number	Internship at	Award money
Pranav Goyal (2019A8PS0548G)	CMU, USA	Rs. 20625
Somesh Kumar Singh (2018A7PS0175G)	IIIT Delhi	Rs. 11250
Avdhesh Vermani (2019A1PS1060G)	UNSW Sydney	Rs. 11250
Vaibhav Ganatra (2019A7PS0010G)	IISER Kolkata	Rs. 11250
Shubham Rajnish Gandhi (2019A7PS0086G)	BITS Goa	Rs. 5625

2021 winners:

Name & ID number	Internship at	Award money
Ashwin Kumar K. (2017B5A81034G)	TIFR Hyderabad	Rs. 20000
Arya Agarwal (2017B1A10831G)	BITS Goa	Rs. 10000
Hrishik Sagar (2018AAPS0340G)	IIT Madras	Rs. 10000
Ayushi Dubal (2019A7PS0099G)	HRI Allahabad	Rs. 10000
Nishanth Sanjeev (2017A7TS0970G)	Harvard USA	Rs. 10000

2019 winners:

Name & ID number	Internship at	Award money
Glenn Fernandes (2014B1A30937G)	MIT, USA	Rs. 17000
Akshay Dharmavaram (2015A7A30039G)	IISc Bengaluru	Rs. 17000
Pujika Kumar (2016A3PS0653G)	IIT Kanpur	Rs. 17000

2018 winners:

Name & ID number	Internship at	Award money
Vivek Khanna (2015A1PS0670G)	IIT Bombay	Rs. 17000
Sachita Nishal (2016A7PS0719G)	IIT Madras	Rs. 17000
Aditya Sinha (2015B3A70352G)	IISc Bengaluru	Rs. 8500
M Vaishnav (2015A1PS0548G)	IISc Bengaluru	Rs. 8500

If you would like more information about this scholarship or have any questions/comments/suggestions, please send a mail to alumnirelations@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in.