Yes. In fact, this is a MUST. We encourage students to explore as many funding opportunities as possible. The Institute itself supports XYZ for various types of scholars as given in the guidelines above: Further, there are schemes such as the International Travel Scheme (ITS) from SERB, with details as follows:

International Travel Support (ITS) Scheme provides financial assistance to Indian researchers for presenting a research paper in an international scientific event (conference, seminar, workshop etc.) held abroad. In addition, support is also provided to young scientists (age limit below 35 years as on date of start of the event) for attending training programmes, Short-term schools and Workshops. Economy class air-fare by shortest route, airport-tax and visa fees are provided under the scheme. Registration fee as per actual or Rs. 50,000/- whichever is less will be provided to young scientist (Age< 35 on the date of start of event) in addition to the above support. The SERB applications can be submitted within the window of 60-90 days in advance from the date of start of the event. The system will not accept early or late submission of applications.

Information on other funding sources should be included in the OGE TG application form, and will be viewed very positively.

No, you can apply for the OGE Travel Grant only after you complete your visit.

Yes, but priority may be given to first-time applicants. Nevertheless, the support will be considered, based on availability of funds.

Yes, the history of funds received from our institute for your previous visits should be included in the application.

The original bills and receipts should be submitted to ICSR after you receive your application result from us.

Not required. Students should submit the Travel Grant application through the website only after they complete the visit. Read the guidelines completely before applying.

In this case, you can divide the total expense and mention your individual expense in the application. Please attach the common bill/receipt and mention these details in the remarks section.

If it is an internal IITM submission, e.g. to ICSR, please include a cover letter with the details of the previous application. Include a soft copy of all the bills submitted for reimbursement, the exact reimbursement received from the other sources(s) and the remaining amount that is being sought from OGE.

The grant will be based on the availability of funds. For reference, in the most recent round, we funded travel grants with the following rates: Oral Presentations and Poster Presentations were reimbursed up to 70% of total expenses, with a maximum of ₹100,000. Summer Schools and Competitions were reimbursed up to 50% of total expenses, with a maximum of ₹50,000. Internships were reimbursed up to 25% of total expenses, with a maximum of ₹50,000. Semester Exchanges were reimbursed up to 20% of total expenses, with a maximum of ₹30,000. JDPs were reimbursed up to 30% of total expenses, with a maximum of ₹60,000. For example, if you spend ₹4 lakhs on a semester exchange, you will be reimbursed ₹30,000. If you spend ₹90,000 on a conference and have already received ₹20,000 from other sources, you will be reimbursed ₹63,000.

No, IITM students can apply only for international visits.

Yes, international students at IITM can apply for domestic visits.