SUPREME Initiative

SUPREME Initiative

Subject : Scheme

Concept :

• Recently, the Union Minister of Science and Technology launched the SUPREME initiative to provide financial support for the upgradation and maintenance of analytical instrumentation facilities (AIFs).

About SUPREME Initiative:

• The Support for Up-gradation Preventive Repair and Maintenance of Equipment (SUPREME), is a first-of-its-kind programme by the government.
• It extends financial support for repair, upgradation, maintenance, retrofitting, or acquiring additional attachments to increase the functional capabilities of existing analytical instrumentation facilities.
• Eligibility: Different facilities created under the projects/ Analytical instrumentation facilities (AIFs) created earlier from the support of DST, only will be considered for the funding support under this Scheme
• Such facilities at institutions recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) are eligible to apply for grants under this initiative.
• The duration of support will be for a period not exceeding 3 years.
• The funding pattern in the scheme would be 75:25 for all private and govt owned institutions (except for state-funded institutions for which 100% funding would be considered).
• The Criterion for Selection:
• Apart from the academic and research merits of the organizations, details of how the revival of the research facility will benefit the scientific community/MSMEs/Startups will be taken into account for evaluating the proposals.
• Proven records of the sample(s) analysed, publications, patents, different beneficiaries/stakeholders associated with the facility and other parameters like Scientific Social Responsibility/ industrial R&D components will be considered for screening of the proposals.
• The selection process will be through a peer review mechanism and a visit to the organizations, if necessary.
• Expert Committee will evaluate the proposals and assist DST in making the final selection.
• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Science and Technology