According to the , citing the National Elite Foundation, Ali Nikbakht announced the implementation of the “Research Assistant” project and while explaining the conditions for receiving this facility, he said: This facility is designed to support doctoral students. Efforts are being made to provide conditions for students to focus all their attention on scientific and research activities without financial worries. The goal is that students spend all their time on research and the study period is shortened.
GPA condition and defense time for plan participants
He emphasized: Students must have a GPA above 18 and be accepted in the comprehensive exam by the end of the third semester. Also, their proposal should be approved by the end of the fourth semester. This plan does not include sixth semester students and above, and only students at the beginning of the fifth semester can benefit from this facility for two years.
Five selection periods in the unemployment and unemployment plan; The condition of receiving the facility
He added: Students should not be employed outside the university and should be selected for at least five courses of the National Elite Foundation’s Martyr Wazawi plan. After being selected, these people can only benefit from one of the “Wazavi” or “Research Assistant” plans. This plan is implemented in all fields and students from all fields can register.
Payment to students immediately after being selected in the scheme
Nikbakht explained: The research payment in this project is done in 3-month periods, so that at the beginning of every 3 months, the amount of 45 million Tomans corresponding to the previous 3 months will be deposited into the account of the project winners. Accordingly, in this period of the call, the amount of 45 million Tomans will be paid to the chosen ones who are at the end of the fourth semester of their studies and meet the mentioned conditions.
He clarified: This course has one exception from the call, and that is that students who are at the end of their fifth semester of study and have the conditions of selection can also participate in the call. 135 million Tomans will be paid to this category of applicants as soon as they are selected. Of course, as stated, this is an exception related to the first period of the call, which will not be repeated in future periods.
Other research assistant project facilities
He added: In addition to research, other facilities such as participation in domestic and international conferences, etc., based on the additional explanations in the attached table of the guidelines, are also included. will be the chosen ones. Also, one of the facilities of this plan is benefiting from the facility of the duty system of the National Elite Foundation (Shahid Sayad Shirazi Plan) without the need for further investigation, which means The winners of this project can directly benefit from the facilities of the duty system.
The condition of being free of research/reimbursement in case of non-fulfillment of the conditions
Nikbakht emphasized: The research related to this project will be provided to the students in the form of facilities. Therefore, if the selected candidate submits two essays by the end of the eighth semester and defends them by the end of the tenth semester, the facility will be free of charge. If the student does not meet the condition of publishing articles, but defends his thesis by the end of the 10th semester, he will have a 12-month breathing period after graduation, after which he must repay the facility within 18 months without interest. The defense period will be added to the breathing period before the end of the 10th semester.
Beginning of repayment for students without defense in the 11th semester
Nik Bakht further added: If the student does not defend by the end of the 10th semester, the repayment of the facility will start from the 11th semester and there will be no breathing period, and if the student defends earlier than the 8th semester, the facility will be terminated. The reason for this is that after the defense, he is no longer considered a student and the facilities are for students who are studying. This issue does not mean the student’s poor performance, but is simply regulated by the regulations of the doctoral course facility.
design call; Twice a year/ fifth semester students don’t miss the opportunity
The Vice President of Talented and Future Makers of the National Elite Foundation further added: The call for this plan is regularly published twice a year; Once from mid-August to mid-September for the first semester and again from mid-February to the beginning of March for the second semester. For the first period, the call will be from mid-January to February 1, 1403. In future calls, failure to register an application by students who are at the beginning of the fifth semester and have all the necessary conditions will be considered as withdrawal and they will not be able to register their application in the following periods.
Evaluation and conclusion of the contract by 22nd of February this year/payment to the chosen ones before the middle of March
He stated that from 1st of Bahman to 22nd of Bahman, the process of evaluation and approval of the chosen ones will be carried out and after that the contract of the chosen ones will be concluded with one of the funds approved by the Academic Vice-Chancellor. They can sign the contract by referring to the elite foundation of the province where they study. According to the plan, the payments to the chosen ones will be made before the middle of March this year.
focus on academic activities; Condition of using the facility
Nik Bakht emphasized: This facility is considered as an educational aid and the student can use it like a monthly salary. However, we emphasize that students should spend their time on academic activities and refrain from employment outside the university. Of course, if the student participates in university research projects or works as a teaching assistant, he will not be subject to this restriction.
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