AWSAR Insights

Registered user

Workshop Participants

Stories Submitted

Stories Evaluated

Winners

Registered user

Workshop Participants

Stories Submitted

Stories Evaluated

Winners

Registered user

Workshop Participants

Stories Submitted

Stories Evaluated

Winners

Registered user

Workshop Participants

Stories Submitted

Stories Evaluated

Winners

Registered user

Workshop Participants

Stories Submitted

Stories Evaluated

Winners

Registered user

Workshop Participants

Stories Submitted

Stories Evaluated

Winners

Prize Categories

AWSAR Recognition will be bestowed on 28 February on the occasion of National Science Day every year. All the Winners will be given an opportunity to attend Science Film Training Workshop organized by Vigyan Prasar.
For PhD Scholars
  • 1st Prize: 1,00,000 (one)
  • 2nd Prize: 50,000 (one)
  • 3rd Prize: 25,000 (one)
  • 100 selected entries: 10,000 (each)

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For Post Doctoral Fellows
  • 1st Prize: 1,00,000 (one)
  • 20 selected entries: 10,000 (each)

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Selection Criteria

Basic eligibility for Popular Science Story submission and evaluation criteria.

Who can apply

Indian citizen pursuing PhD or PDF in any stream of Science and Technology (S&T), within the tenancy period of her/his research, can submit the entry. The story must relate to research being pursued by him/her.

Evaluation Criteria

A panel consisting of eminent science communicators and scientists, constituted by DST, would evaluate the entries.

Guidelines

Basic Guidelines for Submitting a Popular Science Story under Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research (AWSAR) Programme.

1. The entries are open for the scholars pursuing PhD & PDF in any S&T stream from a recognized Indian University/ R&D Institute.

2. The applicant must be an Indian citizen.

3. Applicants can submit only one research story.

4. Applicants from previous years are encouraged to re-apply on fulfilling all other eligibility criteria.

5. AWSAR Winners are not eligible to submit a story in the same category.

6. AWSAR Winner in PhD category may apply a second time under the PDF category on fulfilling all other eligibility criteria.

7. Entries are also open for scholars who defended their PhDs after December 31, 2021.

Workshops

AWSAR workshops will strengthen the skills of PhD scholars and PDFs for writing Popular Science Stories. Author of selected 100 stories will be invited to attend the Science Filmmaking workshops.

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For more information, please contact: National Council for Science & Technology Communication Division, Department of Science & Technology, Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-110 016. Phone: +91-11-26590541 Email: connect.awsar@gmail.com