Financial Support to Scientific Societies in Pakistan
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)Documents required for Registration of New Societies:
- Registration of the Society under Societies Act 1860
- Details of Membership from all over the country
- Details of the activities undertaken by the society since inception
- Journals published by the Society (if any)
- Details of the linkages developed with International societies (if any)
- Any other documentary evidence pertaining to existence of society
Eligibility Criteria:
For organizing Conferences/ Seminars/ Workshops/ Symposia / Lectures:
- All the societies registered under the Societies Act 1860 and with Pakistan Science Foundation may apply.
- Request for the financial assistance will be made for the following activities only,
- Holding National and International Conferences, Seminars, Symposia, Workshops and Lectures on important scientific topics
- Publication of Scientific Journals / Books
- Development and maintaining the Linkages with Counterpart International Societies in advanced countries.
- Providing travel grants to the members of the Societies who have been invited in the prestigious International forums for giving plenary talks/lead papers or as invited speakers.
- Provision of travel grants to the Ph.D. Scholars for presentation of research papers in International Science conferences/symposia and trainings abroad
- Provision of Young Researcher Awards for outstanding achievements/ papers in a particular year by each society.
- Request for the particular financial assistance under the above activities may be made at least 30 days before the commencement of the activity.
- The funds may be requested by the society in any of the heads according to the requirements of respective National and International Conference, Seminar, Workshop, Symposium and Lecture
- The request for financial grant may be made on the prescribed proforma “PSF-IX-A”. Proforma may be filled for each activity separately.
- Audited Accounts statement of expenditure incurred by the society may be made on the proforma “PSF-IX-B” with all the pre-requisites.
- Request of financial grant will only be entertained by the Foundation when accounts of the previous Financial Year are settled.
- Funds will also be given for maintenance of the Society’s website and other allied expenses (if required) under the revised PC-I.