IIScAA and representatives of the family of Dr. S. Rajagopalan executed an MOU to institute an award to commemorate the memory of Dr.Rajagopalan, a research scholar (1938-41) and a fellow of IISc in year 1952.  The Corpus Fund of Rs.5 Lakhs will be kept in fixed deposit with a scheduled bank for a long duration. The interest accrued from FD is being used to give award money and expenses towards organising the award function.  The awardee shall be chosen by a selection committee under IIScAA initiative.

Eligibility

• Below 40 years
• Performing scientific research in India in field of applied Sciences
• Proven application of human welfare to society

Award : Interest on FD to be utilised for cash award and other expenses in organsing award function

Frequency : Once in 2 years

Awardees till date:

• 2015 – Dr. Santanu Mukherjee, Organic Chemistry, IISc
• 2015 – Dr. P. Govardhan Reddy, Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, IISc