MOTOROLA SCHOLAR PROGRAM : 2011-12

Foundation for Advancement of
Education and Research
(A non-profitable Trust)
G5, Swiss Complex, 33, Race course Road
Bangalore – 560 001, India
Phone : +91 (80) 65674409
E-mail : office@faer.ac.in
Website : www.faer.ac.in
Prof. D. K. Subramanian
President
20th October 2011
To,
The Principals/Placement Directors/ Head of Departments of
Communications Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering,
Electrical Engineering, and related disciplines
Engineering Colleges / IITs / NITs / Universities
Sub: Motorola Scholar Search Program
Dear Sir / Madam,
The Foundation for Advancement for Education and Research (FAER), a registered
non-profit trust, promoted by academics and industry leaders, has the main objective of
improving quality of education through faculty empowerment programs on current
technologies and starting of long-term programs of relevance with a view to reduce
information divide in our country. FAER has been active in the past three years in conducting
several programs for faculty and has also piloted a 15 months post diploma in software
testing approved by Government of Karnataka to be run in several polytechnics. It has taken
eminent faculty to students everywhere through its Reach-to-Teach program.
FAER has been entrusted with the task of selecting Motorola Scholars. The program is
focused towards areas of a) Computer Science and IT b) Communication c) Energy Systems
d) resources management e) Environment and Ecology f) Rural Technologies
g) Health care Technologies h) Labour saving technologies for Women and i) Applications.
We expect the projects proposed by students should have some innovative component in
them and should be implementable. It can also be development of some devices. Kindly
inform your students and encourage them to participate in this prestigious activity. This will
enhance the image of students and your institution also. The rules / poster / format for
proposal are put up in our web site www.faer.ac.in. Details of our previous awards are
available in our web site. Kindly provide wide publicity and encourage your students to
participate in this program, please.
Students submitting good proposals have a chance to get a small financial grant to execute
them. The projects will become benchmarks of quality.
We received good support from all of you for the previous years for the program. We hope
you will co-operate with us in making this all India effort a great success.
Thanking you and with greetings,
(D.K. Subramanian)
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MOTOROLA SCHOLAR PROGRAM : 2011-12
Website : www.faer.ac.in
FAER announces the Motorola Scholar program to select scholars from engineering colleges
based on a project work in the areas of 1) Computer Science and IT 2) Communications
3) Renewable Energy Systems 4) resources 5) Rural technologies 6) Health care
Technologies 7) Labour saving Technologies for Women 8) Ecology and Environment
9) Applications.
Selections will be done by Foundation for Advancement for Education and Research
(FAER). It consists of two stages.
Stage 1 : FAER will receive project proposals from students in engineering colleges, screen
them with the help of experts and select projects for funding. An amount to a maximum of
Rs. 5000/- will be reimbursed to the project team after their completion of the project.
Stage 2 : Selection of “Motorola Scholars” based on the evaluation of the completed
projects through a Seminar-cum-Exhibition and best projects will be awarded with Cash Prize
and Certificates in Motorola Scholar Awards Presentation Function.
There will be a special award for students from disadvantaged sections.
Dates to Remember
Last date for receipt of hardcopy of the
proposals for projects
: 15th December 2011
Project Approvals by FAER : 16th February 2012
Motorola Scholar Awards
First Prize : Rs. 1,00,000/-
Second Prize : Rs. 75,000/-
Third Prize : Rs. 50,000/-
Special Award : Rs. 25,000/-
For further details, format for submitting project proposals please visit FAER website.
Foundation for Advancement of Education and Research
G5, Swiss Complex, 33, Race Course Road, Bangalore- 560001
E-mail: office@faer.ac.in , Website: www.faer.ac.in
This program is funded by :
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Foundation for Advancement of Education and Research
G5, Swiss Complex, 33, Race Course Road, Bangalore- 560001
Phone: 080 - 65674409, E-mail: office@faer.ac.in , Website: www.faer.ac.in
Rules of the Contest
1. Bonafide students doing B.E. / M.C.A. courses in final year are eligible to participate in
this contest. Students should be studying in a recognized college / institute /
university.
2. Some of the related subtopics are
• Computer Science and Information Technology
• Communications technologies and concepts (digital, optical, wireless, satellite ,
adhoc networks, etc.)
• Renewable Energy Systems
• Resources Management
• Ecology and Environment
Innovative applications of systems for problems related to rural areas and
disadvantaged people - health, education, renewable energy, labour saving
technologies, rural technologies, etc.
3. The project proposals submitted by participants should pertain to any of the above
topics or related areas. It should discuss the merits of the topic chosen. It should deal
with new ideas / experiments / devices; innovation and details of implementation as
well as its impacts on society.
4. The project team (batch) can have upto a maximum of four students.
5. The team should submit a letter from the principal of their institution stating that they
are bonafide students of the institution studying for the degree in the final year and/or
they belong to the SC/ST communities.
6. The team should submit the project proposal in the prescribed form signed by their
project advisor and principal.
7. The team should submit a declaration that the work proposed will be taken up
exclusively for the Motorola Scholar Contest.
8. The team should also submit an undertaking that if the project is selected, they will
take it up, complete within three months and submit the detailed project Report to
FAER.
9. The Principal / HoD should give us an assurance that facilities required will be provided
to the selected students. This may be part of the proposal.
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10. Project proposals should be sent both hard copy and soft copy (by email) containing
all details as per the format declaration and undertaking to our address by
15th December 2011.
11. Project proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by a team of experts. The experts will
select projects suitable for funding and also decide on the grant. The announcement of
projects selected for this programme will be on 16th February 2012.
12. Evaluation will be based on
• Relevance to our focused areas
• Originality / innovation / novelty
• Technical strength
• Utility / applicability
• Feasibility
• Methodology and approach including implementation.
• Analytical capabilities
13. Selected teams will be informed by us along with conditions and details for submission
of the project report by 16th February 2012.
14. The teams should submit the project report by 15th May 2012.
15. A team can send only one project proposal
16. The completed projects will be reviewed. A Seminar-cum-Exhibition will be arranged at
Bangalore. The Motorola scholars will be selected in the seminar. Seminar invitations
will be sent to all project teams.
17. The Motorola Scholar Awards - The first prize will be Rs. 100,000/- (Rs. 20,000/- to
each student and Rs. 20,000/- to Project supervisor), second prize Rs.75,000/-
(Rs.15,000/- to each student and Rs. 15,000/- to Project supervisor) and third prize
Rs.50,000/- (Rs. 10,000/- to each student and Rs. 10,000/- to Project supervisor).
Special Award: Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. 5,000/- to each Student and Rs. 5,000/- to Project
Supervisor). The scholars will be selected by experts. The awards and grants to all
selected teams will be presented at the Seminar-cum-Exhibition.
18. Kindly note that the topic chosen should be a focussed one - not very general or
diffused; should be preferably an experimental one - not just programming work /
simulation; and should be feasible and implementable in 3 - 4 months in the
institutions.
19. Kindly visit our website for details and other relevant information and further
announcements.
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Foundation for Advancement of Education and Research
G5, Swiss Complex, 33, Race Course Road, Bangalore- 560001
Phone: 080 - 22257027, E-mail: office@faer.ac.in, Website: www.faer.ac.in
Proposal Format
1. Name of the Students :
Degree registered :
Branch :
Year :
Address (residential) :
E-mail address :
Phone / Cell no :
Address of the College :
(including pin code)
Web site of the college :
Phone No :
Name of the Supervisor /
Project Guide with E-mail address
and mobile Number :
2. Whether the students belong to SC / ST : Yes / No
(If Yes, a certificate from principal to this effect
for SC/ST students should be submitted)
3. Title of the Project :
Area :
Is it relevant to the area
of the contest : Yes / Partially Yes / No
Type of Project : Concepts / Experimental /
(tick one) Technology development / Application /
Computer based / Product
Objective of your project :
Brief description :
Unique features of the project :
Inputs :
(required by the project)
Outputs :
(deliverables from the project)
Existing Approaches :
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How is this proposal :
different from existing approaches
based on :
• Originally :
• Performance :
• Costs/ benefits :
References (literature) :
Approach to solving the problem :
(implementation details)
􀂃Modelling :
􀂃 Construction / :
experiments / programming
􀂃Testing :
􀂃Results :
􀂃 System integration issues :
Support infrastructure :
required
Likely problems that may :
be encountered
Reasons why this proposal should :
be considered for selection
Budget estimates :
(should not include equipments, instruments,
travel, software packages, books, etc.,
that are normally available in the college)
4. Declaration
We will take up this project if selected, for Motorola Scholar Project only and will not
submit this to any other contest.
Signature of Students
Signature of Project Advisor / Project Guide
Date: Signature of Principal
DECLARATION / UNDERTAKING
This is to certify that Mr. / Ms. ................................................... is a bonafide student of
.................... year in the degree program of our college. If the proposal is selected by FAER,
we will provide the requisite laboratory/computer support in our college.
Date: Signature of Principal
Seal of the institution
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Foundation for Advancement of Education and Research
G5, Swiss Complex, 33, Race Course Road, Bangalore- 560001
Phone: 080 - 65674409, E-mail: office@faer.ac.in, Website: www.faer.ac.in
Board of Management
Prof. D. K. Subramanian President
Dean & Professor (Rtd.), Indian Institute of Science and Trustee
3/58, Shringar Apartments, 4th Main, 18th Cross
Malleswaram Bangalore 560 055
E-mail: dks@faer.ac.in
Mr. Mahesh Kumar Jain Trustee
Chairman and Managing Director
Integra Micro Systems Pvt. Ltd.,
4, 12th Km, Bellary Road, Jakkur, Bangalore
E-mail: mahesh@faer.ac.in
Dr. V. Gopalakrishna Vice President
Director, Integra Micro Systems Pvt. Ltd., and Trustee
4, 12th Km, Bellary Road, Jakkur, Bangalore
E-mail: gopi@faer.ac.in
Prof. K. Rajanikanth Trustee
Advisor, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
E-mail: rajanikanth@faer.ac.in
Dr. K. Subramanian Trustee
Managing Director,
Enterprise Mobility Products Organization, Motorola
E-mail: ks@faer.ac.in
Mr. S. Ram Secretary
Executive Director
Integra Micro Software Services Pvt., Ltd., Bangalore
4, 12th Km, Bellary Road, Jakkur, Bangalore
E-mail: rams@faer.ac.in
Mr. T. Shankar Treasurer
Dept., of Computer Science and Automation
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
E-mail: tshankar@faer.ac.in