SAWBAR Awards 2024

(Sponsorship: Dr.GP Singh, Director, ICAR-IIWBR, Karnal in the memory of his late father, Professor Mahatim Singh)

• Eligibility: Any life member of SAWBAR of age 45 years or below who has outstanding research contributions in cereal crops with documentary evidence is eligible to apply.
• The award carries plaque of merit, certificate and a cash prize of ₹ 10,000/-

2.MV Rao Memorial Award (Annual-01)

(Sponsorship: Jointly sponsored by Sri M Srinivas Rao, Trustee, MV Rao Foundation for Agriculture and Development, Hyderabad; Dr S.V. Sai Prasad, ICAR-IARI RS Indore; M/S Syngenta India Limited, Indore, Shri Manmohan Dhoot, Kanood and M/S Vasundhara Seeds, Ujjain in the honour of Shri Dr. MV Rao)

• Eligibility: Any life member of SAWBAR of age above 55 years who has done pioneer work in cereal crops with documentary evidence is eligible to apply.
• The award carries a plaque of merit, certificate and a cash prize of ₹ 10,000/-

3. S. Nagarajan Memorial Award (Annual-01)

(Sponsorship: Jointly sponsored by Dr. Shantha Nagarajan, wife of Dr. S. Nagarajan, scientists of ICAR-IIWBR and AICRP on Wheat and Barley, and Wheat Research & Technology Fund (WRTF) in the memory of Dr. S. Nagarajan)

• Eligibility: Any life member of SAWBAR of age between 45-55 years and who has done pioneer work in cereal crops with documentary evidence is eligible to apply.
• The award carries a plaque of merit, certificate and a cash prize of ₹ 10,000/-

4. S. Rajaram Outstanding Woman Scientist Award (Annual-01)

(Sponsorship: Jointly sponsored by SAWBAR and Wheat Research & Technology Fund WRTF in the memory of Dr. S. Rajaram)

• Eligibility: Any women life member of SAWBAR who has done outstanding work in cereal crops with documentary evidence is eligible to apply. There is no age limit for applying this award.
• The award carries a plaque of merit, certificate and a cash prize of ₹ 10,000/-

5. S.A. Dadlani Memorial Award (Annual-01)

(Sponsorship: Sponsored by Dr. Narendra Dadlani, Former Director, National Seed Association of India, New Delhi & Dr Malavika Dadlani, Ex-Joint Director, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi in the memory of their late father Sh. S.A. Dadlani)

• Eligibility: Any life member of SAWBAR who has done outstanding research contributions in the field of conservation and utilization of cereal genetic resources with documentary evidence is eligible to apply. There is no age limit for applying this award.
• The award carries a plaque of merit, certificate and a cash prize of ₹ 10,000/-

(Sponsorship: Sponsored by Dr. Ravish Chatrath, ICAR-Scientist Emeritus & Ex Principal Investigator, Crop Improvement, ICAR-IIWBR, Karnal to mark the achievements of his father Dr. J.P. Chatrath, a renowned Professor of Entomology at UHF, Solan)

• Eligibility: Any life member of SAWBAR who has done outstanding work in the field of cereal crop protection with documentary evidence is eligible to apply. There is no age limit for applying this award.
• The award carries a plaque of merit, certificate and a cash prize of ₹ 10,000/-

7. Best Research Paper Award (Annual-01)

• This award will be conferred after scrutinizing the articles of Volume 14 (2022) based on the novel research idea and its presentation in the article.
• The award carries a certificate and a memento.

8. Most Cited Paper Award (Annual-01)

• This award will be conferred to a highly cited article that is published during the last five years (2018-2022) in JCR.
• The award carries a certificate and a memento.

9.SAWBAR Fellowship {Annual-Total Fellows: 06(Crop Improvement:3, Crop Protection and Quality and Basic Sciences:2 & Resource Management and Social Sciences-1)}

• Eligibility:Any active life member of SAWBAR who has completed 5 years of SAWBAR membership by closing date of this award announcement, and has done outstanding contribution in cereal improvement with documentary evidence is eligible to apply.
• The fellow will receive a certificate and a memento.