The following financial supports are provided to the eligible SURGE participants;
1. Funding from SURGE
Institute Funded Category:Â Students selected under this category may receive a stipend of Rs 16,000/- during the program duration. Candidates with CPI>=8.5 (at the time of registration) will be eligible for consideration of Institute Funding. Only 60 participants are eligible to avail this funding. The selection of participants for funding under this category will be done at the time of declaration of SURGE-2025 results.
Partial Institute Funded Category (upto 50% of Institute Funded Category):Â Students
selected under this category may receive a stipend upto Rs 8,000/-
during the program duration.
Candidates with CPI>=8.5 (at the time of registration) will be eligible for consideration of Institute Funding. Only 60 participants are eligible to avail this funding. The selection of participants for funding under this category will be done at the time of declaration of SURGE-2025 results.
2. Funding from IITK Project (Project Funded Category):Â Students selected under this category may receive funding directly from the faculty members (mentors) of IIT Kanpur.
3. Self Funded:Â Students
selected under this category will have an opportunity to work on
projects of faculty members of IIT Kanpur, however, they will not be
entitled for any funding.
4. Funding for SAARC participants: The students selected under this category are eligible for scholarship of Rs. 16,000/-. Additionally travel expenses (upto Rs. 10,000/- (maximum) or as per actual) are also reimbursed.
5. Industry-IITK tie-up, if any:Â Students selected under this category will have an opportunity to work as individuals or in teams, on real-world projects proposed by the industry with mentors from both IIT Kanpur and the industry. The stipend will be paid by the industry. In SURGE-2025, only IIT Kanpur students can participate under this category.
