About SRC

Scholar Research Competition

Scholar Research Competition (SRC) is a final project competition organized by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) as a competitive award designed to seek potential talents in research and innovation from higher education and providing professional researcher development facilities through the talent management program at BRIN. The meaning of final project in this competition is a Thesis for the bachelor degree level and Dissertation for the Master/Magister level which have been examined and declared passed in the final project defense.

Along with SRC, all the finalists are obliged to also participate in parallel competitions named 3-Minute Research Pitch (3MR) and Research Poster Competition (RPC) as part of IRIFair's series of events.

Get ready to participate in this competition!

Here are the clusters and fields you can choose:

TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Nuclear Energy

Encompassing research on Radiation Process Technology, research on Accelerator Technology, research on Nuclear Fuel and Radioactive Waste Technology, research on Radiation Detection and Nuclear Analysis Technology, research on Nuclear Reactor Technology, research on Radioisotope, Radiopharmaceutical and Biodosimetry Technology, research on Safety, Metrology and Nuclear Quality Technology.

Energy and Manufacture

Encompassing research on Energy Conversion and Conservation, research on Transportation Technology, research on Process and Manufacturing Industry Technology, research on Structural Strength Technology, research on Hydrodynamics Technology, research on Testing Technology and Standards, research on Sustainable Production System and Life Cycle Assessment.

Electronics and Informatics

Encompassing research on Telecommunication, research on Electronics, research on Data and Information, research on Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security, research on Computing, research on Smart Mechatronics Technology.

Nanotechnology and Materials

Encompassing research on Advanced Material, research on Metallurgy, research on Mining Technology, research on Quantum Physics, research on Chemistry, research on Photonics, research on Polymer Technology.

EARTH, SPACE AND MARINE SCIENCES

Aeronautics and Space

Encompassing research on Space, research on Satellite Technology, research on Rocket Technology, research on Remote Sensing.

Earth and Maritime

Encompassing research on Geospatial, research on Geological Disaster, research on Climate and Atmosphere, research on Limnology and Water Resources, research on Geological Resources, research on Oceanography, research on Deep Sea, research on Marine and Land Bioindustry, research on Fishery, research on Marine and Inland Water Resources Conservation.

LIFE AND NATURE SCIENCES

Health

Encompassing research on Preclinical and Clinical Medicine, research on Public Health and Nutrition, research on Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Traditional Medicine, research on Vaccine and Drug, research on Molecular Biology, research on Veterinary Medicine.

Life and Environment

Encompassing research on Genetic Engineering, research on Biosystematics and Evolution, research on Ecology and Ethnobiology, research on Applied Microbiology, research on Applied Zoology, research on Biomass and Bioproducts, research on Environmental and Clean Technology, research on Plant Conservation, Botanic Gardens, and Forestry.

Agriculture and Food

Encompassing research on Food Technology and Processing, research on Agroindustry, research on Food Crops, Horticultural and Estate Crops, research on Animal Husbandry, research on Appropriate Technology.

SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

Social Sciences and Humanities

Encompassing research on Society and Culture; research on Political; research on Population; research on Area Studies, research on Law; research on Religion and Belief; and research on Education.

Archeology, Language and Literature

Encompassing Prehistoric and History Archeology; research on Environmental, Maritime, and Cultural Sustainability Archaeology; Research on Aarchaeometry; Research on Language and Literature Preservation; Research on Language, Literature, and Community; Research on Manuscript, Literature, and Oral Tradition; and Research on Religious and Civilizational Heritage.

Governance, Economy, and Community Welfare

Encompassing research on Domestic Governance; research on Public Policy; research on Social Welfare, Rural, and Connectivity; research on Macroeconomic and Financial; research on Cooperative, Corporate, and People's Economy; research on Behavioral and Circular Economy; and research on Industrial, Service, and Trade Economy.

Participants must be individuals, not groups.
Indonesian Citizens or Foreign Citizens can participate.
Non-BRIN employee
Open for undergraduate (S1/D4) and master level (S2)
Open to all ages and semesters, provided they have completed their final assignment/thesis/dissertation and have been declared graduated with proof of a graduation certificate from their university within the last year, calculated from the registration date of each annual event. (10 March 2024 - 20 July 2025).
Willing to submit final project research that has been tried in a journal format. The final project research accepted is from 1 year until registration opens (10 March 2024 - 20 July 2025).
Final Project Research submitted is in journal format with a template provided by the committee on the Download page on the website.
Final project research can be in the form of research results, application of innovations and inventions, and journal publications are permitted.
Willing to complete all administrative documents such as a letter of approval from the thesis supervisor, a certificate of completing thesis defence from the university, and a statement of research originality.
Final assignments that are currently participating in other scientific competitions cannot be submitted in IRIFair.
The committee has the right to cancel the participant's participation status and will disqualify the participant status if it is proven to violate the above criteria.

Registration

The IRIFair participant should register online on the website https://irifair.brin.go.id/ from 10 March 2024 to 20 July 2025. Participants are advised to use active email and personal contacts to facilitate communication with the IRIFair committee. Registration process requires each applicant to submit Academic Transcript, Photo, ID Card, Student Card, statement letter, letter of reference, and letter of recommendation for further verification process.
Participants should also submit the Final Year Research Project/Thesis in the form of journal articles (templates provided by the committee) as well as the full paper of the Final Year Research Project/Thesis. The project can be research or invention. Submitted Final Year Research Project/Thesis (in the form of a journal) should have been passed the thesis defense. There will be no mentoring process. All templates related to registration form/files are available on the Download page. A brief guide to IRIFair registration can be checked on the IRIFair website.

Administrative Selection

The administrative selection process is carried out by the committee to select the completeness of administrative files uploaded by the applicant. The applicant who does not pass the selection at this stage are those who do not meet the requirements and criteria as well as do not complete all document requirements. Meanwhile, the applicant who pass the administrative selection will then go through the final research project substantive selection process.

Final Project Research Substantive Selection

The final research project substantive selection process is carried out to determine the official SRC finalists. The final research project will be selected in 12 research categories based on the 12 research organizations in BRIN. The substantive selection mechanism for determining the finalists from both Undergraduate and Postgraduate applicant uses a blind review method by the jury. The chosen applicant to be the finalists from 12 research category will be grouped again into 4 main categories (clusters). As many as 60 finalists in total will compete at the IRIFair 2025. The jury will select the Final Project Research based on predetermined assessment criteria.

Announcement of the Finalist

After the substantive selection process is done by the jury, those applicants whose research final projects meet the criteria will be announced as the finalist. The announcement of the finalist will be made through IRIFair official website, letters, and social media.

Research Poster and 3MR Workshop

The selected finalists in IRIFair are required to attend a research poster creation workshop and scientific presentation technique workshop. Through this workshop, participants are expected to be able to produce research posters that will be displayed in the Research Poster Competition (RPC) and master scientific presentation techniques to be used in the 3-Minute Research Pitch Competition (3MR). Both competitions are an inseparable part of the IRIFair activities.

Final Event

All IRIFair finalists are required to participate in the entire series of IRIFair competitions, which include SRC, RPC, and 3MR, in accordance with the technical provisions established by the organizing committee.