Call for Proposals

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1 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Collaborative Research Support Programme Under New Idea Fund Scheme The proposals in the prescribed format (see overleaf) should be submitted to
DG,CSIR twice in a year i.e. on or
 before 15 September or 15 March.
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2 Atomic Energy Regulatory BoardAERB Financial grant for organizing conferences and workshops Areas of Interest to AERB
Studies in some areas are of special interest to AERB.
Some of these areas are indicated in the following list. ·
Safety in application of nuclear and radiation facilities · Environmental Impact Assessment · Transport of Radioactive material · Radioactive Waste Management · Civil and Structural Engineering · Spent Fuel Storage · Reactor Physics · Thermal Hydraulics/Fluid Structure · Interactions in PHWRs, LWRs and FBRs under Accident Conditions · Medical/ Industrial Applications of Radiation · Applied Metallurgy/Radio metallurgy · Fire and Industrial Safety · Use of Radiation Sources for Research Purposes · Effective Use of Information Technology for Regulatory Activities · Radiobiology/Radiation · Dosimetry/Radiation Protection · Applied Chemistry in Nuclear Industry · Safety Evaluation Methodology · Front and Backend Fuel Cycle Facilities · Occupational Health and Environmental Safety
45 days before the event Website
Meity – Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
It promotes e-Governance for empowering citizens, promoting the inclusive and sustainable growth of the Electronics, IT & ITeS industries, enhancing India’s role in Internet Governance, adopting a multipronged approach that includes development of human resources, promoting R&D and innovation, enhancing efficiency through digital services and ensuring a secure cyber space.
3 Meity Inviting applications for AgriEnIcs Grand Challenge 28-11-22 Website
BIRAC-Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council
The current call aims to support technologies for scale up and demonstration (in actual environment) for conversion of waste (solid, liquid, gas) to biogas/energy/electricity/valuables. The implementation of these technologies is to be done in association with Municipal Corporations/ULBs identified by the applicant. It is desirable that the technology may be absorbed by the respective municipality.
4 BIRAC BIRAC announces call for proposals under waste to energy – innovation clean technologies- scale up 15-12-22 Website
ICMR-Indian Council of Medical Research
The goal of this call is to support research and development research proposals towards developing intervention strategies on the following aspects of inherited rare diseases.
• Discovery of newer therapeutic agents and approaches.
• Development of therapeutics including, Repurpose Drugs, Biologics.
• Genetic error corrective measures.
• Management to improve quality of life of patients with rare diseases such as orthopedic/ surgical approaches, innovative management protocols etc.
5 ICMR CALL FOR PROPOSALS ON “THERAPEUTICS FOR INHERITED RARE DISEASES” 25-01-23 PDF
DBT- Department of Bio Technology
Human Genetics and Genomics program of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) supports research and development activities to uncover the role that the genetics and genomics plays in human health. The program supports research across a spectrum: basic research, translational research and clinical research to establish how to use genomic information to advance medical care.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being increasingly used in a wide number of areas, including agriculture and allied sectors. Use of AI in agriculture and plant science research will facilitate identification of most suitable lines for breeding programmes, identification of candidate genes for stress resistance as well as QTLs for trait enhancement and ecological sustainability. Department of Biotechnology (DBT) announces this call under the new initiative in “Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications in Agriculture & Plant Science”.

6 DBT CALL FOR R&D PROJECT PROPOSALS ON ‘HUMAN GENETIC DISEASES’ 31/01/2023 PDF
7 DBT INVITES PROPOSALS ON ‘ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) APPLICATIONS IN AGRICULTURE & PLANT SCIENCE 21/01/2023 PDF
8 DBT CALL FOR PROPOSAL OF SUPPORT FOR UPGRADATION PREVENTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT (SUPREME) PROGRAM 2022 25/01/2023 PDF
DBT- Department of Bio Technology
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology has been supporting basic and applied research in frontier areas of livestock and animal biotechnology since its inception. The major emphasis of this program is towards enhancement of livestock production & productivity, and improving animal health through biotechnological interventions.
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) invites a Call for Proposal for developing technology for Bovine Sexed Semen Sorting. A multipronged approach may be adopted to achieve the goal and collaboration between biologists, physicist and engineers is desirable for required output. Further, the developed technology may be transferred for scale up and/or commercialization to BIRAC.
Human Genetics and Genomics program of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) supports research and development activities to uncover the role that the genetics and genomics plays in human health. The program supports research across a spectrum: basic research, translational research and clinical research to establish how to use genomic information to advance medical care.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being increasingly used in a wide number of areas, including agriculture and allied sectors. Use of AI in agriculture and plant science research will facilitate identification of most suitable lines for breeding programmes, identification of candidate genes for stress resistance as well as QTLs for trait enhancement and ecological sustainability. This has tremendous benefits for the farmer in terms of crop-cycle monitoring and informed decision making for a variety of purposes including irrigation management, plant health, pest/disease detection, fertilizer application, weed control.

9 DBT Call for Proposal on ‘Bovine Sexed Semen Sorting Technology’ (BSSST)   15-02-23 PDF
10 31-01-23 PDF
DST- Department of Science and Technology
Collaboration in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) plays an increasingly important role in the EU-India Strategic Partnership. In line with the EU-India Strategic Partnership. DST has established a mechanism outlining the conditions upon which it will co-fund the successful Indian entity/ies and in which call topics have announced below following the Co-Funding Mechanism (hereafter CFM). The CFM will apply to the call topics earmarked by DST in areas of AI, Data and Robotics; electric energy storage solutions for grid support and charging infrastructure; zero emission vehicles; biofuels in line with Mission Innovation etc.
11 DST Indian Nanomisison call to Access Neutron and Muon Experimental Facilities at ISIS Rutherford Appleton Laboratory 06-02-23 PDF
12 Call for Project Proposal under Strengthening, Upscaling & Nurturing Innovations for Livelihood (SUNIL) programme 06-02-23 PDF
13 Australia-India Strategic Research Fund: collaborative research projects Round 15 15-03-23 PDF
14 DST-PURSE SCHEME 20-02-23 PDF
Indian Knowledge System
Ministry of Education, Government of India
The goal of the research proposals program of the IKS division is to make catalytic grants that help young scientists launch their research, and help established scientists embark on new research directions or approaches related to IKS. We expect to fund Twenty new research proposals that will be funded in this round of proposal solicitation, subject to peer review process. The research projects will be provided a maximum funding support of 20 Lakhs per research project over two years.
15 Ministry of Education, Government of India New Round of IKS Research Proposals 25-02-2023 Website
DBT-Department of Bio Technology
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), has identified calls for proposals in the Work programmes 2023-2024 of the EU R&I Research and Innovation Programme ‘Horizon Europe’, which it considers of mutual interest and aiming at jointly tackling global challenges. For this, DBT has established a mechanism outlining the conditions upon which it will co-fund the successful Indian entity/ies and in which call topics (hereafter CoFunding Mechanism or CFM). The CFM will apply to the call topics earmarked by DBT in areas of pandemic preparedness and response, brain disorders, biofuels and healthy & environmentally-friendly food.

The Department’s major emphasis has been on fostering cutting edge-research and innovation, with a strong focus on translational research. Achieving sustainable agriculture solutions through recent technological advances is paramount and the need of the hour. In an attempt to harness the potential of cutting edge tools of modern biotechnology such as “Genome Editing”, DBT intends to fund innovative, interdisciplinary and collaborative research approaches for Agriculture Improvements. This action anticipates to exploit the potential of existing tools of Genome Editing technology and accelerating the pace of its application in plant breeding innovations. The overarching aim is to strengthen the research, innovation and translation in Agriculture sector and contribute to the Government’s National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) and UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This call is oriented to bring impactful biological solutions to tackle the impediments in ensuring better genetic gain, and achieving highly productive, nutritionally rich and climate resilient crop plants.

16 DBT DBT-EU Cooperation Programme on R&I ‘Horizon Europe’ Calls 2023-2024 13-04-2023 PDF
17 Call for Proposals on ‘Genome Editing of Crops for Enhanced Attributes’ 27-02-2023 PDF
DST- Department of Science & Technology
Department of Science & Technology (DST) was established with the objective of promoting new areas of Science & Technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organising, coordinating and promoting S&T activities in the country. The objective of hydrogen valley is to demonstrate how the entire value chain of hydrogen (production, storage and transportation) as an energy vector fit together in an integrated system approach. This concept is one of the main priorities of industry and the Department of Science and Technology for scaling-up hydrogen deployments and creating interconnected hydrogen ecosystems across India.
18 DST Call for proposals on Hydrogen Valley Platform in India 31-03-2023 PDF
DBT- Department of Bio Technology
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology has been supporting basic and applied research in frontier areas of livestock and animal biotechnology since its inception. The major emphasis of this program is towards enhancement of livestock production & productivity, and improving animal health through biotechnological interventions.

Department of Biotechnology have been at the forefront of funding cancer research in India. With an aim to make a Cancer Free India by 2047, and to further research and development (R&D) in this direction, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India invites Letters of Intent (LoIs) on ‘Cancer Disease Biology Research’ with the following challenges:

The Department of biotechnology under its ‘Chronic Disease Program’ supports research on chronic diseases with major thrust on metabolic disorders. The program aims to support basic, clinical, translational and interdisciplinary research in focused high disease burden areas such as Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases, Liver & Kidney Disorders, Autoimmune Diseases, Skin, Bone & Muscular Diseases, Eye disorders etc. thereby benefitting the Indian population through biotechnology based innovations.

19 DBT Call for Letters of Intent (LoIs) on ‘Cancer Disease Biology’ 15-03-23 PDF
20 Call for proposals on Chronic/Lifestyle Diseases. 10-02-23 Website
21 Department of Bio Technology Joint Projects under UK-INDIA COVID-19 Partnership Initiative   5-5-2022 Website
22 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health NIAID Research Education Program (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research
07-Dec-22 Website
23 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Drug Development Collaboratory (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required) 09-Jun-23 Website
24 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Enabling Technologies to Accelerate Development of Oral Biodevices (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 07-May-23 Website
25 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Enabling Technologies to Accelerate Development of Oral Biodevices (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 07-May-23 Website
26 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health HIV/AIDS Scholars Using Nonhuman Primate (NHP) Models Program (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 07-Sep-23 Website
27 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Behavioral Tasks Targeting Brain Systems Relevant to Anhedonia (R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) 07-Sep-23 Website
28 CERIC is funded by a grant awarded by The Counselling Foundation of Canada. CERIC is currently accepting proposals to develop innovative resources in career counselling and career development. We invite both individuals and organizations (eg, education, community-based, non-profit, private, etc.) to project proposals for
1. career counselling-related research or
2. learning and professional development.
Online Application
in progress
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29 THE WORLD ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (TWAS) TWAS FELLOWSHIPS FOR RESEARCH AND ADVANCED TRAINING
TWAS offers fellowships to young scientists in developing countries to enable them to spend three to 12 months at a research institution in a developing country other than their own. The purpose of these fellowships is to enhance the research capacity of promising scientists, especially those at the beginning of their research career, helping them to foster links for further collaboration.
No Deadline Website
30 The South Asian Network for
 Development and
Environmental Economics (SANDEE)
POLICY RESEARCH ON THE ECONOMICS OF NATURAL RESOURCE USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE No Deadline Website
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31 Funding Agency : Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) A Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industries and Entrepreneurship(ASPIRE) Research Area: Scheme and set up ‘Technology Business Incubators’ and ‘Livelihood Business Incubators. No Deadline Website
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32 Grant in aid for Project, Conduct of Seminars / Symposia / Presentation Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – LSRB Throughout the year Website
33 Department of Science and Technology (DST) – Nano Mission Nano Science Throughout the year Website
34 Department of Science and Technology (DST) -Nano Mission Nano Technology Throughout the year Website
35 Department of Science and Technology (DST) -SEED Scheduled Caste Sub Plan Throughout the year Website
36 Department of Science and Technology (DST) -SEED TSP Techno Interventions for Tribal empowerment Throughout the year Website
37 Department of Science and Technology (DST) -NSDI Spatial data Infrastrucutes Throughout the year Website
38 Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Extramural Programme of ICMR
Contact Address
Dr Lokesh Kumar Sharma
Scientist E & Coordinator
Online Processing & Management System of ICMR Extramural Projects
Informatics, Systems and Research Management Cell
Indian Council of Medical Research
Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029
Email: po.epms@icmr.gov.in
Through out the Year PDF
39 Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) BIRAC invites Proposal for establishing Early Translation Accelerators (ETAs) Throughout the year Website
40 NSF-National Science Foundation Plant Biotic Interactions Throughout the year Website
41 Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) ESRC RESEARCH GRANT Throughout the year Website
42 Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) HIGH RISK-HIGH REWARD RESEARCH Throughout the year Website PDF
43 Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) SCHEME FOR FUNDING INDUSTRY RELEVANT R&D Throughout the year Website
44 Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) Financial Assistance to Professional Bodies and Seminar/Symposia Throughout the year Website
45 Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) J.C.BOSE Fellowship Throughout the year Website
46 Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) Visiting Advanced Joint Research Faculty Scheme (VAJRA) Throughout The Year Website
47 Ministry Of Earth Sciences (MOES) Application For Seminars, Symposia, Workshop, Conference (Outreach & Awareness Programme of MoES) Throughout the year Website
48 DST (National Council for Science & Technology Communication) Innovation & STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Demonstration
Contact Details: Dr. A.B.P. Mishra, Scientist ‘C’ (NCSTC) apmishra@nic.in Tel 011-26866675, 26590325
Throughout the year PDF
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49 Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Partial Financial Assistance For Holding International / National Conference; Seminar; Summer/Winter School or Workshop In India Throughout the year Website
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50 Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) Call for proposal – collaborative Research projects
Topics : Basic & Applied Physics/ Material Science,Accelerator based Physics & Material Science Research, Proposals related to Radiation, Agriculture and Food Technology, Life Sciences, Application of Isotope Techniques in Water and Environment, Projects based on Synchrotron Beam-lines at RRCAT, Proposals based on Lasers, Photonics and Optical Spectroscopy, Engineering Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Technology Development
Throughout the year Website1
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51 Department of Space, Indian Space Research Organization Call Research proposal
Topics – Space Science, Space Technology and Space Applications
Throughout the year Website1
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52 Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (NISE, NIWE, SSS-NIRE, IREDA, SECI) Call Research proposal
Topics – Solar Energy, Wind Energy, New and Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Development, Solar Thermal Pilot Power Plants.
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53 Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST) 1. Tami Nadu Scients Award (TANSA),
2. Student Project Scheme (SPS),
3. Science & Technology Projects (STP),
4. Popularization of Science Activities,
5. Young Scientists Fellowship Scheme (YSFS),
6. Joint Projects with DST, GOI,
7. Partial Financial Assistance for the Conduct of Seminar / Symposia / Workshop,
8. Young Student Scientists Programme (YSSP)
Throughout the year Website1
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54 Tata Group Tata Open Innovation Program – Tata Innoverse Throughout the year Website
55 Indo-French Centre for Promotion of Advanced Research (CEFIPRA) Industry-Academia Research & development Programme Throughout the year Website
56 Indo-French Centre for Promotion of Advanced Research (CEFIPRA) Seminars/Workshops/Training Schools Throughout the year Website
57 Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Government of India Submission of proposals for seeking MeitY support for organizing Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Symposiums etc. in select areas of Electronics, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Throughout the year Website
58 All India Council for Technical Education
(AICTE)
1. GRANT FOR ORGANISING CONFERENCE
2. E- SHODH SINDHU(SUBSCRIPTION TO E-JOURNALS)ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT CELL (EDC)
3.COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH SCHEME (CRS) UNDER TEQIP
4.AICTE-QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME
5.AICTE-QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME (FOREIGN UNIVERSITY)
6.AICTE-RESEARCH PROMOTION SCHEME (RPS)
7.AICTE-FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (FDP)
8.AICTE-SHORT TERM TRAINING PROGRAMME (STTP)
9.AICTE-TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION -TRAINERS/SPORT-GAMES TEACHERS/DIRECTOR OF SPORTS
10. AICTE-TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY JOINT TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS
11.AICTE- TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY JOINT TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR LIBRARIANS
12.AICTE-PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
13.AICTE-INAE TEACHERS RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP SCHEME FOR FACULTY
14.AICTE-INAE- DISTINGUISHED VISITING PROFESSORSHIP SCHEME
15.AICTE – ISTE ORIENTATION/ REFRESHER PROGRAMME
16.AICTE-TECHNICAL BOOK WRITING & TRANSLATION
17. AICTE-EMERITUS PROFESSOR (DISTINGUISHED PRACTICING ENGINEER
Throughout the Year Website
59 SERB,DST,CII CALL FOR JOINT APPLICATIONS FROM DOCTORAL FELLOWS & INDUSTRY TO PRIME MINISTER’S FELLOWSHIP SCHEME FOR DOCTORAL RESEARCH Open throughout the year PDF
60 Division of Environmental Biology National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology Proposals accepted
anytime
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61 Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Government of India Multiplier Grants Scheme
The objectives of the proposed scheme are:
i. Establish, nurture and strengthen the linkages between the Industry and Institutes;
 ii. To promote industry oriented R&D at institutes; iii. Encourage and accelerate development of indigenous products and packages; and iv. Bridge the gap between R&D / Proof-of-concept and commercialization / globalization.
Contact Details:
Dr. A.K. Garg, Scientist “F” / Director
Innovation & IPR Division, Government of India
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology
Electronics Niketan, 6 CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003
Telephone: +91- 11-24364799 (Office), E-mail: ajaik@meity.gov.in
Website
62 Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Government of India Indo-Dutch Collaboration for Research & Innovation in IOT, Big Data & Serious Gaming – Call for R&D Proposals Website
63 All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) AICTE-IDEA (Idea Development, Evaluation & Application) Lab in AICTE approved institutions, encouraging students for application of science, technologies, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fundamentals towards enhanced hands-on experience, learning by doing and product visualization. Now open for applying – Last date not Yet announced Website
64 AICTE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH SCHEME (CRS) UNDER TEQIP Website