ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship program Asia-Pacific is funded by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) and is supported by swissnex India, the Embassy of Switzerland in Singapore and Embassy of Switzerland in Australia. The aim of the program is to promote research opportunities in Switzerland for Indian, Australian and Singapore students and to foster the exchange between Swiss, Asia-Pacific universities and research institutions.
To apply for a ThinkSwiss Scholarship you must: Currently be enrolled at an accredited Indian, Australian, Singaporean university/institute.
The ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship provides a prorated amount according to the length of your stay: a monthly scholarship of CHF 1,600 (approx. USD 1,600) for a period of two to three months (CHF 4,800 maximum). Please note that this amount covers only a portion of the average student’s living expenses and that you will be asked to prove sufficient financial means to the Swiss Cantonal authorities before a visa can be issued (see information on visa below). The whole amount of the scholarship money will be transferred to the bank account of the recipient shortly after the departure date.
Be a Master's student or an undergraduate student who will have completed his/her second year when the term of the research stay begins in Switzerland.
A cover letter outlining your research project (e.g. an overview of the tasks and milestones of your project that you agreed on with your host professor) and explaining why you should be awarded the ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship and why you would make an excellent “student ambassador” in the future.
The call for application will be open from December 15, 2021. The application and all supporting documents must be uploaded in PDF format below by March 15th 2022. All ThinkSwiss scholarship winners will be notified by 15th April 2022 and must accept this scholarship by April 20th 2022.
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]]>Applications are invited from researchers affiliated with departments of institutions that do not hold an active AACR-Novocure grant. Institutions may submit multiple applications for the AACR-Novocure Career Development Awards for Tumor Treating Fields Research and the AACR-Novocure Tumor Treating Fields Research Grants for multiple applicants. However, no more than one applicant will be awarded from the same department of an institution.
Applicants must be AACR Active members. Nonmembers interested in this grant opportunity must submit a satisfactory application for AACR Active membership by the application deadline. Nonmembers can apply for membership online. Members can renew their membership through myAACR to bring their membership current. You will need your logon (email address) and password to access the member portal. If you require assistance logging in, please submit a help form. Lapsed members must be members in good standing by the application deadline and should contact the Membership Department at membership@aacr.org for assistance.
2 Years
$250,000 USD
Applicants must have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral degree.
The AACR requires applicants to submit an online application by 1:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 20, 2022, using the ProposalCentral website at https://proposalcentral.com.
Program Guidelines and Application Instructions are available in PDF format.
]]>Applications are invited from Indian Nationals working in overseas research institutions for the “Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship (DBT-RLS)”, prestigious Re-Entry Scheme of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. Initiated in the year 2006 – 2007, DBT-RLS programme has been instrumental in creating a pool of highly skilled and trained researchers working on cutting edge technologies in Indian universities and institutions as well as building a critical mass of science leaders aimed at competence building in biotechnology.
The fellow can draw fellowship for a term of five years. Fellowship is further extendable for another two years on a fresh appraisal. Those who are able to secure permanent positions will not be considered for 2nd term.
Applicants should possess a Ph.D/MD degree or equivalent in life sciences/ agriculture, bioinformatics or M.Tech in engineering or technology/ medicine etc. with at least three years of post-doctoral research experience in overseas research laboratories.
Scientists working in any area of life sciences & biotechnology, bio-engineering, health care (human and animal), agriculture and veterinary biotechnology, bioenergy and allied areas will be eligible to apply.
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(Last extended 15/02/2022)
]]>Promoting excellence and recognizing outstanding contributions to the Drug Research made by the scientists for their work done in India.
Scientists/researchers who are engaged in basic and applied research in the area has direct bearing on drug research and development and have made outstanding contributions with potential for application/product and technology development.
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]]>Establishing SERB National Biosafety Level (BSL 3 / ABSL 3) infrastructure facilities for handling infectious pathogens, build capacity to provide support for programmes of national priority and provide surge capacity to respond expeditiously to epidemics / pandemics.
PI should have at least 5 years of working experience in BSL 2 facility and worked on infectious pathogens, as evident from high quality publications/patents. PIs having trained in BSL3/ABSL3/BSL4 facilities and well versed in biosafety protocols / guidelines / SOPS will be a desirable additional qualification.
The applicants will be required to submit the following items along with their proposals:
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]]>Students Innovations for Translation & Advancement of Research Explorations (SITARE) Scheme is aimed at supporting innovative student projects in the area of biotechnology. The scheme’s mandate is to promote and encourage young students for embracing translational research (defined under Section 4) to develop innovative products and technologies addressing unmet needs. SITARE-GYTI Award Grant is not a usual research fellowship. The scheme also provides an opportunity for orientation, training and mentoring through residential workshops etc.
SITARE-Appreciation Grant: Residential workshops called as Biotech Innovation Ignition School (BIIS) for undergraduate students are organized to provide hands-on-technical training and mentorship for problem identification in 3-4 weeks duration. Out of 30-40 students per workshop, 10 students are selected and provided a grant support of up to INR 1 lakh each to encourage their inquisitiveness and sustained efforts. The recipients are recognized as BIRAC’s SITARE-Appreciation beneficiaries. In a year, 3 such workshops are conducted.
Students pursuing Bachelors programme in any discipline, preferably from Tier II/Tier III cities and aspirational districts within India. The student should have a valid ID issued by the Institution/University.
Applications shall be submitted online only during an active Call for Proposals. For more details click here
]]>The ATRACT-Life program is an integrated Research Translation & Commercialization program at C-CAMP, created with the primary goal of fostering innovations for society by leveraging the strength of Indian academic research and C-CAMP’s translational resources.
The ATRACT-Life program is a part of C-CAMP’s Discovery to Innovation Accelerator (DIA) program, and has been ‘Catalysed & Supported by the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India’.
The 'National Call for Translation of Research And Commercialization’ (NC-TRAC), is the annual call for proposals announced by DIA, under its ATRACT-Life program. The call is open to Academic Discoveries & Inventions, which require support for translation into technologies with the potential for significant impact in the different fields of Life sciences, including areas such as Human Health Care, Animal Health Care, Primary & Secondary Agriculture, and Environment.
The program welcomes exciting proposals from Indian academic researchers for developing life science innovations, such as novel technologies, devices, resources, etc.
The submitted proposals for innovations will be carefully screened by an expert committee and the selection process may include multiple rounds of screening.
The key criteria for the selection process are:
For submitting proposals, please click‘NC-TRAC 2021: Apply’
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]]>Proposals are invited through online for consideration of support under the Scheme “Sophisticated Analytical and Technical Help Institutes (SATHI)” of the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India. The Scheme is largely aiming at: (a) procurement and maintenance of high-end equipment and infrastructure facility necessary for research/ testing/ manufacturing/ fabrication and to cater service by understanding the demands of researchers, scientists, students, start-ups, manufacturing units, industries and R&D Labs, (b) to provide access and sharing of scientific equipment and infrastructure, (c) Capacity Building of operators and technicians for efficient operations and interpretations of results/ outcome, (d) Monitoring of usage of expensive scientific research infrastructure for maximum utilization of Infrastructure management with efficient operations and to be a part of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ (Self Reliant India Campaign).
PRIVATE Academic University/ Institution / Organization under Not-for-Profit status would be considered as Academic Institutions (Private) option during the process of online submission of proposal.
The duration of support for SATHI Project will be for a period not exceeding 3 years.
Both Government and Non-Government academic Institutions / DSIR recognized R&D centres/ Organizations are eligible to apply, while fulfilling other criteria as mentioned in the format & check-list of SATHI. For University / Degree awarding Academic Institutions / DSIR recognized R&D centres / organizations, the support will be considered for that region (at national level, if supported).
The Government and Non-Government Academic Institutions / Organization enjoying the previous support of SAIF/ PURSE grant of DST, has to either merge those facilities with SATHI project or forgo the SAIF/ PURSE grant, if recommended recently, before implementing the SATHI grant.
How to Apply
Online Application must be submitted by 10th December 2021 (up to 17.00 hours), after which the web-link will be AUTOMATICALLY disabled FOR ANY USAGE. For any enquiry, contact: Dr. Pravakar Mohanty; Email id: pravakar.mohanty@gov.in
Please note that incomplete Proposal/ Proposal not in the prescribed Format would summarily be rejected and no correspondence in such cases would be made in this respect. The name of the successful departments shall be displayed in the Website after completion of the evaluation process.
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]]>Proposals are invited for consideration of support to ‘Women’s PG Colleges’ under the Scheme "Consolidation of University Research for Innovation and Excellence in Women Universities (CURIE)" of the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India. The Scheme is intended to provide basic infrastructure and enabling facilities of Science & Engineering Departments for promoting R&D activities in new and emerging areas and attracting fresh talents in Women Educational Institutions.
The duration of support for each project will be for a period of 3 years.
Applications are invited from eligible Women’s Post Graduate Colleges in the prescribed format which can be downloaded from www.dst.gov.in & onlinedst.gov.in and should be submitted at e-PMS (onlinedst.gov.in) on or before December 31, 2021.
Incomplete Proposal or Proposal not in the prescribed format and Proposal received after the due date would summarily be rejected and no correspondence with Department would be made in this respect. The name of the successful Colleges shall be displayed in the Website after completion of the process.
For further assistance please contact Shri Pawan Kumar, Scientist, WISE-KIRAN Division,
Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi-110016 through email:
pawan.kumar@nic.in.
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]]>The Plan of Action of the ASEAN-INDIA PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE, PROGRESS AND SHARED PROSPERITY (2016-2025) to implement the goals and objectives of the ASEAN-India Partnership for Peace, Progress and Shared Prosperity on 30 November 2004 in Vientiane, Lao PDR, and the Vision Statement of the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit, adopted by the Leaders of ASEAN and India on 20 December 2012 in New Delhi, India. Through the implementation of this Plan of Action, ASEAN and India will work towards supporting the ASEAN Community building and integration process, including the ASEAN Community's Post-2015 Vision, for a politically cohesive, economically integrated, socially responsible and a truly people-oriented, people-centered and rules-based ASEAN, narrowing the development gap and enhancing ASEAN Connectivity. Both sides will also further promote cooperation in addressing common and emerging challenges and enhance coordination in other international fora on issues of common concern to contribute to overall peace, stability and prosperity.
The main objectives of ASEAN-India Science, Technology and Innovation cooperation are based on following principles-
In order to support collaborative Research & Development (R&D) and to facilitate sharing of advance research facilities among researchers of ASEAN MS and India, India and ASEAN agrees to institute the scheme "ASEAN-India Collaborative R&D Program".
Up to 24 months (No extension with or without additional cost beyond 24 months of the project shall be considered. Only no-cost extension for a max period of 6 months could be considered based on the technical progress of the project)
The funds under AISTDF are available only in INR. Therefore, budget / funds must be projected only in Indian rupee in accordance with following guidelines-
Scientists with an appointment as a regular faculty / researcher at any eligible Indian / ASEAN MS institution, holding a Ph.D. degree (MD in case of medical professionals) can apply as Principal Investigator (PI). The maximum age of each project participant must NOT exceed 60 years as on date of submission of the project.
For online submission of the project proposals the following points may be noted:
Project proposals must be prepared and submitted jointly by the Indian and ASEAN MS partner scientists and must be submitted only ONLINE. The deadline for submission of the complete project is 31st December 2021 (5 PM IST).
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]]>The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is encouraging young scientists and technologists towards delivery of science and technology (S&T) led solutions for identified socio-economic challenges through Scheme for Young Scientists and Technologists (SYST). Innovative S&T ideas in the form of proposal are invited under following identified themes:
Age: Less than 35 years on the last date of submission of the application. Age relaxation of 5 years for Women/ Differently-abled (Divyangjan) /SC/ST/OBC/EWS.
Institution: Applicant not in regular position should align himself/herself with an Academic or R&D Institution/ S&T based Voluntary Organization with minimum 5 years in existence for implementation of S&T based projects. The organization must agree to facilitate smooth execution of the project and provide necessary infrastructure/ facilities for this purpose.
Mentor: Mentor should hold a Permanent/Regular position and possess expertise in proposed discipline.
Project tenure proposed should not be more than three years.
Master’s degree in any S&T stream. Those having PhD will be given preference.
Applicants are required to submit a soft copy of the proposal through http://onlinedst.gov.in before or on November 30, 2021, in prescribed format available at DST website www.dst.gov.in. A hard copy of the full proposal in the prescribed format should be sent through post to the address given below (mentioning the TPN No.).
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]]>The IIT Gandhinagar Early-Career Fellowship (IITGN-ECF) offers young scholars the opportunity to work on exciting challenges or research problems in a creative and interdisciplinary ecosystem. Fellows in the program will have access not only to their assigned department, but to the entire research infrastructure and facility of the Institute, which prizes interdisciplinarity.
The Early-Career Fellowship Programme demands outstanding academic track record with limited opportunities for the year 2021. While the expectation from the candidates is very high, the Institute is committed to providing necessary support along with a conducive environment to achieve the goals. Fellows are expected to reach higher scales in their research outcome with significant impact, and that will be supported through exposure to networking for collaborative research, student mentoring, external grant writing, engaging in transformative projects and missions, pursuing entrepreneurial endeavours, etc.
The applicant should have successfully defended their PhD thesis from an Indian Institution/University on or after July 1, 2020. They should demonstrate high quality research work, supported by scholarly publications. The candidates who have submitted their doctoral thesis are also welcome to apply.
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]]>Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), a Public Sector Undertaking, of Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, has been set up to nurture the Biotech Innovation Ecosystem, support Start-ups and SME’s for innovation research and promote affordable product development through public-private partnership
The proposals can be submitted
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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ACADEMIC COLLABORATOR
Proposals for the Scheme is required to be submitted online only. To submit a proposal online, please log on to the BIRAC website (www.birac.nic.in).
The ’Project-based Personnel Exchange Programme’(PPP) is a bilateral research promotion programme which is the result of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concluded in 1998 between the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
The basic aim of the programme is to strengthen the collaboration between Indian and German research groups, which are working jointly on a particular scientific project. The programme ’Project-based Personnel Exchange’ envisages, in this connection, financial support for operational mobility only. Particular emphasis is thereby accorded to academic training and specialization of young researchers. Concrete objectives have to be mentioned in the application (project description) (including the number and academic credentials of the researchers to be supported).
Research collaborations entered into with the intention of initiating major projects, such as the preparation of joint applications meant for submission to any other funding organisation, are highly preferred
The German research groups must apply online via the DAAD-Portal. Please note: Before the submission of the application documents applicants from German research groups are strongly recommended to visit the DAAD website http://www.daad.de/go/pf573859... for further information on the DAAD call for applications and the access to the DAAD Portal. In addition German applicants should contact the DAAD directly for advice and assistance on the specific application procedure.
The German partner needs to submit their application online as mentioned through the DAAD Portal (address can be found through the website stated above) while the Indian partners need to submit application through EPMS portal of DST available at https://onlinedst.gov.in. Applications by email or hard copies will not be accepted by DST.
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]]>The programme for Scientific & Technological Cooperation (WTZ) is carried out in the frame of international agreements with selected partner countries with the aim to stimulate international research.
Project applications submitted by early-stage researchers as well as project applications with involvement of PhD/doctoral students and/or female researchers will be prioritized.
Only new project partnerships can be funded under this programme.
July 2022 until June 2024
Funding will be provided for the mobility of researchers to carry out bilateral research projects. In Austria up to EUR 2,000.- per project of the granted funding may be applied for project-related material costs.
INDIA: Indian partners need to submit application through EPMS portal of DST available at E-pms Scheme and format (onlinedst.gov.in). Applications by email or hard copies will not be accepted by DST.
AUSTRIA: Electronic application only [web-link].
Content: (in PDF format)
It is up to the applicants to find suitable partners in the respective country. Applications must be submitted both in Austria to OeAD and in India to DST. Only applications submitted in time in both countries are eligible for funding.
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