We are happy to share our first International Grants Awareness Program (iGAP) newsletter of 2025. iGAP brings to you the latest information on international funding and networking opportunities. With an aim to improve the quality and quantity of international grant applications from Indian life science researchers, iGAP connects you to a wider community of grant-seekers and mentors.
Read on to know about our latest webinars, resources and articles published!
IndiaBioscience in partnership with the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) conducted a EMBO Press webinar. The speaker, Bernd Pulverer shared the insights into the publication criteria and policies of EMBO Press journals. He highlighted strategies to foster research improvements with minimal friction while emphasising the evolving relationship between peer-reviewed journals, open science, and data repositories.
We share international grant-writing story under our 'Voices from community' series. The recipients of an international grants share their stories to inspire other researchers seeking international grants. If you are interested in sharing your story or mentorship inputs, please let us know through this form.
Shortlisted stories (with light editing) will be published on the iGAP webpage. Additionally, you may become a part of our mentor database and get a chance to mentor prospective applicants for international grants. Do check the database for the details of newly added mentors.
In this article, she shares her journey of securing the prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship and navigating the challenges of transitioning from PhD to postdoc.
In another article from the Voices from the Community series, Bharat Bhusan Patnaik from Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, Odisha, shares his success story of an EMBO Travel Grant.
Read here to know how a failure at a certain attempt opened another door that led to a prestigious EMBO grant, and further helped him chase his aspirations!
We released our next set of iGAP Dispatches VIII, with information on open international grant calls till March 2025. We hope you find them useful! Check our curated resources here.
Stay in touch
We’d like to share an important update: the iGAP newsletter is being discontinued at this time. However, you can still stay informed about funding, networking, and skill-building opportunities by subscribing to our IndiaBioscience monthly newsletter.
It has been wonderful staying connected with you through iGAP, and we look forward to continuing these conversations while expanding our network within the life science community in India.
