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| Grants for independent researchers |
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| Agency | Scheme | Comments | Tenable at | Deadline |
| Utrecht University, Netherlands | Utrecht University Visiting Teaching fellowship | For exchange visits between NCBS and Utrecht University | India/Utrecht University, Netherlands | 1 May 12 |
| Wellcome Trust-DBT India Alliance | Margdarshi Fellowship | Relocation of scientific leaders from their current position in India or overseas to a non-profit institute in India | India | 14 May 12 |
| DBT | Nanobiotechnology | Concept notes | India | 15 May 12 |
| Gates | Grand Challenges Explorations | Pump-priming funding for initial ideas, for topics listed in the current call. | International | 15 May 12 |
| DST/Royal Society and Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) UK | India-UK Scientific Seminars | For organising small bilateral meetings in India or UK (for upto 20 participants) | India/UK | 17 May 12 |
| DST/ Research Council of Norway | Indian Norwegian joint research projects | Collaborative travel for joint research projects in environmental related topics | India/Portugal | 30 May 12 |
| DBT | BioCAre. Career Re-orientation Fellowship (CRF) | For training in skills reqd for career change. LoI reqd. | India | 31 May 12 |
| DBT/Academy of Finland | INDO-FINLAND Joint Call for proposals in Food Biotechnology | Needs Collaborator in Finland | India/Finland | To be Announced expected May 2012 |
| DST/ MINCYT, Argentina | Indo-Argentine Bilateral scientific cooperation | Needs argentine collaborator, field funded include biotechnology applied to agri-food security | India/Argentina | To be Announced expected May 2012 |
| DST/ Spanish Ministry of Science and innovation (MICINN) | Indo-Spain Joint Programme of cooperation in Science and Technology | Collaborative travel for nanotechnology, health and medical research | India/Spain | To be Announced, Expected May 2012 |
| TWAS | International Scientific meetings | 1-Dec for July-Dec meetings and 1 June for Jan-June meetings following year | ||
| Indo-US Science and Technology Forum | Indo-US Bilateral Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences | India/USA | 15-Feb, 15-Jun, 15- Oct each year | |
| Company of Biologists | Grants for scientific meetings, young scientists and special projects | Meetings need to be in areas covered by the 4 journals of the Company of Biologists | 24th March, 24 June, 29 Sep, 31 Dec each year | |
| DST/Unit for Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Executive Programme of Scientific and Technological Cooperation for the years 2012 – 2014 | Priority areas include biotechnology and medicine, nanotechnology and environment | India/Italy exchange | To be announced. Expected Jul-2012 |
| Union for international cancer control (UICC) | Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial international study grants | Basic, applied or translational cancer research. Promotes international collab. | Any country overseas | 15-Jan and 1-July |
| US-India Educational Foundation | Fullbright-Nehru Environmental Leadership program (USA) | short term training in US | USA | 16 Jul 12 |
| US-India Educational Foundation | Fullbright-Nehru Senior research fellowships | Requires affiliation to a Indian institute. | USA | 16 Jul 12 |
| US-India Educational Foundation | Fullbright-Nehru Senior research fellowships | Requires affiliation to a US institute. | India | 1 Aug 12 |
| DST- National Science Council of Taiwan | India- Taiwan Programme of Co-operation in S&T, Joint Research Project proposals | Scientists and Engineers in India and Taiwan | India/Taiwan | 30 Aug 12 |
| DBT/Danish council for strategic research | Strategic Joint research collaboration within health science biotechnology | Needs Danish Collaborator | India/Denmark | 14-Sep-12 |
| DBT | Ramalingaswamy Re-entry Fellowship | Applications to be forwarded by sponsoring institute | India | To Be Announced expected Aug 2012 |
| DST | BOYSCAST | Self-selection of host institute and scientist abroad, restrictive of research areas covered, includes evolutionary biology, biodiversity and conservation, stem cell research | Any country overseas | To be Announced, expected Aug 2012 |
| DBT/ ISTPCanada | Ontario (Canada) - India S& T Cooperation, ISTP Canada DBT Joint Call for Proposal in all area of Biotechnology including Life Sciences and Medical Devices |
Projects need to be innovative and have future commercialization prospects | India/Ontario (Canada) | To be Annouced Expected Aug-2012 |
| DST/ Max Planck Society | Max Planck Partner Groups at Indian Partner Institutions | Extension of Max-Planck Fellowships. Research to be conducted at Indian partner institution (IPI) | India | To Be Announced, Expected Sep 2012 |
| Grants for junior researchers |
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| Agency | Scheme | Comments | Tenable at | Agency Deadline |
| National Research Council (USA) | Research Associateship Program (USA) | Multiple agencies participate, have to chose an agency and the defined research opportunitites | USA | Feb, May, Aug, Nov each year with different agencies adhering to different deadlines |
| The academy of science for developing world (TWAS) | TWAS-CSIR Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research in India | Needs to move to CSIR institutes | India | 1 June each year |
| DST/ Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal | Indo-Portugese Programme of cooperation in Science and Technology | Collaborative travel. Priority areas include biotechnology, nanotechnology, health and agriculture sciences etc | India/Portugal | 29 Jun 12 |
| Wellcome Trust- DBT India Alliance | Early Career Fellowship | India/overseas | To Be Announced, Expected Jul-12 | |
| Women in Science (Research) | L'ORÉAL-UNESCO | International fellowships for Women in Science (country other than home country) | PhD students or postdocs with project accepted in research institute outside home country | 15 Jul 12 |
| US-India Educational Foundation | Fullbright-Nehru doctoral and professional research fellowship | short term training in US | USA | 16 Jul 12 |
| US-India Educational Foundation | Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships | USA | 16 Jul 12 | |
| NIH | International Neuroscience Fellowship (USA) | Needs US sponsor | USA | LOI due by 16-Jul-12 and full applications due by 16-Aug-12 |
| Marie Curie Actions | International Outgoing Fellowship (EU nationals eligible) | Enabling European researchers to be trained and acquire new knowledge in a high-level research organisation in a Third Country. |
India | 16 Aug 12 |
| Marie Curie Actions | International Incoming Fellowship (EU countries) | Encouraging researchers moving from Third Countries to work on projects in Europe. |
EU member country | 16 Aug 12 |
| Human Frontiers in Sciences Program (HFSP) | Long term Fellowships | Requires relocation to country other than home country | Any country overseas for Indian nationals, Foreign nationals may work in India | To be Announced, Expected Aug-Sep 2012 |
| Human Frontiers in Sciences Program (HFSP) | Cross-diciplinary Fellowships | Requires relocation to country other than home country | Any country overseas for Indian nationals, Foreign nationals may work in India | To be Announced, Expected Aug-Sep 2012 |
| Company of biologists | Travel Grants | apply through appropriate journals websites, J. Cell Sci., Dev., J. Exp Biol., Disease models and mech. | International | 30-Apr, 31 Aug,31 Dec-11 |
| DST | Postdoctoral fellowship under Cognitive Science Research Initiative | India | To be Announced, Expected Aug 2012 | |
| NIH | International Neuroscience Fellowship (USA) | Needs US sponsor | USA | To be Announced, Expected Aug 2012 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) | Postdoctoral Fellowships Program (For Canadian nationals) | India | 1-Sep each year | |
| International Brain research Organization (IBRO) | Return home fellowship (for Indians trained in a developed country) | Neuroscience research only | India for Indians trained in a developed country | 1 Sep 12 |
| International Brain research Organization (IBRO) | International Travel Grant | Travel to Neurosciences meeting | International | 1-Feb/1-Sep each year |
| Winston Churchill Memorial Trust | Churchill Travelling Fellowship (tenable in India) | India | To be announced in May 2012 | |