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Funding & Grants

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Overview

Funding & Grants

Funding and grants are instrumental in advancing impactful research, innovation, and academic excellence. The institution actively secures financial support from government agencies, research councils, industries, and philanthropic organizations to undertake high-quality research projects across diverse disciplines. These grants empower faculty members and researchers to develop innovative solutions, establish advanced research facilities, foster interdisciplinary collaborations, and address societal and industrial challenges. Through sustained funding support, the institution continues to strengthen its research ecosystem and contribute to scientific and technological progress.


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Internal Support

Seed Funding


Seed funding gives early-stage ideas room to prove themselves before they compete for larger external grants. It is designed for pilot studies, proof-of-concept work, and preliminary data collection that a bigger funding body would expect to see first.

  • Who can apply: Faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and student-led project teams.
  • Grant size: Up to ₹5 lakh per project, disbursed in two tranches.
  • Duration: 6–12 months, with a lightweight progress check-in.
  • Review cycle: Rolling review, decisions typically within 4 weeks.
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What seed funding is for

Think of it as runway, not a full flight ticket. A seed grant should get a project to the point where it has real data, a working prototype, or a tested method — the evidence an external funder or government scheme will ask for next. Our team also helps grantees turn that early work into a competitive proposal once results are in hand.

Beyond the Institution

External Funding


External funding covers grants and sponsorships from sources outside the institution — industry partners, private foundations, philanthropic trusts, and international collaborators. These opportunities often come with their own formats, deadlines, and compliance requirements, which is where our office steps in.

  • Opportunity scouting: Matching your research area to open calls and CSR programmes.
  • Proposal development: Budgeting, compliance review, and institutional sign-off.
  • Industry liaison: Negotiating MoUs and sponsored-research agreements.
  • Post-award compliance: Reporting, audits, and fund utilisation certificates.
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Where external funding comes from

Corporate CSR and R&D partnerships, private foundations and trusts, alumni-funded chairs, and joint calls with international universities all fall under this route. Because each funder sets its own rules, we help teams translate institutional processes into whatever format the funder requires — without the back-and-forth slowing the proposal down.

Internal Support

Government Funding


Government schemes remain the largest source of research funding available to our researchers. Our office tracks calls from the major national agencies, helps assess eligibility, and supports every application from concept note to final submission.

  • Who can apply: Faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and student-led project teams.
  • Grant size: Up to ₹5 lakh per project, disbursed in two tranches.
  • Duration: 6–12 months, with a lightweight progress check-in.
  • Review cycle: Rolling review, decisions typically within 4 weeks.
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What Govenrnment funding is for

Think of it as runway, not a full flight ticket. A seed grant should get a project to the point where it has real data, a working prototype, or a tested method — the evidence an external funder or government scheme will ask for next. Our team also helps grantees turn that early work into a competitive proposal once results are in hand.

Funding Agencies

Research Funding Agencies


Our institution receives research funding from prestigious national funding agencies and government organizations to support innovative research, technological advancement, and academic excellence.

DST

Department of Science & Technology
  • Core research grants through SERB for basic and applied science.
  • Infrastructure support under the FIST scheme for eligible departments.
  • Early-career fellowships for young researchers building an independent lab.
  • Technology development and startup-linked innovation grants.

ICMR

Indian Council of Medical Research
  • Extramural research grants for biomedical and public health studies.
  • Short-term studentship and fellowship programmes for young investigators.
  • Task-force and network project funding on priority health areas.
  • Ethics and clinical-trial compliance support for funded studies.

AICTE

All India Council for Technical Education
  • Research Promotion Scheme grants for technical faculty projects.
  • Modernisation and Removal of Obsolescence (MODROB) equipment grants.
  • Innovation, incubation, and startup cell support funding.
  • Faculty development and short-term training programme grants.

UGC

University Grants Commission
  • Major and minor research project grants across disciplines.
  • Special assistance programmes for research-intensive departments.
  • Post-doctoral and faculty research fellowships.
  • Support for seminars, conferences, and academic collaborations.
Resources

Downloadable Resources


Everything you need to prepare a funding application, in one place — updated each funding cycle and reviewed by the Research & Innovation Office.


Proposal Templates

Ready-to-use templates for concept notes, budgets, and full proposals, formatted to match common funder requirements.

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Funding Policies

Institutional policy on grant management, indirect costs, co-investigator terms, and post-award compliance.

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Application Guidelines

Step-by-step guidance on eligibility, required documents, and the review process for seed, external, and government grant applications.