RESEARCH & FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

Following is a tentative list of prospective sponsoring agencies for sanction of R&D projects.
There can be more number of sponsoring agencies and more number of schemes for R&D
projects, which the faculty members are encouraged to visit frequently and submit research
proposals.

1. Department of Science and Technology (DST) - https://dst.gov.in/

2. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) -
https://www.serbonline.in/SERB/HomePage
3. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) - https://www.csir.res.in/
4. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) -
https://www.drdo.gov.in/home
5. Aeronautics Research and Development Board (AR&DB) (DRDO) -
https://www.drdo.gov.in/aeronautics-research-development/about-us
6. Armaments Research Board (DRDO) - https://www.drdo.gov.in/armaments-research-
board/about-us
7. Life Sciences Research Board (DRDO) - https://www.drdo.gov.in/life-sciences-research-
board/about-us
8. Naval Research Board (NRB) - https://www.drdo.gov.in/naval-research-board/about-us
9. Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) (DAE) - https://brns.res.in/
10. National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM) (DAE) -
http://www.nbhm.dae.gov.in/
11. Department of Chemicals & Petro-Chemicals - https://chemicals.nic.in/
12. Department of Biotechnology (DBT) - http://dbtindia.gov.in/
13. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - https://main.icmr.nic.in/
14. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) - https://www.isro.gov.in/research-and-
academia-interface
15. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) -
https://www.meity.gov.in/
16. Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) - https://www.cpri.in/
17. Ministry of Jal Shakti (MOWR) - http://mowr.gov.in/
18. Central Mine Planning & Design Institute (CMPDI) - https://www.cmpdi.co.in
19. Ministry of Mines - https://mines.gov.in/webportal/home
20. Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDI) -
https://www.cmpdi.co.in/research.php
21. Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) - https://dae.gov.in/
22. All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) - https://www.aicte-india.org/
23. University Grants Commission (UGC) - www.ugc.ac.in
24. Department of Coal (DOC) - www.dod.nic.in
25. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) - www.dsir.gov.in
26. India Meteorological Department (IMD) - www.imd.gov.in
27. Space Science Promotion (SSP) - www.isro.org
28. Department of Ocean Development (DOD) - https://www.moes.gov.in/
29. Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) - http://www.envfor.nic.in/
30. Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MFPI) - https://www.mofpi.gov.in/
31. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) - https://mnre.gov.in/
32. S & T Application for Rural Development (STARD) -
https://www.scienceandsociety-dst.org/stard.htm
33. Science & Technology for Weaker Sections (STAWS) -
https://www.scienceandsociety-dst.org/staws.htm
34. Indian National Science Academy ( INSA) - https://insaindia.res.in/
35. Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoepathy
(AYUSH) - http://ayush.gov.in/
36. Fund for Improvement of infrastructure in universities and higher educational
institutions (FIST) - https://chennai.vit.ac.in//files/Sponseredresearch//FIST.pdf
37. Indian council of agricultural research (ICAR) -
https://chennai.vit.ac.in//files/Sponseredresearch//RFP.pdf
38. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MOSJE) - http://socialjustice.nic.in/
39. Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) - http://www.pcra.org/

International
1. International Foundation for Science (IFS) - https://www.ifs.se/
2. National Science Foundation (NSF) -
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23114/nsf23114.jsp
3. The World Academy of Sciences ( TWAS) - https://twas.org/
4. Indo-US Science & Technology Forum - https://iusstf.org/home
5. Human Frontier Science Program - https://www.hfsp.org/
6. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-
bilat/call.html
7. Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance- https://www.indiaalliance.org/
8. The Leverhulme Trust - https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/
9. Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR) -
http://www.cefipra.org/
10. UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) - http://www.ukieri.org/
11. The Research Council of Norway - https://www.forskningsradet.no/en/call-for-
proposals/