Are you a researcher, faculty member, scientist, PhD scholar, or institution actively seeking funding support for your academic or applied research?
This monsoon cycle brings a wave of promising opportunities across disciplines — from nanotech to law, marine sciences to biotech, energy, healthcare, and beyond.
Here’s your definitive and up-to-date guide to 24 Indian grants, fellowships, and project calls open for August and September 2025 — all with direct links to the official portals.
Why This List Matters
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💰 Funding Size: Ranges from ₹5 lakh to ₹25 crore for select Centre of Excellence proposals
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📚 Wide Discipline Coverage: STEM, social sciences, marine sciences, biotech, legal, and sustainability
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👩🔬 Eligibility: Faculty (including retired), PhD students, postdocs, research assistants, and women in science
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🌍 Global Collaborations: Includes Indo-French, Indo-German, Indo-Japan, and EU–India joint research calls
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💻 Easy Access: All applications are online, with updated portals and downloadable documents
How to Use This List
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Identify the opportunity that matches your field and eligibility
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Click the application link to check detailed requirements
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Register/login, prepare your documents, and submit before the deadline
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Some are rolling, others close in mid-to-late September 2025 — so act fast!
24 Active Funding Opportunities (Aug–Sep 2025)
| S.No | Scheme / Grant Name | Deadline | Discipline | Official Link |
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| 1 | ANRF Convergence Research Centres of Excellence (CoE) | 29.08.2025 | Social Science, STEM | ANRF CoE Application |
| 2 | ANRF Prime Minister Professorship (Retired Faculty) | 01.09.2025 | STEM | PM Professorship Application |
| 3 | ANRF International Travel Support (ITS) | Open | STEM | ITS Application Portal |
| 4 | ANRF Seminar/Symposia Grants | Open | STEM | Seminar/Symposia Portal |
| 5 | DBT-BIOTECH INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME (BITP) 2025–26 | 27.09.2025 | Biotech, Life Sciences | BITP Portal |
| 6 | MOES – Cumulative Impacts of Marine Ecosystems | 23.09.2025 | Life Sciences, Marine | MOES Announcements |
| 7 | DBT Futuristic Marine Research | 14.08.2025 | Biotech, Marine | DBT Call Page |
| 8 | DBT BITP (Student Batch) | 24.08.2025 | Biotech Students | BITP Portal |
| 9 | DBT – Quantum Biotechnology | 20.08.2025 | Biotech | Quantum Biotech Link |
| 10 | DST AMT Call for Proposals | 31.08.2025 | STEM | DST Online |
| 11 | DST Waste Management Technologies | 31.08.2025 | STEM | WMT Portal |
| 12 | DST–DFG Joint Call (IRTG) | Rolling | STEM | IRTG Portal |
| 13 | DST–India-Japan Cooperative Science (IJCSP) | 03.09.2025 | STEM | IJCSP Portal |
| 14 | EU–India Waste to Hydrogen | 02.09.2025 | Energy, Sustainability | MNRE Portal |
| 15 | ICMR–FIWC 2025 | 29.09.2025 | Healthcare, Pharma | ICMR Main |
| 16 | ICMR CAR Scheme | 01.09.2025 | Healthcare, Life Sciences | ICMR Grants |
| 17 | Indo-French Women Scientist Mobility (PROWIS-II) | 23.09.2025 | Women in STEM | CeFIPRA |
| 18 | ICSSR Ad Hoc Research Grant | 13.08.2025 | Social Science | ICSSR |
| 19 | MEITY–NFS Joint Project Call | 25.08.2025 | STEM | MeitY Portal |
| 20 | MNRE National Green Hydrogen Mission | 21.08.2025 | Sustainability, STEM | MNRE Portal |
| 21 | MOES Guidelines (General Research) | 23.09.2025 | Marine, STEM | MOES Announcements |
| 22 | NLU Delhi Research Endeavour Grant (N-REG) | 25.08.2025 | Law, Policy | NLU Delhi Grants |
| 23 | UGC–DAE CRS Grants | 31.08.2025 | Physics, Chemistry | UGC CRS |
| 24 | DST–EU Hydrogen Collaboration | 02.09.2025 | Renewable Energy | MNRE Portal |
Featured Grant Spotlight: ANRF CoE Scheme
Funding Size: Up to ₹25 crore
Focus: Building national Centres of Excellence in areas of national importance — across STEM and social sciences.
Deadline: 29 August 2025
Apply Here: ANRF CoE Portal
How to Apply (Step-by-Step)
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Visit the official portal (linked in the table above)
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Login/Register with your institutional email or create an account
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Download the call document and eligibility guidelines
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Prepare your proposal (technical write-up, CVs, budget sheets)
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Upload and submit via the portal before the deadline
Key Portals to Bookmark
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ANRF – Apex body for faculty-centric grants
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DBT – Biotech and life sciences opportunities
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DST – Core STEM research funding
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ICMR – Medical and health research grants
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ICSSR – Social science research
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CeFIPRA – Indo-French collaborations
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MNRE – Clean energy and green hydrogen
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NLU Delhi – Law and policy research
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UGC–DAE Consortium – Advanced research facilities in physical sciences
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