This document lists numerous research funding agencies available in India at the national and international level. It provides contact information for funding bodies across various sectors including science, technology, agriculture, medicine, social sciences and more. Examples include the Department of Science and Technology, Indian Council of Medical Research, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, and various ministries of the Government of India. International organizations, foreign governments, and non-governmental funders are also referenced.
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Following is a list of Research Funding Agencies available at National Level which can be
approached for Research Work
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)
Aeronautics Research and Development Board (ARDB)
Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS)
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO)
Department of Atomic Energy
Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers
Department of Science & Technology (DST)
Department of Electronics and Information Technology
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Earth Science
Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF)
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Ministry of Power
Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry of Railways
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Ministry of Small Scale Industries
Ministry of Textiles
Ministry of Urban Development
Ministry of Water Resources
National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM)
Naval Research Board (NRB)
Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA)
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Funding Agencies
Aeronautics Research and Development Board
(ARDB)
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
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Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC)
Centre for Development of Telematics (C- DOT)
Coal India Ltd.
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)
Department of Atomic Energy
Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers
Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers
Department of Ocean Development
Department of Science & Technology (DST)
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG – German Research Foundation)
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GAIL (India) Ltd.
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Indo French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR)
Indo-US Science & Technology Forum
Ministry of Agro & Rural Industries
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF)
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Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Ministry of Power
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry of Textiles
Ministry of Urban Development
Ministry of Water Resources
National Science Foundation
Naval Research Board (NRB)
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Northern Indian Textile Research Association (NITRA)
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC)
Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA)
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Technology Information, Forecasting &Assessment Council (TIFAC)
UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI)
University Grants Commission
International Organizations
European Commission (EC)
ICEF (India - Canadian Environment Facility)
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OECD/Hunger Campaign
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS)
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
UNESCO
Foreign Governments & Governmental Organizations
BELGIUM : Algemene Belgische Ontwikkelingssamenwerking (ABOS)
CANADA : Canadian High Commission in India
DENMARK : Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)
FRANCE : Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
GERMANY : Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit
Deutsche Welthunger Hilfe (FAO)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
Foerdergemeinschaft Rotary Ludwigshafen
German Agro-Action
German Appropriate Technology Exchange(GATE)
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KFW)
Ministerium für Bundes- und Europa-angelegenheiten des
Landes Schleswig-Holstein
JAPAN : Japanese Embassy in India
NETHERLANDS: Royal Netherlands Embassy in India
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand High Commission in India
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SPAIN : Government of Navarra
Municipality of Pamplona
SWITZERLAND : SWISSAID
U.K. : Overseas Development Administration (ODA now DFID)
USA : V.I.T.A. (Volunteers in Technical Assistance)
Foreign Non-Governmental Organisations
AUSTRALIA : Quaker Service Australia
CANADA : Centre Créatif l'Elan
FRANCE : Alliance Française
Association Vitalis
Communautés d'Emmaus
INERP
Secours Populaire Français
GERMANY : BORDA
Caritas
Deutsch - Indisches Kinderhilfswerk (DIK)
Dritte Welt Kreis (DWK)
Friedrich-Naumann Stiftung
ISRAEL : GIFRID
ITALY : Association VIDYA
Himalaya Trust
JAPAN : Human Performance Institute
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NETHERLANDS: Stichting de Zaaier
SPAIN : Fundacion Centro Sri Aurobindo
U.K. : Commonwealth Human Ecology Council (CHEC)
Findhorn Foundation
OXFAM
U.S.A. : Earthstewards Network
Foundation for World Education
Infinity Foundation
Institute of Evolutionary Research
Matagiri Centre
Merriam Hill Centre
Sri Aurobindo's Action Centre
Threshold Foundation
Trickle-up Program
Turtle Island Fund
Indian Government and Governmental Organizations
Government of India
Building Material & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC)
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources
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Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry of Science and Technology
Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO)
Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR)
Indian Navy
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)
National Wasteland Development Board (NWDB)
Pondicherry Government
District Rural Development Agency (DRDA)
Tamil Nadu Government
Tamil Fund
Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA)
Tamil Nadu Family Welfare Board
Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board
Tamil Nadu State Forest Department
TRYSEM Programme
Indian Non-Governmental Organisations & Businesses
All India Books
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Aurofood
Auroshikha
Bombay Natural History Society
Credit Himatsingka
Indian Oil Corporation
Indian Tobacco Company
INTACH
Janagri
J.R.D.Tata Trust
Modi Charitable Trust
New Horizon Sugar Mills
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Sri Aurobindo's Action
Sri Aurobindo Memorial Fund
Sri. Dorabji Tata Trust
Sri. Ratan Tata Trust
Tata Energy Research Institute
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Indian Council for Medical Research - Guidance for International collaboration for research in biomedical sciences
http://icmr.nic.in/guide/summary.doc
Format of summary sheet for new project proposals involving foreign collaboration/activities
www.csir.nic.in
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
www.dbtindia.nic.in
Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India
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www.dod.nic.in
Department of Ocean Development
www.drdo.nic.in
Defence Research Development Organisation
www.dst.gov.in
Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
www.envfor.nic.in/funding/funding.html
Funding schemes of Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India
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www.icar.org.in
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
www.icssr.org
Indian Council for Social Science Research
www.isro.org/respond/index.htm
Indian Space Research Organisation, Department of Space, Govt. of India.
- Research Sponsored links
www.serc-dst.org
www.serb.gov.in-------------- o.k
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Science and Engineering Research Council
www.ugc.ac.in
University Grants Commission
International Research Funding Agencies
http://dmoz.org/Science/Institutions/Research_Funding_Organizations
Research funding organizations
http://es.epa.gov/ncer
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National Center for Environmental Research - Grant proposal site
http://fundingopps.cos.com
The most comprehensive source of funding information available on the Web, with more than 23,000 records, representing over
400,000 funding opportunities, worth over $33 billion.
http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/europe
International Index of Grants and Fellowships
http://research.mala.bc.ca/grants/index.asp?document=external-sources
External funding agencies - funding databases, Social Sciences and Humanities funding sites, Science and Technology research
sites, Health and Social Science development sites
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http://sarn.ssrc.org/centers/western.shtml
South Asian Research Network for Social Sciences and Humanities
http://tram.east.asu.edu/fund/agency.html
Texas Research Administrators Group (TRAM) � Funding agency home pages
www.1millionpapers.com
Papers on Proposal funding
www.ahrq.gov/fund
Agency for Health Research and Quality - funding opportunity
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www.aigc.com/other-funding-opportunities/research-opportunities.html
American Indian Research and Development, Inc � Research Opportunities
www.aipa.mil
Defence Advance Research Project Agency (DARPA)
www.cs.virginia.edu/research/sponsors/html
Research sponsors for all fields of Science and Technology � Govt. agencies, foundations and association, WWW links and
searchable database
www.cumc.columbia.edu/research/funding.html
Columbia University Medical Center Research funding
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www.epa.gov/epahome/grants.htm
U.S.Environmental Protection Agency - Grants and fellowship information
www.epsrc.ac.uk/default.htm
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) -
UK Govt�s leading funding agency for research and training in
Engineering and Physical Sciences
www.esf.org
European Science Foundation. Funding for all subjects
www.fordfound.org/news/more/11272000itp/index.cfm
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Ford Foundation
www.fundsnetservices.com/research.htm
Research Organisations
www.gold.ahrq.gov
Grants Online database
www.grants.gov
Single access point for over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 federal grant-making agencies
www.grantsnet.org
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www.iie.org/TemplateFulbright.cfm?section=Fulbright1
Institute of International Education - Fulbright
www.indiastudies.org/fellow.htm
Fellowship programs
www.informs.org/Funds/funding.html
Opportunity for research funding in Operations Research/Management Studies
www.msstate.edu/dept/spa/gov_bus_opps.doc
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Research funding agencies � List with URLs
www.ncura.edu/resources/agencies.htm
U.S. Research Funding Agencies
www.nonprofithub.com/research-funding.htm
Research funding � articles, definitions and directories
www.os.dhhs/gov/grants/index.shtml
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services � Grants and funding
www.researchfunding.ul.ie/db/dir/alt_page.php?d=sponsor&item=3
Overview of research funding services � University of Limerick
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Social Science and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC) -
Federal agency promotes University based research and training
in Social Science and Humanities
Proposal Writing
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/research/writing.htm
Faculty and Research: Writing a grant proposal, writing tips and application forms � NIH, NSF, Natural Cancer Institute,
National Institute of Infectious diseases�
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http://grants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/proposalwebsites.html
Grants information collection � Proposal writing: Internet resources
Non-governmental, Research, Federal and other sites
http://nextwave.sciencemag.org
Grants and grant writing � articles
http://research.unc.edu/grantsource/grantwriting.html
Grant Source Library : Grant writing help � Links to many online writing guides and tutorials
http://writing.colostate.edu/references/research.cfm
Writing guides � Quantitative and qualitative research
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Writing tips
www.grantproposal.com
A site devoted to providing free resources for both advanced grant writing consultants and inexperienced nonprofit staff
www.irss.unc.edu/irss/shortcourses/wigginshandouts/granthandout.pdf
Funding and proposal writing for Social Sciences, Faculty and Graduate student research
www.istl.org/05-spring/article3.html
Global access to Indian research (article)
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Guide for writing a proposal
www.learnerassciates.net/proposal/links.htm
Links to proposal writing resources
www.pitt.edu/~offres/proposal/propwriting/websites.html
Selected Proposal writing websites � Proposal writing manuals, guides, writing
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www.proposalwriter.com/grants.html
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Proposal writing and research development: Proposal development tasks, helpful agencies, resources and useful sites
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