Call for Research Proposals 2026 for Funding, Fellowships

Several calls for research project proposals, as well as ongoing or recently launched Fellowship Programs in 2026, are listed on this page of PhDTalks.

These proposals are invited by Indian agencies such as ANRF, DBT, DST, DRDO, ICMR, ICSSR, DHR, and CSIR, as well as from other countries.

TitleFunding AgencyLast Date
ICSSR Invites Major and Minor Research Project Proposals for 2026-27ICSSR31 August 2026
CSIR-DAAD Call for Proposals for the Bilateral Exchanges of Scientists/AcademicsCSIR-DAAD10 September 2026
NIDM Call for Proposals for PhD Fellowships, Research Projects and Best Thesis AwardsNational Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)31 August 2026
ANRF invites Nominations for National Science Chair 2026ANRF06 August 2026
MoSPI Call for Research Proposals 2026 Under Grant-in-Aid SchemeMinistry of Statistics and Programme ImplementationAccepting
ICMR and NMC invite Research Proposals to Strengthen Medical Education in India (2026)ICMR21 August 2026
Call for Applications for ICSSR Senior Fellowship 2026ICSSR21 July 2026
DST-USISTEF Call for Proposal on collaborative projects in Critical Minerals and Quantum TechnologyDST31 July 2026
NIEPA Call for Proposals under its Grant-in-Aid SchemeNIEPA–
DST- JSPS call for proposal 2026 under the Indo-Japan Cooperative Science ProgrammeDST03 September 2026
ICSSR – JSPS (Japan) Joint Call for Research Proposals FY 2027ICSSR03 September 2026
Call for applications for ICSSR Doctoral Fellowships for Financial Year 2026-27ICSSR14 July 2026
Call For Proposals on Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)OPCW15 September 2026
ICSSR-NSTC (Taiwan) Joint Call for Research Proposals 2026ICSSR03 August 2026
ICMR invites Proposals for Anaemia Prevention InnovationICMR03 July 2026
ANRF Call for Proposals under the MAHA Water ProgramANRF10 July 2026
ICMR Invites EoI for Indo-US Diabetes Research Collaboration 2026ICMR15 July 2026
DST Call for research proposals under BRICS platformDST03 July 2026
ICSSR Call for Proposals under Yuva Shodh Pratibha Scheme 2026ICSSR06 July 2026
GCI–BIRAC invites Research Proposals for Breakthrough Diagnostic InnovationsBIRAC01 July 2026
Call for Proposals for Preservation and Development of Himalayan Cultural HeritageMinistry of Culture31 May 2026
ANRF Call for Pre Proposals for Advanced Research Grant (ARG) 2026ANRF10 June 2026
ANRF ARG–MATRICS Call for Proposals 2026ANRF10 June 2026
DST Call for Proposals for Indo-Austrian joint research projectsDST05 June 2026
DST Call for Proposals: India-Finland Joint Innovation Call 2026DST28 August 2026
UGC-BSR Faculty Fellowship Scheme 2026 for Senior Faculty MembersUGCOpen throughout the year
UGC Newly Launched Fellowship Schemes for In-Service & Superannuated Faculty MembersUGC–
DBT-BIRAC Joint Call for Proposals on ‘Bio AI’ for Fostering High Performance Biomanufacturing under BioE3 PolicyDBT – BIRACJune 30, 2026
SING – Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC)CSIRThroughout the Year
Call for proposal under Innovation & STEM DemonstrationDSTThroughout the Year
Call for applications for ASEAN-India Research Training FellowshipsDSTThroughout the Year
Call for R&D proposals under ASEAN-India Science & Technology Cooperation programDSTThroughout the Year
Announcement for inviting Technologies / Innovation / Idea for support under ASEAN-India S&T Development FundDSTThroughout the Year