Call for Research Proposals 2026 for Funding, Fellowships

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

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

TitleFunding AgencyLast Date
Call for Proposals for DBT, ICMR & SNSF Joint Research Projects 2026DBT, ICMR & SNSFMay 05, 2026
Call for Nominations for ICSSR National Fellowships in Social SciencesICSSRFebruary 26 2026
Call for Research Proposal for International Fellowships 2026 at UK InstitutionsBritish Academy11 March 2026
Critical Raw Materials Research Program (CRM-Research Program)ANRFFebruary 15, 2026
International HFSP Research Grants 2027 for Life Science ResearchInternational Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP)March 17, 2026
NMPB Call for proposal on establishment of Poshan Vatika under the Herbal Garden componentNational Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB)January 20, 2026
ICSSR Joint call with SNSF in the field of social sciencesSwiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)April 08, 2026
ICMR Call for Data Contribution on Gestational Weight Gain in India | Last Date 20 Feb 2026ICMRFebruary 20, 2026
Call for Proposals: Indo-Swiss Joint Research Programme (ISJRP) 2026Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)April 08, 2026
Calls for Proposals: Collaborative Scientific Research Programme (CSRP) 2026IFCPAR (Indo-French Center for the Promotion of Advanced Research)February 28, 2026
Call for Proposals for the India Science and Research Fellowship ProgrammeDST31 March, 2026
Submission of Research ProposalISRO31 January, 2026
NIDM Call for Proposals: Fellowships, Research Projects & Best PhD Thesis AwardsNational Institute of Disaster ManagementJanuary 30, 2026
Call for Proposals on ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Algorithm or Product or Software Development’Department of BiotechnologyFebruary 15, 2026
BIRAC announces call for proposals under National Green Hydrogen MissionBiotechnology Industry Research Assistance CouncilJanuary 27, 2026
Indian Knowledge System (IKS) Research Awards 2026–2027Ministry of Education, Government of IndiaJanuary 30, 2026
ANRF Call for Proposals: J. C. Bose Grant 2026ANRFFebruary 10, 2026
Call for proposalsNational Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)January 30, 2026
CALL FOR PROPOSALS for Establishment of Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Centers Under BIO-GRID in the programme Area BTIS-Network (PD-137)DBTJanuary 31, 2026
Call for Investigator-Initiated Research Proposals for “ICMR SMALL Extramural Grants” (“ICMR ANVESHAN Extramural Grants”) – 2026ICMRMarch 15, 2026
Call for Proposals under the Himalayan Bio-resource Mission Programme of the North Eastern RegionDBTJanuary 19, 2026
DBT Call for Proposals for Harnessing the Potential of Northeastern MushroomsDBTJanuary 24, 2026
Call for Funding for Transformative Scholarship in the Humanities and Social SciencesCall for Funding for Transformative Scholarship in the Humanities and Social SciencesJanuary 29, 2026
DBT-BIRAC Joint Call for Proposals on ‘Bio AI’ for Fostering High Performance Biomanufacturing under BioE3 PolicyDBT – BIRACJune 30, 2026
Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship ProgrammeUGCJanuary 15, 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