Funding Agencies (Jan – April 2021)
Funding Agencies in India for Research
Compiled by Dr. Rosalin Sahu
| Funding Agency and Website Address | Support Areas |
| Aeronautics Research & Development Board www.drdo.com/boards/ardb/default.htm | Futuristic scientific and technological applications to aeronautical systems |
| All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) www.aicte.ernet.in | Research in technical education in India. |
| Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) http://csirhrdg.res.in | Promotion, guidance and coordination of scientific and industrial research in India. |
| Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) www.drdo.com | Execution of programmes of scientific research related to defence. |
| Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) https://brns.res.in | Nuclear Science and Technology through the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS). |
| Department of Biotechnology (DBT) www.dbtindia.gov.in/organistion/nodal.htm | R&D projects, demonstrations and creation of infrastructural facilities. |
| Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers http://chemicals.nic.in/ | Development of the chemical and petrochemical sectors in the country. |
| Department of Ocean Development (DOD) www.dod.nic.in | Fundamental understanding and predictive capabilities related to ocean development. |
| Department of Science and Technology (DST) https://dst.gov.in/ | Research through a wide variety of schemes to the scientific and engineering community. |
| Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) www.dsir.gov.in | Grants recognition to in-house R&D units in Industry, Scientific and Industrial Research Organizations, universities, etc. |
| Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) http://www.icar.org.in/ | Co-ordinating agricultural education and research in India. |
| Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) www.icmr.nic.in | Medicine, public health and allied areas. |
| India Meteorological Department (IMD) www.imd.gov.in | Meteorology and allied disciplines. |
| Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) http://icssr.org/ | Overseeing research in the social sciences in India. |
| Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) – Department of Space www.isro.org | ISRO Sponsored Research Programmes are (RESPOND) and Space Science Promotion (SSP) |
| Ministry of Ayush https://www.ayush.gov.in | Yoga, Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, etc. |
| Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MeiTY) https://www.meity.gov.in/ | R&D and innovation, enhancing efficiency through digital services and ensuring a secure cyber space. |
| Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) www.envfor.nic.in | Strategies, technologies, methodologies, information and data dissemination for sustainable environment management. |
| Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MFPI) www.mofpi.nic.in | Food processing for product and process development and improved packaging. |
| Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) https://mnre.gov.in/ | Design, development, manufacture, and deployment of new and renewable energy systems/devices. |
| Ministry of Power, Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) http://powersearch.cpri.res.in | Research Scheme on Power [RSOP] |
| Ministry of Water Resources (MOWR) www.wrmin.nic.in | Water Resources Engineering. |
| Naval Research Board (NRB) http://www.nrbdrdo.res.in/ | Basic and applied scientific research of board relevance to our future Navy. |
| Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) http://www.serb.gov.in/ | Basic research in Science and Engineering. |
| University Grants Commission (UGC) www.ugc.ac.in | Science, Medical Sc., Language, Engineering, Literature and Agricultural sc., etc. |