Grand Challenges India (GCI)
Closed BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology, with the Gates Foundation All of India
Set per call (the 2026 diagnostics call offered up to ₹2 crore)
- Themed calls for health, nutrition, sanitation and agriculture solutions
- Indian startups, companies, research institutes and not for profits
- Proposal must fit the current call theme
- Consortia welcome
- Closed
- Register on the BIRAC portal and apply to an open GCI call
- Prototype, Early revenue stage
- Government of India
Open now for the same stage
- Closes 30 Nov 2026Grant
ICMR First in the World Challenge
Indian Council of Medical Research, Department of Health Research - Open all yearGrant
PM Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY) Performance Grants
Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying - Closes 17 Nov 2026Grant
Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma MedTech (PRIP) Scheme: Call 2
Department of Pharmaceuticals, Government of India - Open all yearGrant
RKVY-RAFTAAR Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Programme
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
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BIRAC SEED Fund (via BioNEST incubators)
BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology - Open all yearGrant
C-CAMP Wadhwani Innovation Network (WIN) Centre of Excellence
C-CAMP Bengaluru with Wadhwani Foundation - Closes 17 Nov 2026Grant
Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma MedTech (PRIP) Scheme: Call 2
Department of Pharmaceuticals, Government of India - Open all yearEquity
BIRAC LEAP Fund (via BioNEST incubators)
BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology
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