D.E.S.I.G.N. for BioE3 Challenge
Closes 20 Oct 2026 Department of Biotechnology, BIRAC and BRIC All of India
₹1 lakh each to the top 10 every month; follow-on grant up to ₹25 lakh
- Monthly prizes and follow-on grants for designing useful microbes, molecules and bio-systems
- Indian national with Aadhaar (any age, students welcome)
- Individual or team of up to 5 with a named leader
- No lab work or institutional link needed for Round 1
- Closes 20 Oct 2026
- Register on the BRIC D.E.S.I.G.N. portal with Aadhaar and submit a concept proposal
- Idea stage
- Government of India
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