Team Science Grants – Rs.10 Crores Research Grant – Last Date to Apply 01 May 2023

The DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance is a funding organization that aims to support biomedical research in India. It was established in 2008 as a collaboration between the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, and the Wellcome Trust, UK.

The India Alliance provides funding for a range of research activities, including basic science research, clinical research, public health research, and the development of research infrastructure. It also offers various fellowship and training programs for researchers at different stages of their careers.

The India Alliance has funded several research projects across different fields, including infectious diseases, genetics, neuroscience, and cancer research. It aims to build a community of researchers in India who can contribute to the advancement of science and improve the health outcomes of people in the country.

The India Alliance also promotes open science practices and encourages researchers to share their data and research findings with the wider scientific community. It believes that collaborative and open approaches to research can accelerate scientific progress and lead to better health outcomes for people in India and beyond.

Team Science Grants will fund team of researchers who bring together complementary skills, knowledge, and resources to address an important health challenge for India. These grants will also fund high-risk, high-reward research work.​ ​

Applicants must demonstrate their complementarity, the added value that this collaboration would bring and lead to advances that would otherwise not be possible with individual Principal Investigators (PIs) working alone. The project should be multi-institutional and inter-disciplinary in its approach, with a suitable research management plan and structure.

Application Form & Guidelines

The Proforma for the Team Science Grant application is available here – TSG Application Form

Please fill out this form in case you have proposed any study trials in your proposal and send this form (as PDF attachment) along with your application – Trials in the proposed research

The application form for the 2023 competition has been slightly modified on 21 March 2023. Please use this modified form to apply for the competition

Please send the duly filled Team Science Grant application form (in PDF format) to team.science@indiaalliance.org before the deadline.

Please click here to view the Team Science Grant webinar recording.

• Applications open: 20 February 2023
• Applications close: 01 May 2023 (11:59 PM IST)
• Please note the revised submission deadline in light of the changes made to the application form.
• Applications not in the prescribed format may be declined
• If the application is shortlisted, the interviews would tentatively be held in the month of November 2023.

For More Details Visit: https://indiaalliance.org/team-science-grants