BIRAC i4 and PACE biotechnology grants: May 2025 archive
| Provider | BIRAC |
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| Deadline | 30th May, 2025 (up to 5:30 pm) |
| Eligibility | Qualifying registered Indian academic organisations under PACE; companies with at least 51% Indian-citizen shareholding, or LLPs with at least half Indian-citizen subscribers, under SBIRI/BIPP. AIR requires a permanent-faculty PI and specified prior project and publication experience; CRS requires an eligible industrial partner. Location: Eligible Indian institutions, companies and LLPs under scheme rules |
| Funding | Scheme-specific Grant-in-Aid; AIR projects up to 24 months. Other project duration, applicant contribution and funding limits follow the separate scheme guidelines. |
BIRAC’s May 2025 biotechnology call covered BIPP, SBIRI and PACE’s AIR and CRS schemes, from proof-of-concept work to validation and pre-commercialisation. Its stated priorities included therapies for antimicrobial resistance, agriculture, aquaculture and AI applications. The extended deadline was May 30, 2025 at 5:30pm; funding and applicant rules differed by scheme.
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