E-Yuva scheme is mandated to promote a culture of applied research and need-oriented (societal or industry) entrepreneurial innovation among young students and researchers. The scheme provides funding support (through fellowship and research grant), technical and business mentoring, exposure to bio incubation model, orientation to entrepreneurial culture etc. to students at various levels including undergraduates, post graduates and post-doctoral.
The scheme provides support under following two categories:
Fellowship Grant:
INR 30,000 per month for post-graduate fellow
INR 50,000 per month for post-doctoral fellow
Annual Research Grant:
INR 3,00,000 per year for post-graduate fellow
INR 5,00,000 per year for post-doctoral fellow
Who Can Apply?
Post-Doctoral Fellow- Indian Students who have completed their Ph.D. in any field of Lifescience (fellow should apply within 2 years of completion of degree*).
Post-Graduate Fellow-Indian Students who have completed their Masters/B.Tech/ B.Pharma/B.E in any field ofLifescience (fellow should apply within 3 years of completion of degree*).
Female candidates are exempt from the above condition
Quarterly Stipend: INR 7,500 per quarter per student of the team
Annual research grant: INR 2,50,000 per team
Who Can Apply?
Indian Undergraduate Students (Pursuing)- Each team with max. 5 and min. 3 students(fromsame or different institution)
BIRAC Innovation Fellowship proposals can be submitted in any domain including Healthcare, Lifesciences, Diagnostics, Medical Devices, Drugs, Vaccines, Drug Formulations and delivery systems, Industrial Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Agriculture, Secondary agriculture, Waste Management, Sanitation, Clean Energy and Artificial Intelligence/IoT/ Automation with application in any of these areas.
BIRAC encourages interdisciplinary proposals from any stream that can help conversion of innovative ideas into biotech products and technologies in any of the above fields.