British Council through Newton Bhabha Fund in collaboration with Department of Biotechnology (DBT) announces Researcher Links Workshop Grant 2020 which is designed to promote international development- relevant research and professional development of early career researchers. The programme gives financial support to bring together a UK and India cohort of early career researchers in a workshop with a potential for long term sustainability.

Who can apply for Workshop Grant?

• Not‑for‑profit higher education institutions or publicly‑funded research organisations that have Leading or Established Researchers are eligible to apply as Lead institutions.
• Leading or Established Researchers from both India and UK in above mentioned category of institutions can apply to be Principal Applicants (as defined by the European commission - download information here).
• Each proposal must have one Principal Applicant from the UK, and one from India.
• Please click here for full details.

Priority areas

Applications are invited in the following priority areas:

A. Agriculture and allied areas

B. Environment and Circular Bio-economy

C. Biotechnology-education: research/policy for accelerated development of the sector

D. Health

E. Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning in

Focus areas for each of the above category is available here