Research Funding
Extramural research grants
- Government agencies,(ICMR, DBT, DST, DST-SERB,BRNS, DHR, VGST)
- International agencies (NIH, NAS, BELSPO, JSPS, SIDA, FORMAS, NERC)
- Malaria Research training in South India -Between Penn State University and Nitte University - NIH
- Comprehensive Clinical and Genetic Evaluation of Children with Orofacial Clefting for Associated Anomalies - ICMR
- Understanding the role of certain Herpes viruses & Human Endogenous Retrovirus in Multiple Sclerosis pathogenesis - DBT, Government of India
- Evaluation of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with Multiple Sclerosis in South Asian population - MS Society of Great Britain
- Multicenteric collaborative study on environmental factors in Pediatric MS (IPMSSG) - MSIF, Canadian & US MS centers
- Effect of Maternal Bidi rolling on fetal growth and pregnancy outcome by serial fetal biometry and serum cotinine assays; Cohort study - ICMR
- Evaluation of protective activity of Asparagus racemosus root extract and isoprinosine against electron beam radiation induced immunosuppression - BNRS
- Analysis of pathways to care among patients with schizophrenia in South India (USD 7500/) - NIH Fogarty, Univ of Florida
- Development of Peer Delivered Psycho Social Intervention Module for women Caregivers of people with HIV/AIDS - RP-ICSSR
- Fund for improvement of S & T infrastructure in university and higher education institutions - DST-FIST
- Plastination A method for Preservation of Oral hard and soft tissue biopsy specimens in comparison with the conventional method of preservation with formalin - ICMR
- Development of novel methods for the sensitive detection and enumeration Vibrio parahaemolyticus - DBT
- Pathogens, Public Health and food safety : Development of loop mediated isothermal amplification assays for rapid and sensitive detection of major food born pathogens in India - DST
- Biocontrol of pathogenic vibrio parahaemolyticus in shrimp culture systems using bacteriophages - DST-SERB
- Rnases and cancer: decoding the role of Poly (A) -Specific ribonuclease (PARN) in tumorigenesis - DST
- Deciphering the molecular mechanisms involved in hematopoietic perturbation induced by environmental chemical(s) using Drosophila as an animal model - DST-SERB
- Prevalence and Impact of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria of Non-Human Origin (Associated with Aquaculture and Livestock practices) on Human Health Management - ICMR
- Defence genes of tiger shrimps with respect to bacteria and white spot virus infection - DST - BELSPO (Indo-Belgian)
- Lessons for the future: Qualifying and quantifying South Asia's first widespread ciguatera poisoning outbreak - NERC, UK
- Investigating the Mechanisms of Genetic Disorders using the zebrafish model system (GEN-ZEMO) - Indo-Belgian
Intramural grants to support faculty researchers
Overview of Research Grants for Faculty| NU Start-up Research Grants (NUFR1 grants) | NU Short-term Research Grants (NUFR2) | |
| Purpose | Seed money for first time researchers | Support for preliminary studies / PG research |
| Who can apply? | Early stage researchers (< 40 years) with no prior funding from NU | Any faculty member with no currently active NUFR2 grant |
| How much funding? | Up to Rs. 2,00,000 over 2 years for equipment / personnel / consumables | Up to Rs. 2,00,000 over 2 year for equipment / personnel / consumables |
| Deliverables | Project report, at least one manuscript submitted for publication in an indexed journal, Follow-up grant proposal for external funding | Project report, at least one manuscript submitted for publication in an indexed journal, Follow-up grant proposal for external funding |
See Policy on Research Support and Incentives for details
Intramural Grants for Student Scholars
Overview of Research Fellowships / Awards for Students| NU Start-up Research Grants (NUFR1 grants) | NU Short Term Undergraduate Fellowship Award (NUSR2 grants) | |
| Purpose | Stipendiary support for meritorious Ph.D candidates | Support for Short-term Undergraduate research projects |
| Who can apply? | EFull time Ph.D candidates with no other financial support | Undergraduate students who have completed their first year |
| Selection process | Entrance test / interview for full- time Ph.D applicants | Evaluation of research proposals |
| How much funding? | Rs. 15,000 per month for a maximum duration of 3 years | Up to Rs. 10,000 for consumables |
See Policy on Research Support and Incentives for details
