DBT EFB
Funds investigator-led biotechnology projects in India advancing frontier biology through competitive grant pathways and programme review cycles.
The Emerging Frontiers in Biotechnology (EFB) program, initiated by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the Government of India in 2023, accepts investigator-driven research proposals twice per year through fixed 45-day submission windows: April 1 to May 15 (midnight) and October 1 to November 15 (midnight). The October-November 2026 window is the next open cycle. All proposals must be submit…
Investigator-driven research in biomedical sciences (vaccines, diagnostics, genomics, drug development) and biological sciences (plant, animal, agri biotech, bioenergy, environmental biology) at Indian institutions.
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