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BIRAC E-YUVA and Innovation Fellowship Call 2026

National biotechnology fellowship call providing research funding, stipends, incubation and business mentoring to young innovators.

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Funding amount
Fellowship stipend and research-grant support; track-specific amount should be confirmed in the 2026 call document
Scheme
E-YUVA
Open for
The current national call covers BIRAC E-YUVA and Innovation Fellowship tracks. Applicants should select the appropriate fellowship and E-YUVA centre through the official application system.
Deadline
Applications close 31 October 2026 at 5:30 PM IST

About the Program

BIRAC’s E-YUVA scheme promotes applied research and entrepreneurial innovation among students and young researchers through fellowships, research grants, incubation exposure and technical and business mentoring.

Eligibility requirements

  • Applicants must satisfy the education, age, institutional-status and innovation-stage conditions of the selected fellowship track.
  • The scheme is intended for students and young researchers, including eligible undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral applicants.
  • The proposed work must pursue an entrepreneurial innovation relevant to biotechnology or an eligible allied application area.

Offerings / Benefits

  • Fellowship stipend.
  • Research-grant support.
  • Access to an E-YUVA centre and bioincubation facilities.
  • Technical and business mentoring.
  • Entrepreneurship orientation, networking and commercialization support.
  • Exact stipend and research-grant amounts depend on the selected track and current call terms.

Sectors supported

Healthcare, life sciences, diagnostics, medical devices, drugs, vaccines, industrial biotechnology, bioinformatics, agriculture, waste management, sanitation, clean energy and AI, IoT or automation applied to eligible biotechnology areas.Agriculture & AgriTechAI & Artificial IntelligenceBiotechnologyCleanTechHealthcare & HealthTechInternet of Things (IoT)PharmaWaste & Recycling

Selection process

  • Applications are reviewed for eligibility, technical merit, societal or industry relevance, feasibility and entrepreneurial potential. Shortlisting and interview requirements depend on the fellowship track.

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