DBT Call For Concept Notes / Pre-Proposals Under “Biotechnology Based Programme for Societal Development”
DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY ,
Ministry of Science & Technology Government of India
Call for Concept Notes/ Pre-Proposals under “Biotechnology Based Programme for Societal Development
Call status: Open
Proposal Deadline :15th September, 2016
Call Outline :
Department of Biotechnology is implementing a scheme on Biotechnology Based Programme for Societal Development” with a focus on women’s empowerment. The Task Force Committee has identified a priority area “Rural Biotech Innovation and Application Centre (RBIAC)” for women. The purpose of the RBIAC is to establish Units/ Hubs under Universities/Research Institutes/KVKs and other registered organizations engaged in Research and extension activities to act as “Technology Incubators and Centres for Capacity building for women” in:
1. Health and Sanitation
2. Agriculture for livelihood generation
3. Entrepreneurial skill development
Some of the priority areas identified for RBIACs include Women sanitation, Post harvest storage technology; Backyard poultry, vermicompost, bee keeping, fisheries, floriculture, mushroom cultivation based entrepreneurial skill development; agro-technologies; farm information/ knowledge systems
How to Apply :
The concept notes/pre-proposals (maximum of 5 pages) mentioning the background
of the proposal and specific for 4-5 interventions/work likely to be undertaken may be
proposed in the
Scientists working in Universities/Research Institutes/KVKs and other registered
organizations engaged in Research and extension activities along with the CVs of the
proposed Investigators to Dr. S. U. Ahmed, Scientist “D”, Department of Biotechnology, Block-II, 6th-8th Floor, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi on or before 15.09.2016 in the format given.
A soft copy of the concept proposal/ pre-proposal may also be submitted on the email id: [email protected]; [email protected] before the above mentioned date.
Based on the recommendations of the screening committee constituted by DBT for reviewing the submitted concept notes/pre-proposals, the PIs of shortlisted proposals shall be asked to submit a detailed project proposal for consideration by Department of Biotechnology for financial support.
