DBT Call For Concept Notes / Pre-Proposals Under “Biotechnology Based Programme for Societal Development”
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
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 pre-proposals. The concept notes/pre-proposals may be submitted
by 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: shahaj.ahmed@nic.in; ninawe.dbt@nic.in 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.
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