IKS Research Projects

The Competitive Grants Program of the Indian Knowledge Systems is designed to encourage and fund research studies that will contribute to the research mission of the IKS Division. Our goal is to make catalytic grants that encourage original, serious, and deep scholarly research in the Indian Knowledge Systems and rejuvenate IKS research in India. The funds available to support the Competitive Grants Program are discretionary funds provided by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India to support the activities of the IKS Division. The level of funding available for the program each year is determined by the MoE, Govt. of India. Each proposal call of the division will focus on certain thematic areas identified with the help of experts and IKS researcher community feedback.

Funding research that may eventually lead to deeper understanding or practical products or to solutions to contemporary problems is the top priority. The research proposals must be interdisciplinary, involving the study of the traditional concepts, methods, technologies, or approaches using the modern tools and approaches wherever necessary, in order to solve contemporary societal problems or develop deeper understanding of the Indian Knowledge Systems. Research proposals should be collaborative and involve traditional scholars/scholars well versed with the traditional texts and practices and compare them wherever possible to the developments in modern sciences.

This call for proposals has the following research priority areas. We intend to support up to 10 high quality research proposals in each area subject to availability of funding. We may not fund any proposals in a thematic area if we do not receive high quality proposals.