| S No. | Name | Amount | Beneficiary | Impact | Funding Agency |
| 1 | Ramanujan Fellowship | Fellowship: Rs. 85,000 per month Research Grant: Rs. 7,00,000 per annum Funding Period: 5 years | Research Faculty and Scientists, Age <55 years | Ramanujan Fellowship Results | SERB |
| 2 | Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship | Fellowship: Rs. 85,000 per month (Addl. HRA – Rs. 7,500 per month) Research Grant: Rs. 10 lac (1st Year), Rs. 7.50 lac (2nd Year) and Rs. 3 lac in the next 3 Years. Funding Period: 5 years (Extendable for another 5 years) | Scientists working in any area of life sciences & biotechnology, bio-engineering, health care (human and animal), agriculture and veterinary biotechnology, bio- energy and allied areas, >3 years postdoc experience, 2 years international lab experience, Age <45 years. | Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship Results 2016-17 | DBT |
| 3 | TATA Innovation Fellowship | Additional Salary: Rs. 25,000 per month Research Grant: Rs. 6,00,000 per annum Funding Period: 3 years (Extendable for another 2 years) | Research faculty with Ph.D degree in Life Sciences, Agriculture, Veterinary Science or a Master’s in Medical Sciences, Engineering or related areas, >5years experience in India, Age <55 years. | TATA Innovation Fellowship List of Awardees | DBT |
| 4 | National Post Doctoral Fellowship | Fellowship: Rs. 55,000 per month (consolidated) and Rs. 35,000 per month for candidates who have submitted thesis but not awarded a degree Research Grant: Rs. 2,00,000 per annum Overheads: Rs. 1,00,000 per annum Funding Period: 2 years | Scientists with a Ph.D./M.D./M.S. degree or those who have submitted their PhD/M.D/M.S thesis and are awaiting award of the degree, <35 years of age. | – | SERB |
| 5 | SERB Overseas Postdoctoral Fellowship | Fellowship: $3000 per month Funding Period: 1 year (Extendable for another 1 year) | Candidates with PhD degree in science and engineering, obtained not earlier than the preceding, Researchers in regular employment with age <35 years. | SERB Overseas Postdoctoral Fellowship Award | SERB |
| 6 | SERB Women Excellence Award | Research Grant: Rs. 5,00,000 per annum Funding Period: 3 years | Women scientists with a PhD degree and age <40 years, received recognition such as Young Scientist Medal, Young Associate, etc. from the following national academies 1. Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi 2. Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore 3. National Academy of Science, Allahabad 4. Indian National Academy of Engineering, New Delhi 5. National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 6. National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi | – | SERB |
| 7 | SERB Distinguished Fellowship | Fellowship: Rs. 60,000 per month Research Grant: Rs. 20,00,000 per annum Funding Period: 3 years (Extendable for another 2 years) | Superannuated yet active scientists/academicians associated with proven track record of outstanding contributions in any one or more areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, during the last 10 years, including continued excellent research output in the last five years. | – | SERB |
| 8 | Raman Fellowship | Fellowship: $3000 per month Research Grant: $600 for fellowship period up to 6 months, $1200 for fellowship period beyond 6 months Funding Period: 6 to 12 months | Permanent teachers in a university/institution recognized by UGC, with a PhD degree in respective academic discipline, scoring at least 60 per cent marks, Age <40 years. | List of Shortlisted Candidates under Raman Fellowship 2015-16 | UGC |
| 9 | CSIR – Nehru Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowship | Fellowship: Rs. 50,000 per month plus HRA Research Grant: Rs. 3,00,000 per annum Funding Period: 2 years (Extendable for another 1 year) | PhD degree holders within three years of award of PhD degree, or those who have submitted PhD theses. Those who are about to submit thesis are also eligible to apply, but their selection will be subject to the condition that they would have submitted thesis before the expiry of the validity of the award offer. Age <32 years. | CSIR-Nehru Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Results | CSIR |
| 10 | SERB Indo US Postdoctoral Fellowship | Fellowship: $3000 per month Funding Period: 6 to 12 months | Scientists with a Ph.D. degree from a Public-funded R&D Laboratory/ Recognized Academic Institution / University /College in India. Age <35 years. | SERB Indo-U.S. Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Awards 2017 | SERB |
| 11 | J C Bose National Fellowship | Additional Salary: Rs. 25,000 per month Research Grant: Rs. 15,00,000 per annum Overheads: Rs. 10,00,000 per annum to host institute Funding Period: 5 years (Extendable for another 5 years) | Active scientists with a record of outstanding performance apparent from the award of SS Bhatnagar prize and/or fellowship of science academies (including engineering, agriculture and medicine), Age <68 years. | J C Bose Fellowship Results | SERB |
| 12 | CSRI-Post Doctoral Fellowship | Fellowship: Rs. 55,000 per month Research Grant: Rs. 2,00,000 per annum Funding Period: 2 years | Candidates who have either completed their Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) or submitted Ph.D. thesis in Science, Engineering and allied areas of Cognitive Science, Age <40 years. | – | DST |
| 13 | Swarnajayanti Fellowship Scheme | Fellowship: Rs. 25,000 per month Funding Period: Up to 5 years | Scientists | List of Awardees- SwarnaJayanti Fellowships Scheme 2016-2017 | DST |
| 14 | PM Fellowship Scheme | Fellowship: Up to Rs. 36,400 per month Funding Period: 4 years subject to industry partner’s continued support | One doctoral fellow and one industry jointly should apply. Doctoral fellow should have registered for full-time PhD in any recognized Indian university / institute / research laboratory in last 14 months from the date of submission of application. | Prime Minister’s Fellowship for Doctoral Research Results | SERB |
| 15 | Emeritus Fellowship | Fellowship: Rs. 31,000 per month Research Grant: Rs. 50,000 per annum Funding Period: 2 years | Highly qualified and experienced, superannuated teachers of recognized universities/ colleges/institutions, Age <70 years. | Final Selection List of Emeritus Fellowship 2017-18 | UGC |
| 16 | Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure (FIST) | Level-0 : Upto Rs. 150 whole for colleges Level-I : Upto Rs. 300 lac for a department Level-II : Upto Rs. 1000 lac Funding Period: 5 years | Institutions: Level-0 – Colleges with relatively active teaching & research, Moderate funding for improving teaching quality Level-I – University/Institute departments with active teaching and research, Moderate funding for improving teaching and research quality Level-II – Well Established Department, Substantial Funding for State-of-The-Art Equipment & for GLP, Departments /Colleges of self-finance or private shall received support for only research in 50:50 mode in any levels | Profiles of Major Beneficiaries | DST |
| 17 | Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE) | Category A (H-index > 50): Rs. 30 crore Category B (H-index: 40-49): Rs. 15 crore Category C (H-index: 30-39): Rs. 9 crore Category D (H-index: 26-29): Rs. 6 crore Funding Period: 3 years | Institutions with H-index of 26 or above | – | DST |
| 18 | Sitaram Jindal Research Fellowship Scheme | Fellowship: Up to Rs. 1,00,000 per month Research Grant: Up to Rs. 10,00,000 per annum Funding Period: 3 years (Extendable for another 3 years) | Scientists with PhD or MD/ MS in Medicine or M Tech or equivalent, in the relevant field. | – | Sitaram Jindal Foundation |
| 19 | Intel India PhD Fellowship | Fellowship: Up to Rs. 6,00,000 per annum Funding Period: 4 years | 1st year students and students in the beginning of 2nd year of a PhD program at selected universities/institutes with research problem based on topics that are relevant to Intel | – | Intel India |
| 20 | TCS Fellowship Scheme | Salary: Rs. 23,000 per month for the first two years and Rs. 25,000 per month for the next two years Research Grant: Rs. 1,00,000 (one time) to the institute Funding Period: 4 years | Students of Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Software Engineering, who have been found to be eligible for admission to PhD in the Institute, Age <28 years. | – | Tata Consultancy Services |
| 21 | Scheme for Young Scientists and Technologists (SYST) | NA | Candidates with Ph.D in Basic or Applied Sciences or equivalent, or with Master’s degree in Basic or Applied Sciences/B.Tech/MBBS or equivalent, Age <35 years. | List of concept notes recommended under SYST scheme | DST |
| 22 | S N Bose Scholars Program | Salary: $2000 Funding Period: 10 to 12 weeks | Candidates enrolled in a Bachelors or Masters’ degree in Atmospheric and earth Sciences; Chemical Sciences; Engineering; Mathematical and Computational Sciences; and, Physical Sciences | S.N. Bose Scholars Program Awards: 2017 | Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) |
| 23 | Khorana Program for Scholars | Not specified | Pre-final year candidates enrolled in B.Tech, M.Tech, B.Sc, M.Sc., MBBS in Biotechnology and allied areas (including agricultural, food, health and biomedical sciences), CGPA >= 8.0 OR Percentage >= 80% | Khorana Program for Scholars Awards: 2017 | Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF), DBT |
| 24 | CSIR Young Scientists Award | Research Grant: Rs. 25 lakh (over the entire funding period) Funding Period: 5 years | Scientists working in CSIR laboratories/institutes in any of these fields: Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Physical Sciences (including instrumentation), Age <35 years. | CSIR Young Scientist Awards 2017 | CSIR |
| 25 | Reseearch Scheme of NITI Aayog | Research Grant: Up to a max of Rs. 25,00,000 | Institutions | – | NITI |
| 26 | TWAS Postdoctoral Biotechnology Fellowship | Additional Salary: Rs. 23,000 per month (Addl: HRA and Medical Allowance) Research Grant: Rs. 50,000 per annum Funding Period: 12 to 18 months | Scientists with a PhD degree in Biosciences or Biotechnology, Age <45 years. | – | DBT |