BIRAC (Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India)
Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG)
Closed · Verified 20d ago
Early-stage grant-in-aid to take biotech innovations from idea to proof-of-concept, delivered via BIRAC-accredited incubators (BIRAC-BIGs).
- Funding: ₹50L
- Type: grant
- Deadline: 15 August 2026
- Eligible states: national
healthtech · biotech · early
Eligibility notes
Grant-in-aid of up to ₹50L for up to 18 months, PoC-stage only. Calls for proposals open twice yearly (around Jan 1 and Jul 1) for roughly 45 days each; the deadline above is an estimate for the Jul 1, 2026 cycle — confirm the exact current cutoff on birac.nic.in before applying.