Call for Proposals

DBT- Call for Proposal for Microbiome and Their Implications to Human Health and Disease: Therapeutic Potential and Translational Opportunities

India's distinctive eating patterns, ethnic variety, geographic variation, environmental exposures, and cultural practices have all contributed to the country's richest and most varied human microbiomes. This diversity offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to further microbiome research and create local microbiome-based remedies for bettering human health. However, India lacks a coordinated national programme to advance microbial discoveries from preclinical validation to product development and clinical translation. Recognizing the gap in translating microbiome discoveries into therapeutic products, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) invites proposals under the theme "Microbiome and their implications to human health and disease: Therapeutic potential and translational opportunities.

Eligibility:
  • - Investigator must hold a regular position in an academic and scientific institution.
  • - All proposals must adhere to statutory regulatory requirements. Proposals involving human participants, human biological samples, or animal studies must indicate the applicable regulatory approval pathway – including IEC/IAEC certificates and CDSCO approval, as relevant – to be secured prior to initiation of the concerned work package.
  • - Proposals that solely describe associations between the gut microbiome, diet, and health – or that propose exploratory/discovery-stage work without an existing Proof-of-Concept and a defined therapeutic end point - will not be considered under this call.
  • - Investigators shall submit only one proposal against this Call where financial support is sought.

Ministry/Department:Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Governmnet of India

 Last date: Thursday, October 15, 2026

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