Call for Proposals

Joint Call for Consortia Proposal to establish a 2D Material Research Fab and Innovation Hub

"Advanced Materials has been identified as a key area under ANRF and MeitY, to be engineered for specific, high-impact applications. ANRF has approved the initiative of starting a mission with a program on “2D Material Research Fab and Innovation Hub” under the priority areas of Advanced Materials under MAHA in collaboration with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). Now, ANRF and MeitY have announced the Call for proposals for establishing the “2D Material Research Fab and Innovation Hub (2D Innovation Hub)”."

Eligibility: "For Academia/R&D organizations: 1) Applicants [Lead Principal Investigator (LPI) and Principal Investigator(s) (PI(s))] should be Indian citizens. Foreign nationals (including OCI and NRI) are also eligible to apply provided they fulfil the eligibility criteria by ANRF. 2) The applicant(s) must hold a regular academic/research position in a recognized Government/Private academic institution/national laboratory/ any other recognized R&D institution in India with proven track record in the relevant domain. 3) Proposals involving multiple institutions with some prior R&D infrastructure and expertise in the relevant domain will be given preference. Criteria for industry participating as funding agency: 1) Companies/LLPs engaged/interested in R&D including startups (as per the DPIIT notification dated 19th February 2019 or extant norms), MSMEs (as per the Gazette Notification by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, dated 1st June 2020 or extant norms) and Indian companies/ LLP which are incorporated in India under the Companies Act, 2013/ the Limited Liability Act, 2008 and the Companies/ LLPs having foreign investment in strict compliance with the Consolidated FDI Policy of 2020 or extant norms is eligible to partner with IA as a funding agency. "

 Last date: Saturday, November 22, 2025

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