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The Government of Karnataka has opened its flagship Vision Group on Science & Technology (VGST) funding call supporting both research excellence and lab infrastructure across the state.

Last date for submissions: 19th January 2026 (5 pm)

Grant schemes and funding:

GRE- 40 lakhs

K-FIST L1/L2: ₹20–30 Lakhs (Infrastructure)
ECRA: ₹10 Lakhs (Age < 40)
FDP: ₹3 Lakhs

Who should apply:

Regular faculty/scientists in Karnataka-based universities, colleges, and R&D centres (Science, Engineering, Medicine).

Apply only via PPMS https://vgst.karnataka.gov.in/PPMS/account/login

For details, see here: https://vgstdst.karnataka.gov.in/en

Shared Ecologies Photo Grant 2026-28

Shared Ecologies, a program by the Shyama Foundation, invites applications from visual practitioners (artists/photographers) who situate themselves in lens-based media and respond to ecological conditions. The Shared Ecologies Photo Grant will support a successful applicant towards the production of a new body of work.

This 18-month grant invites proposals for photographic projects grounded in research-based practice. The project shall attempt to (re)locate, reorient, reconstitute, and revitalise strategies and narratives within localised or overarching conditions, using photography as a primary, but not necessarily the only, medium.

Last date for submissions: 17 December 2025

Grant amount: INR 4,00,000/-

For details, see here: https://sharedecologies.org/shared-ecologies-photo-grant-2026-28/

Request for proposals:

IFA, in collaboration with Conflictorium – Museum of Conflict, Ahmedabad, Gujarat invites applications for IFA-Conflictorium Creative and Scholarly projects, under our Archives and Museums programme. The programme has a twofold objective: to provide arts practitioners and researchers with an opportunity to generate new, critical and creative approaches for public engagement with archives and museum collections; and to energise these spaces as platforms for dialogue and discourse.

Last date for submissions: 05 December 2025

Grant budget: INR 3,00,000/-

For details, see here: https://indiaifa.org/whats-new/amp-rfp-ifa-conflictorium-october2025.html

IFA, in collaboration with the Vintage Hub, Jorhat, Assam invites applications for IFA-Vintage Hub Creative and Scholarly projects, under our Archives and Museums programme. The programme has a twofold objective: to provide arts practitioners and researchers with an opportunity to generate new, critical and creative approaches for public engagement with archives and museum collections; and to energise these spaces as platforms for dialogue and discourse.

Last date for submissions: 17 December 2025

Grant budget: INR 3,00,000/-

For details, see here: https://indiaifa.org/whats-new/amp-rfp-ifa-vintage-hub-november2025.html