Deadline: 30 September 2024
The Department of Science & Technology is pleased to announce the call for proposals under the scheme “Advanced Materials” under National Program for Nano Science and Technology (NPNST) to promote the basic research activities on the thrust research areas of advanced materials, R&D infrastructure/facilities confined to advanced materials research for meeting-up the highly increasing demand of these materials towards various sectors in the coming years.
The aim of the program is to promote the basic research activities on the thrust research areas of advanced materials, R&D infrastructure/facilities confined to advanced materials research for meeting-up the highly increasing demand of the materials towards various sectors in the coming years.
Objectives
- To design and develop new materials with superior characteristics to use in various sectors.
- To nurture basic research at high quality and relevance to develop new frontiers in advanced materials.
- To develop the pool of highly trained researchers in the area of advanced materials in the country.
- To develop indigenous capacity and intellectual property needed to support and enable a self-reliant ecosystem in advanced materials.
Thematic Research Areas
- Affordable and sustainable materials processing
- Engineered low dimensional materials for optical and electronic applications
- Structural materials for mobility applications
- Bio-inspired materials for sensing and diagnostics
- High performance materials for energy conversion
- Theory/computational design of materials for the above verticals
Funding Information
- The total cost of the proposal should not exceed Rs.2 Cr.
For more information, visit Department of Science & Technology.
