Scholarship
E-YUVA Scheme: BIRAC’s Innovation Fellows (for post graduates and above)(E-YUVAS:BIRACIF(FPGA))
Overview
About E-YUVAS:BIRACIF(FPGA)
E-YUVA (Empowering Youth for Undertaking Value Added Innovative Translational Research) is a fellowship run by the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), a not-for-profit public sector enterprise set up by the Department of Biotechnology under the Ministry of Science and Technology. The Innovation Fellows track is the route for researchers at the post-graduate level and above, including PhD scholars and post-doctoral candidates.
The scheme backs applied, translational research, the kind that moves a scientific finding toward a usable product. Innovation Fellows are expected to initiate biotech start-ups, so proposals are considered only where there is potential to commercialise an innovative product or technology. The support is composite, pairing a monthly fellowship with a research grant across the fellowship period.
You apply as an individual and work full time at an E-YUVA Centre (EYC), a hub housed within a university or institute and mentored by a BIRAC-supported bio-incubator. Proposals can come from a range of domains, among them healthcare, diagnostics, medical devices, agriculture, clean energy and industrial biotechnology. It fits early-career researchers who want the time, lab access and mentorship to test whether a biotech idea can grow into a company.
Sources: myScheme – E-YUVA Scheme: BIRAC's Innovation Fellows (for post graduates and above) · FundsforNGOs – Call for Proposals: E-YUVA Fellow Scheme (India) · GrowthGurukul – BIRAC E-YUVA: the fellowship for building a biotech startup
Who runs it
Provider
Ministry Of Science And Technology
Central Government
Department Of Biotechnology · Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council
At a glance
Key details
| Level | Central |
| Scheme type | Central Sector Scheme |
| Category | Science, IT & Communications |
| Beneficiaries | Individual |
| Benefit type | Composite |
| Application mode | Online |
Calendar
Important dates
Across all open application cycles.
| Cycle | Stage | Date |
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Who can apply
Eligibility criteria
| Post Graduate Fellow | An Indian Student who has completed a Master's degree in any field of science is eligible to apply for this fellowship. |
| Post Graduate Fellow | The fellow should apply within 3 years of completion of the degree (Females are exempted from this condition). |
| Post-Doctoral Fellow | An Indian student who has completed a Ph.D. in any field of science is eligible to apply for this fellowship. |
| Post-Doctoral Fellow | The fellow should apply within 2 years of completion of the degree (Females are exempted from this condition). |
| Other requirements | BIRAC’s Innovation fellows are required to work full-time at EYC. |
| Other requirements | Students pursuing PhD cannot be considered for fellowship grants. |
| Other requirements | Selected fellows cannot pursue PhD during the fellowship tenure. |
What you get
Award & benefits
- BIRAC’s Innovation Fellows will receive fellowship grants and annual research grants as mentioned below:
- Fellowship grant: INR 30,000/- per month for Post-graduate fellow
- INR 50,000/- per month for Post-doctoral fellow
- Annual research grant: INR 3,00,000/- per year for Post-graduate fellow
- INR 5,00,000/- per year for Post-doctoral fellow
- Note: EYCs and BIRAC provide continuous mentoring support to fellows, including but not limited to Technical Mentoring, IP Support, Legal Support, Networking, and Outreach, Training, Regulatory Advice, Business Mentoring and Fundraising.
What to prepare
Documents required
Step by step
How to apply
- 1Apply online
See the official links below for the application portal.
Source
Official links
Questions
E-YUVAS:BIRACIF(FPGA) – FAQ
Disclaimer
Scheme details are compiled from myScheme, the Government of India’s official scheme-discovery platform, and are reproduced without alteration. Amounts, deadlines and eligibility change between cycles — always confirm on the official links above before applying. Expertie does not process applications or charge fees.