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Grants

BIRAC Promoting Academic Research Conversion to Enterprise (PACE)

Status

Status not published

Announced through BIRAC calls for proposals; check the live Call for Proposals listing.

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Amount
10,000,000 INR

Grant-in-aid to the academic partner and soft-loan or grant components to the company partner for converting academic research into a commercialisable technology; support of the order of INR 1 crore depending on the ACE or TTG component.

Funder

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Announced through BIRAC calls for proposals; check the live Call for Proposals listing.

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Academic or research institutions in India, optionally partnered with an Indian company holding at least 51% Indian shareholding. DPIIT recognition is not mandatory.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · DPIIT recognition for Indian startups, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://birac.nic.in/pace.php · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: birac.nic.in

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