Applications are Invited for Grant-in-Aid for Maintenance & development 2025-26 by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) invites online applications for Development support for the financial year 2025–2026 from Professional Associations/Organisations of Social Scientists, Companies, and Trusts duly registered under the Companies Act.
The online application portal will open on 11 December 2025 and will close on 31 December 2025. Applicants are strongly advised to carefully review the guidelines before completing the application. The proposal must be prepared strictly in the prescribed format available within the online application form, and no separate proposal document should be attached. To avoid last-minute technical difficulties, applicants are encouraged to submit their applications well in advance of the deadline. All applications must be submitted online only, as hard copies are not required to be sent to the concerned division.
Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the full details and submit their applications before the specified deadline to seize this grant opportunity.
Last Date of Submission: 31st December 2025
Conditions of the Grant:
Applications are Invited for Grant-in-Aid for Maintenance & development 2025-26 by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
The amount of ad-hoc grant-in-aid shall ordinarily not exceed Rs. 8,00,000/- per annum.
The ICSSR may consider providing one time grant-in-aid to professional associations organisations of social scientists of repute (national importance) for their further development. The grant provided may be in addition to the ad-hoc grant-in-aid being already provided by the ICSSR.
The ICSSR may also consider providing grant-in-aid to professional associations /organisations of social scientists for any other innovative idea which may help social science community in general in their development.
The grant-in-aid in such cases i.e. for Item No. 3.2 and 3.3 and together should not exceed Rs. 8,00,000/- annually.
The grant sanctioned for supporting the association/ organisation should only be used for the following purposes:
To incur expenditure for running of office i.e. electricity, rent, telephone and other related expenditure.
Purchase of books/journals for library, postage, computer, furniture, office stationery etc.
The grant-in-aid shall be given on year to year basis for a period of not more than five years. However, proposals(s) approved by the ‘Advisory Committee of Experts’ beyond five years would be placed before the ‘Research Committee’ for further extension.
Ten percent (10%) of total grant-in-aid shall be paid as the last instalment at the end of he year after the Audited Statement of Accounts and Utilization Certificate in respect of the entire amount of the sanctioned grant are received.
Eligibility
In case, it’s a privately funded organisation, it should be registered under Societies of Registration Act, 1860.
It should have a standing of not less than two years.
It should have a nationwide membership of not less than 200.
The Associations/Organisations, Companies and Trusts duly registered under the companies Act should have been involved in national/regional/local socio-economic research objectives.
The Associations/ Organisations primarily engaged in extension/ social welfare work would not be considered as eligible for grant under this scheme.
The Associations/Organisations, Companies and Trusts duly registered under the companies Act should send its List of Members, Annual Audited Accounts and Annual Report for the last three years.
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