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Dental and Pharma 1 Indian Council for Medical Research The Council provides partial financial assistance for organising Seminars/ Symposia/ Workshops. URL http://icmr.nic.in/icmrnews/seminar.htm 2 TWAS is a programme unit within the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). With funds provided by the Italian government, TWAS encourages the organization of high-level international and regional scientific activities in developing countries by offering financial assistance to the organizers of such events. Deadlines for applications: 1 st   June for meetings to be held during January-June of the following year, and 1 st December for meetings to be held during July-December of the following year. Grants are offered for meetings in the following fields of natural sciences: agricultural, biological, chemical, engineering, geological and medical sciences. Appli

List of Funding Agencies, Sponsoring Agencies and Schemes This is a tentative compilation of different funding agencies, sponsoring agencies and schemes both from government and industries. Web links and details of grants for conducting seminars, workshops, short term courses, faculty development programs, research, travel grant, grant for inviting industry experts, grant for inviting eminent personalities and symposium etc. Academicians can refer, as and when required. There can be more number of sponsoring agencies and more number of schemes, which the faculty members are requested to individually make efforts and apply. The information given below is not complete and may change. Hence the faculty members are also requested to visit the respective notices/web sites for detailed and updated information. 1 All the AICTE approved institutions are eligible for the following grants: 1.            Seminar Grant (SG) 2.            AICTE - The In