The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India and the French National Research Agency (ANR), France has launched an Indo-French call for joint research and innovation project proposals in "Applied Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence” 2026.
The aim of India-France call for proposals is to strengthen Indo-French cooperation on topics combining Applied Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence in the service of Applied Mathematics, but also Mathematics as science for Artificial Intelligence.
This joint Call for Proposals invites Scientists/ Engineers/ Technologists / Faculties working in universities and other Academic institutions; R&D institutions/ laboratories having adequate infrastructure and facilities to carry out R&D work. This joint call will support research addressing the four broad thematic areas, including the related subtopics:
- Mathematical Foundations of AI
- Theoretical foundations of Optimization and AI
- Mathematics for safe, trustworthy and reliable AI
- AI Modeling for PDEs and PDEs Modeling for AI
Note : Applicants can apply only through online mode (https://onlinedst.gov.in/). NO HARDCOPY should be submitted. Applications should not be sent through email. Applications received without the complete documents will not be entertained.
For more details please visit: (https://onlinedst.gov.in/)
Any query/ correspondence regarding the above Call for Proposal may be initiated on email at sapana[dot]kaushik[at]nic[dot]in. Any query related difficulty in submission of application on portal may be sent to pmso[dot]dst[at]nic[dot]in.













