India-France call for proposals in Applied Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence by DST and ANR

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.

 

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Date: 
Thursday, February 19, 2026 to Monday, April 20, 2026