Six priority areas guiding our funding & collaboration.
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Policy & Governance
Comparative public policy across South Asian and African states.
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Environmental & Climate Science
Indian Ocean ecology, agrarian resilience and climate adaptation.
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Digital Humanities
Archives, heritage digitisation and computational text analysis.
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Health & Community Studies
Public health systems and community-based research.
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Law & Intellectual Property
Comparative IP law and access-to-justice research.
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Technology & Society
AI governance, digital inclusion and research computing.
SAARC Research Grants
Early-career and established researchers based in member countries can apply for seed grants, travel grants and collaborative fellowships. Applications are reviewed twice yearly by the Research Committee.
Next deadline: 30 September 2026 · Grant range: up to $5,000 (or currency equivalent)
Apply for a grant