FDP - Funding and Grants: Strategies for Writing Winning Project Proposals
Dec 22, 2025
The Department of Information Technology, Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute Chennai, in association with the Center of Excellence in Cyber Physical System, successfully organized a five-day Faculty Development Program (FDP) titled “Funding and Grants: Strategies for Writing Winning Project Proposals” from 22 December 2025 to 27 December 2025 through an online platform.
The FDP was designed to enhance the research capabilities of faculty members by providing comprehensive insights into funding opportunities, proposal writing strategies, evaluation mechanisms, and innovation-driven research. Eminent resource persons from premier research organizations, universities, and innovation ecosystems shared their expertise across the five days.
Day 1 Resource Person: Dr. Benadict Rakesh Senior Scientist, Department of Hydro, Bio & Electrometallurgy, CSIR – Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT), rates.
Day 2: Dr. E. Shanmugapriya Assistant Professor (SRG), Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai participants’ confidence in preparing competitive proposals.
Day 3 : Dr. Abha Chhabra Scientist/Engineer – ‘SG’, Head, RESPOND & Research Management Division, Space Applications Centre (SAC), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Ahmedabad Day 4 Dr. B. Sathiyabhama Professor and Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Sona College of Technology, Salem Provided advanced strategies for writing winning proposals, focusing on novelty identification, outcome mapping, feasibility analysis, risk assessment,.
The five-day Faculty Development Program was highly successful and effectively met its objectives. The expert sessions provided valuable theoretical knowledge and practical insights into securing research funding and writing winning project proposals.
