Projects & Grants

GRANTS AWARDED


2023-25

- Research grant from Co-operative Education Program of University of Central Asia (UCA), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Grant Number #CC 20A00B00 - FRSF. Title: The effect of climate change on winter sport resorts in Kyrgyzstan. Role: CI

$10000

- Research grant from Faculty Contestable Research Fund (FCRF) University of Central Asia (UCA), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Grant Number # RC-2023-FCRF-07-01 (CC 20A00B01 SAS) Title: Machine learning for yield prediction using high resolution satellite data with Google Earth Engine in Tajikistan. Role: CI

$10000

- Research Appointment and Travel Grant from University of Central Asia, (Tajikistan ! Kyrgyzstan ! Kazakhstan) Khorog, GBAO, Republic of Tajikistan. 

$4000

2022-23

- Research and traveling grant from United Arab Emirates University UAE for collaborative research work with UAEU University, UAE. Title: Machine learning for yield prediction and ecosystem services. Role: Co-PI.                                                                                                                                                               $20000

- Conference and Travel Grant from Samara Nation Research University, Russia.

$700  

2020-21

- Research grant from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russian Federation, Grant Number # 0777-2020-0017 and Partially fund from RFBR Project Number # 20-51-05008. Title: Ecological index analysis through satellite RS. Role: PI.

$54000

2019-20

- Research and traveling grant from Russian Scientific Foundation (RSF), Russian Federation for collaborative research work with University of Rennes 2, France. Title: Crop phenology monitoring. Role: PI.

$5000

2018-19

- Russian Scientific Foundation (RSF) grant from Russian Federation under 5-100 Russian Academic Excellence Project, Russia. Title: Remote Sensing & GIS technology for Hydrology. Role: PI.

$53000

 - Conference and Travel Grant from Samara Nation Research University, Russia.

$3000

2017-18

- Invited Talk and discussion grant from WFYS for “Future of Aviation” in 19th World Festival of Youth and Students (WFYS-2017), Sochi – Russia.  

$2000

 - Research grant from the Ministry of Education and Science, Russian Federation. Grant number: # 15-29-03823, # 15-29-07077, # 16-41-630761; # 16-29-11698, # 17-01-00972. Title: Use of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing. Role: PI.

$51000

2016-17

- Excursion and Invited Talk grant from Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Hyderabad – India.

$500

- Excursion and Invited Talk grant from JK Lakshmipat University Jaipur, India.

$300

- Excursion and conference grant from Samara University, Russia for SPIE Remote Sensing, Edinburg UK.

$4000

- Excursion and Invited Talk grant from Nottingham University (UK), Ningbo – China.

$5000

- Research and traveling grant from Bonn University Germany for collaborative research work with Bonn University, Germany. Title: Socio-hydrological response to climate variability in Ayeyarwady Basin Myanmar. Role: Co-PI.

$6000

2015-16

- Research and traveling grant from Russian Scientific Foundation (RSF), Russian Federation for collaborative research work with Hokkaido University, Japan. Title: Siberian forest ecosystem (Arctic Science) study. Role: PI.

$25000

- Russian Scientific Foundation (RSF) grant from Russian Federation for establishment of a laboratory of Advance Technology for Earth Remote Sensing, at Samara State Aerospace University, Russia. The grant number is 14-31-00014. Title: Samara city growth analysis. Role: PI.

$50000

- Research and Conference Grant from Samara State Aerospace University, Russia.

$400

2013-14

- European Union Social Fund by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. Title: Urbanization and vulnerability in southeast cities. Role: PI.

$10000

- Operational Program Education for Competitiveness – European Social Fund (Project CZ.1.07/2.3.00/30.0041) by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic at Palacky University Olomuc, Czech Republic. Title: Assessing land-cover trajectories and vulnerability. Role: PI.

$75000

- Appointment and Travel Grant from Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.

$400

- Research and Teaching fund from JECRC University, Jaipur - Rajasthan, India.

$1000

2011-12

- Conference and Travel Grant from National Academy of Science (NAS), Washington DC, USA.

$2500

- Research Grant from National Academy of Science and National Research Council, Washington DC –USA. Title: Land surface characterization and snow depth. Role: PI.

$56000

- Travel and Stay Grant from National Academy of Science (NAS), Washington DC, USA.

$2500

- Travel Grant from the Academy of Science for the Developing world, Italy.

$2000

- Excursion and Invited talk Grant from Center for International Forest Research (CIFOR), Bogor –Indonesia.

$5000

2009-11

- Dissertation Research Grant from World Forest Institute, Portland – USA.

$10000

- Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant from Brazilian National Council for Scientific & Technological Development, Brazil.

$15000

- Field Work Grant from Department of Geology, School of Exact Science and Earth - Federal University-RN Brazil.

$700

2008-09

- Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant from Brazilian National Council for Scientific & Technological Development, Brazil.

$30000

- Travel Grant from the Academy of Science for the Developing world, Italy.

$2000

2007-08

- International Dissertation Research Grant from Flemish Ministry of Education and Training, Brussels –Belgium. Title: Detecting and understanding drivers of land cover change. Role: PI.

$12000

2006

- The Fund for the project of Geo-referencing and digitization of village cadastral/revenue maps for Jharkhand state, Govt. of India, New Delhi, India.

$4000

2005

- Junior research fellowship (JRF), Space Application Centre SAC/ISRO, Department of Space, Government of India, New Delhi – India.

$2000