The Indian Council of Medical Research, Department of Science and Technology and Department of Biotechnology are bodies under the Government of India that provide opportunities for young scientists to pursue innovative research in dementia and cognitive science through research grants and fellowships. These bodies also provide a platform to organise conferences, symposia, training programmes and workshops for academic and research institutions and other professional bodies working in the field of dementia and cognitive science. Moreover, research institutes such as National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) offer post-doctoral fellowships for neurologists and geriatric psychiatrists to develop specialised skills in dementia research. The Cognitive Neurology subdivision of the Indian Academy of Neurologists conducts teaching courses in cognitive neurology (IAN, n.d.). Cross-national collaborative schemes of the Government of India such as the Commonwealth scheme, Fulbright-Nehru scholarship, DST-INSPIRE and Welcome DBT program offer short-term and long-term fellowship programs for researchers to train in institutions abroad in the area of dementia. The University of Stirling offers an MSc in Dementia Studies distance learning scholarship programme in India (University of Stirling, 2022).

References:

Indian Academy of Neurology (n.d.). Cognitive Neurology. Available from: https://www.ianindia.org/cognitive-neurology.php

University of Stirling (2022). MSc Dementia Studies (Online). Available from: https://www.stir.ac.uk/courses/pg-taught/dementia-studies/