Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, has invited applications under the scheme of Human Resource Development in Sports (HRDS), for Fellowship Programmes, Exchange of knowledge / Research /Ideas, Assistance to Match Officials, Coaches and Supporting Personnel, Assistance for Research and Publication of Outstanding Works on Sports related subjects.

The Scheme has following components:
(i) Fellowship Programmes for advanced/specialized training of short term (up to 3 to 6 months) and long-term (up to 2 years) modules/ workshops/ course/programmes in India as well as abroad in various sports science discipline shaving relevance to sports.
(ii) Exchange of Knowledge / Research / Ideas: (a) For attending seminars/ workshops/ conferences of repute in India or abroad (b) For holding Training Programmes, Seminars, Workshops/ Clinics and Conferences within the country.
(iii) Assistance to Match Officials, Coaches and Support Personnel for appearing in qualifying examinations organized by international bodies or National Sports Federations (recognized by the Department of Sports on the date of application)/IOA and for undergoing specialized training in the relevant disciplines/ areas.
(iv) Assistance for Research projects in sports-related disciplines.
(v) Publications/e-Publications of Outstanding Works/Journals/e-Journals/web-based applications (apps) having significance for sports and games.

Interested individuals/organizations must submit their applications well before time of the scheduled meeting of Designated Committee and not later than 20 th day of preceding month of the scheduled meeting of the Designated Committee. More details can be had from https://yas.nic.in/sports (Sports Department Menu > Scheme of Human Resource Development in Sports).