1. Bridging the gap in the systematics of Indian araneofauna: An integrated approach using phylogeny and behaviour
   Principal Investigator: Dr. P.A. Sebastian
   Co-Investigator: Dr. Mathew M.J.
   Project Fellow: Fr. M.J. Joby and M.S. Pradeep
   Project Period: July  2017 to July  2020
   Funding agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, DST, New Delhi
   Total Cost: Rs. 66,85,400/-
2. Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in the cloud forests of the sky islands in Western Ghats: A taxonomic and eco-biogeographical approach
   Principal Investigator: Dr. Mathew M.J.
   Co-Investigator: Dr. P.A. Sebastian
   Project Fellow: Jimmy Paul
   Project Period: July  2014 to July  2018
   Funding agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, DST, New Delhi
   Total Cost: Rs. 41,49,000/-
3. Network project on spiders and pseudoscorpions of Western Ghats (AICOPTAX)
   Principal Investigator: Dr. P.A. Sebastian
   Project Fellow: Dhruv Prajapthi and Prasantha Kumar Muruthappa
   Project Period: July  2014 to July  2017
   Funding agency: Minstry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), New Delhi
   Total Cost: Rs. 33,30,000/-
4. Diversity and Composition of Litter and Ground-Dwelling Spiders in the Western Ghats of Kerala
   Principal Investigator: Dr. P.A. Sebastian
   Co-Investigator: Dr. Mathew M.J.
   Project Fellow: Fr. M.J. Joby and M.S. Pradeep
   Project Period: December  2012 to December  2015
   Funding agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, DST, New Delhi
   Total Cost: Rs. 49,98,000/-
5. Which way across the Wallace line? Solving the evolutionary history of a superabundant group of orb-weaving spiders from Asia and Australia
   Principal Investigator: Dr. M.J. Mathew
   Project Fellow: --
   Project Period: August  2010 to March  2011
   Funding agency: Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), Govt. of Australia
   Total Cost: AUD 25,500/-
6. Diversity and abundance of spiders (Order: Araneae) in different habitat types of Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in Southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India.
   Principal Investigator: Dr. M.J. Mathew
   Project Fellow: --
   Project Period: August  2008 to July  2010
   Funding agency: International Foundation For Science, Stockholm, Sweden.
   Total Cost: US$ 8324/-
7. Bioecology of Spiders in Western Ghats of Kerala.
   Principal Investigator: Dr. P.A. Sebastian
   Co-Investigator: Dr. John Joseph
   Project Fellow: Mathew M.J.
   Project Period: February  2006 to February  2009
   Funding agency: Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi.
   Total Cost: Rs. 16,67,139/- -
8. A Study on The Mygalomorph Spiders in Western Ghats, Kerala, India.
   Principal Investigator: Dr. P.A. Sebastian
   Project Fellow: --
   Project Period: May  2004 to April  2005
   Funding agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi.
   Total Cost: RS. 28,000/-
9. A Qualitative Study on the Biodiversity of Spider Fauna in Ernkulam District, Kerala State.
   Principal Investigator: Dr. P.A. Sebastian
   Co-Investigator: Sunil Jose K.
   Project Fellow: --
   Project Period: April  2003 to April  2006
   Funding agency: Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
   Total Cost: Rs.3,19,000/-
10. Bioecology, Conservation and Predatory Potential of Spider Fauna In Vegetable and Rice Agroecosystems.
    Principal Investigator: Dr. P.A. Sebastian
    Co-Investigator: Dr. S. Pathummal Beevi and Dr. John Joseph
    Project Fellow: Mathew M.J and Biju C.R.
    Project Period: April  2002 to April  2005
    Funding agency: Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
    Total Cost: Rs. 16,45,190/-