Post Date: September 25, 2024
Deadline Date: October 31, 2024
Donor Name: Department of Science and Technology
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Category: Events
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria) have launched a joint call for proposals to foster collaboration between scientific communities of India and France in the area of Information and Communication Science & Technology.
In India, the Indo-French Centre for Promotion of Advanced Research (CEFIPRA) will handle the call for proposals, organize expert & review committee meetings, and manage the disbursement of funds to approved projects.
Focus Areas
Project proposals will be supported in the following scientific areas:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cybersecurity
- Advanced Communication and other relevant digital Technologies
- Digital Health
Funding Information
- The indicative funding from each side will be up to Euro 10,000-15,000 (Rs. 10-15 lakhs) per project per year.
- The support will be given under the following heads:
- International travel (India to France & vice-versa), including airfare, daily allowance, accommodation, and domestic travel in the receiving country.
- Support for JRF/SRF/RAPDF
- Contingency up to Rs. 50,000 per year.
- Overhead to institute as per DST norms.
Eligibility Criteria
- Indian Applicants: Must hold a permanent position as a scientist or faculty member in universities, deemed universities, academic institutes, or national research and development laboratories.
- French Applicants: Must carry out research activities in an Inria project-team.
Evaluation Criteria
- Relevance of the proposal to the call.
- Technical and Scientific quality of the proposal.
- Quality of the project management & methodology.
- Global Impact of the proposal.
- Quality of the consortium and synergies between partners.
- Mobilization of resources.
- Added value expected from French-Indian research collaboration.
- Balanced Scientific and Financial contribution.
For more information, visit the Department of Science and Technology.