The last date to apply for Indo-German Science & Technology Centre’s joint R&D&I projects is August 17, 2023.
Indo-German Science & Technology Centre invited proposals for joint R&D&I projects of industrial relevance in 2+2 Mode of Partnership in the thematic areas of Waste to Wealth & Sustainable Packaging. The last date for submission of the proposal is August 17, 2023.
The project proposal is expected to provide insights and exploitable research results leading to new technologies, products and/or services. The benefits of partnership should be clearly identifiable. It is mandatory to use format given by IGSTC. The proposal should ensure that all the project partners contribute substantially to and benefit from an equitable and balanced cooperation with adequate protection for intellectual property rights used in and generated during the joint efforts.
IGSTC will execute a two-step evaluation process with the support of aJoint Scientific Committee. Each evaluation step might take up to three months. The projects which are finally selected will be supported by IGSTC initially for a maximum period of three years. An additional funding period of up to two years may be granted in exceptional cases.
Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC), established by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Government of Germany to promote research partnerships of industrial relevance.
Cost Details
Costs for personnel involved in the project, specific equipment/ demonstration unit/pilot plant including software licensing for the project (equipment that is not part of the applicant’s basic equipment), consumables/materials, mobility costs (international/domestic travel and hospitality cost). Longterm (up to three months) exchange visits of young researchers are encouraged, networking events (organising project related workshops/brain-storming meetings) Outsourcing/subcontract Contingency Overheads.
Indian Partners: Contingency and overhead amounts should be limited to 5% and 10% of eligible cost, respectively. In this case, cost of equipment should not be included in calculating total eligible costs. Industry partner is not eligible for overhead cost.
German Partners: In accordance to German funding procedures, cost based proposals will be able to ask for overheads, whereas German Universities are eligible for 20% “Projektpauschale” in case it is a non-profit research project.
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