Deadline: 6-Sep-22
The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, New Delhi and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) conduct the India-Japan Cooperative Science Programme (IJCSP) to promote bilateral scientific collaboration between Indian and Japanese scientists.
Areas of Cooperation
The support is available to the following scientific areas:
- Physical Sciences
- Chemical Sciences
- Life Science & Agriculture
- Mathematics & Computational Science
- Astronomy & Earth Science
- Materials & Engineering
- COVID-19 related (Pre and post COVID)
Duration of the Project: The duration of the projects would be up to two years. (Visits to be completed within one year and 10 months).
Eligibility Criteria
- The joint application must include one Indian and one Japanese Principal Investigators, who would be responsible for technical as well as administrative coordination of the project and its periodic scientific and financial reporting to DST/ JSPS respectively.
- The Principal Investigator (PI) and other investigators in India should be scientists/ faculty members working in regular capacity in Universities/ Deemed Universities/ Academic Institutes and National Research & Development Laboratories/ Institutes as well as working in private nonprofit institutions that carry on R&D activities. It is preferred that a member of the project team may be designated as Co-PI. The Indian Principal Investigator (PI) should not be retiring or leaving the parent institute during the proposed duration of the project.
- The Japanese PIs must be full time researchers employed at Universities or other research institutions recognized by JSPS
- The Indian applicants who are in any way involved in the implementation of two or more projects that were previously supported by the DST (International Group) and that are not expected to be completed by 31st March 2023 are not eligible to be a member of the research team.
- Indian and Japanese PIs must submit the same project proposal to the respective Authorities responsible for the implementation of the Executive Programme. Proposals submitted in only one Country will not be considered for evaluation.
- Projects must refer to activities to be completed within the period of validity of the Executive Programme and must be drafted in English.
- Each Principal Investigator (PI) must submit one proposal only. All applicants must fulfill national eligibility rules to apply for mobility grants (see below and check national annexes for specific requirements). Proposed collaborations should build on and reinforce already existing research activities between teams in both countries and should contribute with significant added value to these activities. Funding will be granted within the limits of available annual resources of each Party.
- Applications are invited from eligible Indian researchers /scientists to submit proposals for Joint Research Projects and Joint Workshops/Seminars under IJCSP.
For more information, visit https://dst.gov.in/callforproposals/call-proposal-2022-under-india-japan-cooperative-science-programme