Deadline: 19 October 2016
The Department of Science & Technology is seeking proposals for its 10th round of the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) 2016 with an aim to build linkages between premier research institutions in both countries.
Objectives
- Increase the uptake of leading-edge science and technology (S&T) by supporting collaboration between Australian and Indian researchers in strategically focused, leading-edge scientific research and technology projects, and strengthening strategic alliances between Australian and Indian researchers.
- Facilitate Australia’s and India’s access to the global S&T system.
Priority Areas
- Advanced manufacturing and innovative technologies
- Material sciences and nanotechnology, including smart materials, energy materials, composites, alloys and polymers
- Smart cities and infrastructure technologies (including urban design, sensor technologies, real time data and spatial analysis, transport systems, cold chain logistics and storage, and waste management)
- Survey, exploration and mining of natural resources (land and marine)
- Mine safety, environmental impact mitigation and waste management
- Mining technology development, survey and exploration techniques
Benefits
- International economy excursion class return airfares for Indian researchers travelling to Australia to participate in collaborative research projects
- Living expenses, including accommodation and meals, for Australian researchers travelling to India to participate in collaborative research projects and workshops.
- Indian side will contribute a maximum of Indian Rs. 1000/ per person per day or Indian Rs. 25,000/- per person per month whichever is the lesser amount and Guest House Accommodation Charges
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible to apply for funding under the Indo-Australian S&T Fund, the Indian applicant must:
- Seek support for a bilateral collaborative research project in one of the priority areas of research
- Have obtained the agreement of their proposed Australian research partner to undertake the project activities
- Be one of the following ‘eligible organisations’ (or a consortium of eligible organisations):
- Education institution
- UGC recognized Universities/ Deemed Universities
- Academic Institutes and National Research & Development Laboratories/Institutes
- public sector research agency
- private, not for profit, research organisation (Recognised by Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Govt. of India organisation as S&T organisation)
- Address each of the Assessment Criteria
- Seek funding for eligible expenses; and
- Not seek funding for activities funded under another Indian Government program.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit their completed application forms and all relevant, clearly labelled attachments in a single email in one MS word file (file name must indicate applicant name and area code) via email available on the given website.
Eligible Countries: India and Australia
For more information, please visit Australia-India Strategic Research Fund.