Deadline: 5 January 2017
The Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (DST) and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space of State of Israel (MOST) are seeking project proposals to provide financial support for joint research activities carried out by Indian and Israeli researchers.
Research Themes
- Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
- Security in Cyber Space
Funding Information
- The maximum funding available for all research projects approved under this Call is Rs. 4 crore for the Indian side and 4,000,000 NIS for the Israeli side, for the two year period.
- The allocation for each specific research proposal that is approved will be up to 400,000NIS on the Israeli side and Indian side would provide fund to all the approved S&T activities under the project for the two year project period.
Eligibility Criteria
- Projects must be conducted by collaborating Indian and Israeli scientific research teams.
- Each research team must be led by a Principal Investigator from each country.
- Terms regarding the Principal Investigator:
- In India: The Principal Investigator (PI) and other investigators should be scientists/ faculty members working in regular capacity in UGC recognized Universities/ Deemed Universities/ Academic Institutes and National Research & Development Laboratories/ Institutes. It is preferred that a member of the project team may be designated as Co-PI.
- In Israel: The Principal Investigator will be a staff member of an academic institution and should have a Ph.D. or an M.D. degree; or a professor emeritus (one who continues working on research in his previous academic institution).
- Each Principal Investigator and affiliated Institution is accountable to DST or MOST, respectively, for the execution of the project.
- Each project will include exchange visits of the cooperating scientists, both senior and young ones, in accordance with the needs of the joint research program.
How to Apply
Proposals must be submitted via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Countries: India and Israel.
For more information, please visit DST.