Deadline: 15 March 2017
The Government of India’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) and EPSRC and ESRC, as part of the Research Councils UK (RCUK) Energy Programme, jointly invite proposals for collaborative research projects focussing on reducing energy demand in the built environment Bhabha Fund.
RCUK and DST are looking to strengthen collaboration research institutions. India is one of the RCUK priority countries for increasing research collaboration, with the objective of pairing the best UK researchers with the best overseas.
Thematic Areas
Three topics for the call have been identified, and applicants must indicate how their proposed research would address at least one of these topics:
- Peak demand reduction through improved building envelopes, low-energy cooling & heating, social practices of adaptive thermal comfort and postoccupancy evaluation.
- City- and community-level energy efficient technologies, research to provide guidance to urban planning, and community design and management for energy.
- Integration of information, communication and renewable energy technologies at building, community, and city level interventions.
Funding Information
The RCUK Energy Programme expects to commit up to £3.8M on 4 or 5 research programmes of up to four years in length for the UK partners. DST expects to commit equivalent funding to the Indian partners.
Eligibility Criteria
- The researchers in India should be a based in a regular faculty in Indian academic or recognised R&D institutions. Potential Indian partners should contact DST directly if they are unsure of their eligibility to apply through this call.
- Only proposals that involve academic collaboration between the UK and India will be considered. All proposals must have equal or proportionate participation from UK and Indian researchers.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Countries: India and UK
For more information, please visit India-UK Call for Proposals.