DST Indo-Hungarian Joint Research. Call for Proposals 2017
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Proposals (as per funding instruments indicated at Annexure) are invited from scientists and researchers active in India and Hungary for support under the Indo-Hungarian National Innovation Office, Budapest, itself being supported by the Governments of India and Hungary. The nodal subordinated organisations for the implementation of IHSRF are the Department of Science & Technology (DST) of India, as well as the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDIO) of Hungary.
National Innovation Office, Budapest, Hungary aims at bringing together researchers from Hungarian and Indian institutions in scientific and technological areas of strategic relevance to both countries.
Types of activities to be funded:
Joint research projects.
Jointly identified priority areas:
Joint research projects
• Biotechnology
• ICT
• Energy and Water
Evaluation and Selection:
Applications submitted under the categories Joint Research Projects and Institutional Networked Projects shall be reviewed by two independent expert committees, one in India, coordinated by DST, and one in Hungary, coordinated by the Research, National Innovation Office, Budapest.
Based on the comments of their reviewers, DST and National Innovation Office, Budapest shall both elaborate a list of recommendations. Preference would be given to proposals with user agencies (industry). Applications to be funded
shall be placed in category A, applications considered for funding (reserve list) in category B, and applications to be rejected in category C.Intellectual Property Rights:
Intellectual property rights resulting from the cooperation shall be protected and
exercised in accordance with respective national legislation and international
agreements of both countries.
Submission:
Joint Research Projects
Funding instruments are given in Annexure-1, forms to be used in Annexure-2, Guidelines regarding organisation of the research visits in Annexure-3.
The applications should nicely be stapled, and must not be bounded. The original copy must be signed by the Indian and Hungarian principal investigators. (Electronic signature would be acceptable.) Fax copies shall also be accepted.
Applicants from India shall send the original and 3 copies of the completed application form, done in English, along with an electronic copy in a single MS Word or pdf. file (no scan copy please), as e-mail attachment to:
Shri SK Varshney
Scientist G (International Division)
Department of Science and Technology
Technology Bhawan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110016
E-mail address: [email protected]
Hungarian collaborator may please visit http://nkfih.gov.hu/funding/calls-of-thenational/call-for-industrial-research
Please use a standard 11 point font for all text (not including figures or tables)
and a 2.5 cm (one inch) margin on all sides
Application deadline and time schedule for evaluation:
Completed applications (as per formats at Annexure-2) must be received or
postmarked not later than 17th November 2017 Late and incomplete applications shall
not be accepted. The tentative time scheduled for implementing the proposals received
under IHSRF is as below:
Last date for acceptance of applications: 17th November 2017
Deadline for evaluation by each side: within eight weeks of call closing
Joint suggestion on the final decision by both sides: within 2 weeks of completion of
assessment Start of the joint projects: 1st week of March, 2018
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