Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India and Russian Science Foundation (RSF) have concluded a Programme of Cooperation (POC) for funding of Joint Research Proposal in India and Russia in the areas of Basic Science.
Under this POC, each project will receive annual funding of up to the equivalent of US $ 100,000 in respective national currencies.
DST and RSF invite active Indian and Russian scientists / researchers to submit proposals for Joint Research Project in the following areas under DST- RSF cooperation:
(1) Smart transport and telecommunications;
(2) Smart healthcare and medicine;
(3) New Materials;
(4) Plant and Animal Bio-Technology;
(5) Clean Energy;
(6) Artificial Intelligence;
(7) Safe Food;
Proposals submitted in other research areas will not be considered.
Terms of the project grant Research Proposal
- The duration of each project is three years.
- Project on each side to be implemented by a project team consisting of at least 4 members and maximum up to 10 members and should consist of min 50% of young scientists/faculty (below 39 years).
- Indian PIs should be scientists/faculty members working in a regular capacity in universities, academic institutes and national research and development laboratories/institutes. The Indian Principal Investigator (PI) should not be retiring or leaving the parent institute during the proposed duration of the project.
- Project coordinators on both sides must have published at least 10 research articles in SCI-indexed journals in the last 5 years.
- It is expected that each supported project would result in at least 10 research publications in SCI-indexed journals.
- The Indian and Russian team leaders should submit an identical application to the respective nodal agency, upon consultations, using the respective forms prescribed by DST and RSF. Applications submitted by one side only; not in prescribed format and received after the due date will not be accepted. Indian/Russian team leaders should, therefore, ensure that their counterpart submits an identical application in a prescribed format as per guidelines of nodal agencies by the due date.
- The team leader shall be entitled to submit only one application to take part in this competition. There shall be no restriction on the number of projects that one organization may implement.
- Indian researchers currently implementing any Indo-Russian joint project which is likely to be over after 31st December 2021 are not eligible to submit a proposal under this call.
- The Indian scientists 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 31 December 2021 are also not eligible to be a member of the research team.
- All proposals should be supported with brief bio-data of entire project team members indicating their affiliation, date of birth, highlights of academic and research activities/awards.
- Indian researchers should submit their proposals in the format available at
- www.onlinedst.gov.in. After registration, they should move to the scheme and format section where details about this call would be available in the International cooperation (bilateral). One hard copy of the proposal should be sent to the Department of Science & Technology at the contacts given below.
- The title of the project submitted on both systems should be identical. The opening of call for proposal is 15th March 2021
- A list of selected projects is likely to be posted on website www.dst.gov.in and www.rscf.ru in December 2021.
- Russian and Indian teams should comply with the national regulations described in the call documentation.
- Expected start of projects: January 2022.
- The size of one grant of the RSF shall range from 4 (four) to 7 (seven) million Rubles annually. The size of one grant from the Department shall range up to 7 (seven) million Indian rupees annually.
Submitting an application
The Indian researchers can download the proposal formats from websites www.dst.gov.in / www.onlinedst.gov.in and should submit the completed application form and all relevant information through the e-PMS portal of the DST. Proposals must be submitted to DST through the e-application system provided at www.onlinedst.gov.in.
Indian Applicants also requested to send one hard copy to DST (Dr Sibashisa Dash, Scientist C, DST) by 20th June 2021 through the proper channel. It should be ensured that an application with the identical title has been submitted by his / her Russian counterpart to RSF by the due date.
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