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First Stage Proposals for joint R&D&I projects by Indo-German S&T Centre

February 3, 2022

Designation/Position- First Stage Proposals

Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC) invites application for First Stage Proposals from eligible and interested candidates

About- Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC), established by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Government of Germany to promote research partnership of industrial relevance invites First Stage Proposals for joint R&D&I projects of industrial relevance in 2+2 Mode of Partnership in the thematic areas of Waste to Wealth and Sustainable Packaging with subtopics

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Designation/Position- First Stage Proposals
Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC) invites application for First Stage Proposals from eligible and interested candidates
Research/Job Area-
Location- India & Germany
Eligibility/Qualification–
Job/Position Description-
How to Apply-
Last Date for Apply– 15 April 2022

Research/Job Area-

Electronic, industrial, domestic and construction waste recycling
Secondary raw materials from waste
Urban mining / Landfill mining
Eco-friendly/green packaging materials, Design for recycle, Circular economy around the packaging for extending its lifecycle and usability

Location- India & Germany

Eligibility/Qualification–

Applicants from public and private non-profit research organisations, public and private institutions of higher education, universities and public or private companies having R&D bases are eligible to submit an application. Principal investigators should be holding a regular/permanent position. Applications of SME´s are encouraged. Proposal without DSIR recognition certificate for Indian industry partner will be considered ineligible.

Job/Position Description-

IGSTC intends to catalyse innovation centric R&D&I projects by synergising the strength of research/academic institution and public/private industry from India and Germany. This Call for proposals is aimed at supporting joint R&D&I projects of industrial relevance by means of “2+2 Mode of Partnership” i.e. involvement of at least one research/academic institute and one public/private industry from both the countries. Project proposals are expected to provide insights and exploitable research results leading to new technologies, products, processes, patents and/or services. Build your consortium through networking and 1:1 matchmaking using B2Match

IGSTC will execute a two-step evaluation process. Initially applicants have to submit First Stage Proposals followed by an evaluation by the Joint Scientific Committee.
In the second step, shortlisted consortium will be invited to submit a more detailed Second Stage Proposal.
Each evaluation step might take up to two to three months time.

Funding Support

Funding will be provided in the form of grants amounting up to € 450.000 per project for German partners and up to ₹ 350 Lakhs per project for Indian partners (including INR 150 Lakhs for industry), for a period of up to three years, to cover project related costs including manpower. An additional funding period of up to two years may be granted in exceptional cases.