Funding

Grant Opportunity – Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund

July 3, 2021

Designation/Position- Grant Opportunity

Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund invites application for Grant Opportunity from eligible and interested candidates

About- The Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund is managed jointly by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India and Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DIIS), Govt. of Australia. Since its establishment in 2006, the IABF has supported collaborative, leading-edge research between scientists in Australia and India across a range of jointly agreed upon priority areas. It has also helped to build linkages between premier research and educational institutions in both countries.

Research/Job Area-

DBT along with its PSU BIRAC and DIIS aims to ensure promote & support cutting edge science and technology (S&T) research across India and Australia.

The priority areas of research for Round Fourteen of the Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund are:

COVID-19 long-term health impacts
Infection prevention and control
Digital health and telemedicine
Biomaterials (including bioplastics)

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Location- India/Australia

Eligibility/Qualification–

In the round 14, DBT will participate along with its Public sector undertaking (PSU), Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) for funding Academia as well as Industry.

This call addresses Indian and Australian consortium partners of differing expertise.
The project parties should be legal entities and independent of each other with base operations in respective countries.
Applicants might include Institutes, Public/private companies, universities and/or State/territory funded research organisations.
Joint applications involving more than one Indian partner are acceptable, provided the lead applicant is the main driver of the project and is eligible to apply.
Application must have atleast one Australian partner.

Job/Position Description-

It is for the applicant to determine what type of data and which methods will be used in their project. The project plan must state clearly why the chosen method is best suited for its purpose.

The expertise of the project collaborators in the chosen method must be stated clearly with supporting documentary evidence.

Conditions to consider an application

DBT and DIIS will only consider applications which meet the following:

The grants must be jointly applied for by Indian and Australian partners
The application should meet call objectives (see Purpose of call above)
The application must be submitted as per the format on DBT’s website (https://dbtepromis.nic.in/pi/frmOpenCallList.aspx) for Indian applicants and at business.gov.au. for Australian applicants.
All project parties must be legal entities
Project duration is to be maximum 3 years
The application is submitted between 1^st of July and the 31^st of August, 2021

Funding

DBT’s and BIRAC’s general terms apply to granted funds and are in force from the date a decision is made. These terms include rules on project contracts, conditions of payment, monitoring, reporting and utilisation of results.

How to Apply-

Applicants from research institutes, academia or not-for-profit research organizations will be funded by DBT subject to fulfilment of their eligibility conditions and verifiable documents. Companies or start-ups will be funded by BIRAC (on a matching grant for costs above Rs 50 lakhs). Australian partners will be funded by DIIS.