India-Japan Cooperative Science Programme

Applications are invited from eligible Indian researchers/scientists to submit proposals for Joint Research Projects and Joint Workshops/Seminars under IJCSP.

Areas of cooperation 

• The support is available to the following scientific areas:
  • Physical Sciences
  • Chemical Sciences
  • Life Science & Agriculture
  • Mathematics & Computational Science
  • Astronomy & Earth Science
  • Materials & Engineering

What they Support?

• The sending side would provide the international travel cost and receiving side will provide local hospitality including accommodation charges, per-diem and local travel.
• DST provides the following support under the Programme:
  • Costs for the exchange of researchers and contingency @ Rs 25,000 per year will be financed and NO other support like consumables, manpower or equipment etc should be expected or proposed under the Mobility programme.
• For Indian Researchers – Cost of International airfare to and from the designated research location, visa fee, airport taxes, overseas medical insurance premium for the approved visit duration and airport transfers in India.
• For joint workshops/seminars to be organized in India, local travel cost of selected Indian participants and organizing expenses may also be considered for support as per DST norms.
• For Japanese Researchers – Cost of accommodation in a guest house, per diem and domestic travel expenses in India including airport transfers as per DST norms.

Duration of the Project

• The duration of the projects would be up to two years. (Visits to be completed within one year and 10 months).

Who can apply?

• The joint application must include one Indian and one Japanese Principal Investigators, who would be responsible for technical as well as administrative co- ordination of the project and its periodic scientific and financial reporting to DST/ JSPS respectively.
• The Principal Investigator (PI) and other investigators in India should be scientists/ faculty members working in regular capacity in Universities/ Deemed Universities/ Academic Institutes and National Research & Development Laboratories/ Institutes as well as working in private nonprofit institutions that carry on R&D activities. It is preferred that a member of the project team may be designated as Co-PI. The Indian Principal Investigator (PI) should not be retiring or leaving the parent institute during the proposed duration of the project.
• The Japanese PIs must be full time researchers employed at Universities or other research institutions recognized by JSPS.
• The Indian applicants 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 31st March 2025 are not eligible to be a member of the research team.
• Indian and Japanese PIs must submit the same project proposal to the respective Authorities responsible for the implementation of the Executive Programme. Proposals submitted in only one Country will not be considered for evaluation.
• Projects must refer to activities to be completed within the period of validity of the Executive Programme and must be drafted in English.
• Each Principal Investigator (PI) must submit one proposal only. All applicants must fulfill national eligibility rules to apply for mobility grants. Proposed collaborations should build on and reinforce already existing research activities between teams in both countries and should contribute with significant added value to these activities. Funding will be granted within the limits of available annual resources of each Party.

For more information, visit DST.