India Sri Lanka Joint Call for Research Proposal

Deadline: 15 July 2024

The Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation Division and DST hereby invite Indian and Sri Lankan scientists/researchers to submit proposals for Joint Research Projects in any of the below areas in terms of the provisions herein set out.

Focus Areas

Funding can be made available for selected Joint Projects in bilateral mode involving scientist & technologists from India and Sri Lanka, in the following areas:
- Food Technology
- Plant base medicines
- Robotics & Automation
- Renewable Energy
- Waste Management
- Information and Communication Technology
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Aerospace Engineering
- Big data analysis
- Artificial intelligence
- Any other area of S&T with national relevance (with Justifications)

Funding Information

The funding will cover the following expenses in connection with a project up to a limit agreed upon by each Implementing Agency:
- Research Expenses: Expenditure by the project team in their country in respect of consumables will be borne by the respective country
- Exchange of visits for research projects: in the event that a research project provides for the exchange of visits by scientist, experts or students –
  - The cost of international air travel (up to the airport nearest to project location) and overseas medical insurance for a visiting scientist/expert/student shall be borne by the sending implementing Agency.
  - The cost of furnished accommodation, transport and per diem at a mutually agreed rate will be provided by the Receiving implementing Agency, for the approved duration of the visit.
- Human Resource Expenses: in the event that a Junior or senior Research Fellow/Research Assistant and/or Technical Assistant is employed for the implementation of the project, an agreed remuneration will be borne by the respective Implementing Agency

Applications Requirements

An Application shall
- be for a Joint Research Project as herein provided
- be made simultaneously by a counterpart Team in each country as hereinafter provided
- be made by the Leader of a team of scientists in each country (Team Leader), to the respective Implementing Agency of his/her country, simultaneously. Both Applications shall be identical. Since all projects are joint projects, it is expected that consultations would have been held between relevant counterpart Institutions in the other country prior to the submission of an Application
- be in English and shall be in the Form prescribed by the relevant Implementing Agency
For Sri Lanka applicants
- Two (02) hard copies should be forwarded to the relevant Implementing Agency by 15 July 2024.
- Only applications endorsed by the competent authority will be accepted.
For India Applicants
- Interested Indian applicants should:
  - Applicants should ensure that their applications with identical titles has been submitted by their Sri Lanka partners to the Ministry of Education, Research & Innovation Division by due date.
  - Only applications endorsed by the competent authority will be accepted.
  - Applications which are not submitted on online portal will not be accepted.
An Application shall be rejected if
- the Application required to be submitted by email and the hard copies thereof are not received by the respective Implementing Agency by the due date.
- It is not in the Format prescribed by the relevant implementing Agency
- It is incomplete and does not contain the information required to be submitted in terms of the prescribed Form to enable an assessment to be conducted.
- If applicants submit multiple applications against this call.