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Indo-German Science and Technology Cooperation

Within the framework of Indo-German bilateral Science and Technology Cooperation (STC), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany, and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), India, have an interest to promote project based application oriented / technology development / R&D proposals involving both scientific and industrial partners.

Proposals should help to stimulate new collaborations, e.g. the preparation of joint project proposals supplementing or complementing under national funding programmes as well as European research programmes, wherever mutual interest exists. Proposals can address the preparation of joint research project proposals, the organization of bilateral (or multilateral) workshops/seminars, exploratory visits of scientists, scientific delegations and composite (scientific and industrial) delegations.

Nodal Implementing Agencies

Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, New Delhi and the International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (IB), Bonn are the nodal implementing agencies from the Indian and German sides respectively.

Areas of cooperation

Proposals submitted in national priority areas would be preferred:

  • Nanotechnologies, intelligent materials and new production technology (new production processes) and other innovative physical and chemical technologies leading to wide technical and commercial utilization
  • Information and communication technologies
  • Environmental research and sustainability research
  • Disaster and security research
  • other promising fields (depending on the total number of applications received)

Time table:

Deadline for submission of completed applications: July 31, 2007
Short-listing of selected proposals: September 30, 2007
Commencement of joint work: January 1, 2008 (or later)

Contact persons for submission of proposals:

India

Mr. R K Sharma,
Senior Scientific Officer
International Division
Department of Science & Technology
New Mehrauli Road,
New Delhi 110016
Email: Sharma_rk@nic.in

Germany

PD Dr. Lothar Mennicken
Senior Scientific Officer
International Bureau (IB) of the BMBF at the DLR
Heinrich-Konenstr. 1
53227 Bonn
E-mail: lothar.mennicken@dlr.de
http://www.internationales-buero.de/

Topic: Energy and Environment, Information and Communication, 51ccbe67dba47c94399326aed46ff3a3
2007-07-31