Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India and IC-IMPACTS call for proposals from eligible Indian and Canadian researchers /scientists to support collaborative research projects. Research projects of one (1), two (2), or three (3) years in duration are eligible for funding.

The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science & Technology. Government of India, New Delhi and India-Canada Centre for Innovative Multidisciplinary Partnership to Accelerate Community Transformation and Sustainability (IC-IMPACTS) conduct the India-Canada Cooperative Science Programme to promote bilateral scientific collaboration between Indian and Canadian scientists.

• Study Subject(s): The joint call for proposals supports collaborative research projects in the following scientific areas: Safe and Sustainable Infrastructure: Condition Assessment, Corrosion Repair and Management, Structural Health Monitoring, Repair and Strengthening Methodologies, Materials Development including Corrosion Resistant and Low Carbon Footprint Materials, Durability Enhancement Processes such as but not limited to, Environmental Coatings and Integrated Water Management: Water Quality Sensing and Monitoring, Drinking Water Treatment, Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater Treatment and Recovery Systems for Water Reuse, Water Distribution System –Repair, Biomaterials Development for Cleaning Water.
• Course Level: This joint call for proposals supports collaborative research projects.
  
• Scholarship Provider: Government of India, Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Science & Technology and  India-Canada Centre for Innovative Multidisciplinary Partnership to Accelerate Community Transformation and Sustainability (IC-IMPACTS)
• Scholarship can be taken at India and Canada

Eligibility:

• The joint application must include one Indian and one Canadian Principal Investigators, who would be responsible for technical as well as administrative coordination of the project and its periodic scientific and financial reporting to DST and IC-IMPACTS respectively.
• The Principal Investigator (PI) and other investigators in India should be scientists/ faculty members working in regular capacity in UGC recognized Universities / Deemed Universities / Academic Institutes and National Research & Development Laboratories / Institutes. It is preferred that a member of the project team may be designated as Co-PI.
• Any Canadian Researcher eligible to receive funding from IC-IMPACTS and Tri-Council Agencies in Canada is eligible to apply as a principal investigator or research team member from Canada.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Indian and Canadian researchers /scientists are eligible to apply for this programme.

Duration of award(s): Research projects of one (1), two (2), or three (3) years in duration are eligible for funding. Funding beyond the first year of the project will be contingent upon successful progress being made in the previous year as determined by the review processes in place by each funding organization.

How to Apply

How to Apply: Each project application must consist of a Canadian and Indian applicant (Principal Investigators) who together have developed a joint project proposal and project budget. The joint project proposal along with all supporting documentation required by each funding organization will be submitted to the “DST-IC-IMPACTS Joint Call for Proposals” online application. DST also requires three printed copies of each application delivered to DST by Post.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Closed

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