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INDIA-ISRAEL COLLABORATIVE R&D PROJECTS PROGRAM OVERVIEW On May, 2005, the Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor State of Israel have agreed to form i4RD with a primary aim to support joint industrial R&D projects aimed at development of products or processes leading to commercialization in the global market. The projects should involve at least one Indian and one Israeli company. Within the context of the S&T agreement, funding mechanisms have been created, through which industry and research organizations may seek support for joint bilateral research and development (R&D) projects. For India, funding and other services will be provided through by the Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA), a non-governmental organization, engaged by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. For Israel, the same will be provided through MATIMOP on behalf of the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) of the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor (MOITAL). These agencies will be known as Implementing Organizations for this purpose. Specific contacts and coordinates for the Indian and Israeli Implementing organizations are provided at the end of this document. PRINCIPLES The fundamental principles that will guide the Implementation Organizations in their delivery of joint funding and support for joint R&D collaboration are:
Israeli Applicants Eligible applicants will be researchers and managers representing Israeli companies or other institutes which operate and are headquartered in Israel. Subsidiaries of firms headquartered and owned outside Israel are not eligible for support. Indian Applicants Eligible applicants will be researchers and managers representing Indian companies or other institutes which operate and are headquartered in India. Subsidiaries of firms headquartered and owned outside India are not eligible for support. SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES Through this international R&D funding initiative, support is available for collaborative S&T related activities: Collaborative R&D Projects Priority sectors will be periodically identified, however, for general calls-for-proposals (CFPs), applications will be considered from all areas of research. From time-to-time targeted CFPs will be issued, with applications limited to the identified sector(s). Collaborative R&D Projects:
Reflecting the purpose of the bilateral S&T agreement and the principles identified above, applicants seeking support for collaborative R&D projects and partnership development activities must satisfy a number of basic requirements. For more information, please go to Collaborative R&D Projects APPLICATION PROCESS All applications seeking funding support must be submitted simultaneously by the co-applicant to the Implementing Organization in their country. Parallel evaluation processes will be conducted by the Implementing Organizations in each country (see "Evaluation Process" below). On a periodic basis, calls for proposals (CFPs) will be issued for collaborative R&D projects. Each CFP will define the priority sector(s), if any, and establish the desired project parameters specific to that CFP. The Implementing Organization will support up to half of each side’s eligible expenditures. Project duration will normally be approximately 2 years, although projects as long as three years could be considered. CFPs will involve a 2-stage application process. Applicants will first be asked to submit a Common Application Format / Expression of Interest (EOI) which, amongst other requirements, outlines the proposed work, identifies the project team, establishes the technical and commercial relevance and provides a summary of project funding from all sources. Applicants proceeding to the second stage will be asked to submit a full proposal/ National Format which will seek greater project detail as well as additional information relating to, amongst other things, commercialization potential and IP management. In the CFP, applicants may also be directed to additional requirements specific to the implementation organization in each country. EVALUATION PROCESS EOIs will be reviewed by the Implementing Organizations to determine those which best meet the basic requirements and objectives of the program. Following this review, Implementing Organizations will make a common decision regarding which EOIs will be rejected, accepted or returned for clarification and/or modification before a final accept/reject decision can be made. Applicants that submitted accepted EOIs will be asked to submit the National Format. All proposals will be evaluated against three fundamental criteria:
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