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JOINT R&D PROGRAMME

India has signed bilateral Science and Technology (S&T) Cooperation Agreements with several countries to encourage, develop and facilitate collaborative activities between the two countries in S&T in the fields of common interest and mutual benefit. Within the context of the S&T agreements with certain countries, funding mechanisms have been streamlined, through which universities / colleges, research organizations and industry may seek support for joint bilateral research and development (R&D) projects.

For some of these countries, GITA, on behalf on DST will extend financial support in the form of soft loans/grant to the Indian Applicant for joint R&D, depending on rules and regulations of individual guidelines. Counterpart agencies will implement the programme in the partnering country.

Collaborative research is planned research or critical investigation aimed at the discovery of new knowledge, with the objective that such knowledge may be useful in developing new knowledge, products, processes or services, or in bringing about a significant improvement to existing knowledge, products, processes or services. The main objective of the Joint R&D programme is to stimulate, promote and support Industrial and Institutional R&D for the mutual benefit of Indian and international counterpart. The fundamental principles of joint R&D programmes are:

Scientific and technological excellence
Shared benefits
Prospects for economic returns
Equality
Protection of intellectual property
Respect for the applicable laws and regulations in the two countries and
Peaceful uses

Basic Application Requirements

Projects must include participants from both countries
Industry participation from both countries in collaborative R&D projects is mandatory, including university, college or research institution led projects
Proposals must clearly demonstrate that they respond to and address identified needs and interests in both countries
Applicants must demonstrate the capacity to manage, conduct and benefit from the proposed research and development
Proposals are expected to include clearly identified commercial goals and commercialization strategies
Proposals must include an intellectual property management plan
Projects should provide the opportunity for young researchers to participate, both within their own country and through exchanges with the partner country

Apart from these requirements, each Call for Proposals will have certain specific criteria. These will need to be referred to for confirming eligibility and for preparation of Expression of Interests/ Proposals.