Call for Proposals on Indo-German Funding Opportunity for Joint Research Projects in the field of Social Science Research
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Indo-German Funding Opportunity for Joint Research Projects in the field of Social Science Research
BACKGROUND
In pursuance of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and the German Research Foundation (DFG -- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft), Germany the two agencies invite proposals for joint Indo-German academic research projects in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities. The collaboration opportunity will be open throughout the year with no deadline.
The agencies are particularly interested in proposals submitted by teams of principal investigators with some initial cooperation experience.
The importance of the mutual benefit to be derived from bilateral collaboration and with the desire to strengthen the research cooperation on the basis of equality between the researchers and academics from the universities and the research institutions in both the countries in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities.
OUTLINE
The objective of this programme is to promote and strengthen the research cooperation in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities between the two countries, by providing funding to allow joint research activities for internationally excellent research in relevant areas of mutual interest and benefit. This is a co-funding mechanism for the support of joint research projects between ICSSR and DFG.
The mechanism is based on the following programs:
ICSSR: Programme for International Collaboration
DFG, German Research Foundation - Individual Research Grants (Sachbeihilfe)
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must be permanently employed in a research or academic position in a recognized research or academic institution – either publicly funded university/college, deemed universities recognized by the UGC or a publicly funded research institute or ICSSR research institutes/recognized institutes. They must also hold a PhD or equivalent qualification and have an interest in high quality research which may be evident by past studies, publications and academic background.
FUNDING
Funding for the Indian side of up to a maximum INR25 lakhs per proposal is available from ICSSR. The ICSSR funding for the initiative comes from its programme on international collaboration. The duration of the project should be two-to- three years.
It is expected that the DFG funding will be used to support the German component of the partnership and that ICSSR funding will support the Indian component.
The German based lead partner and an India-based lead partner should be identified, each of whom will lead on the joint writing of the proposal and its submission in their respective countries.
PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION
Research proposals must be submitted in accordance with the proposal preparation requirements of the corresponding agency. The eligibility to submit a proposal follows the guidelines of the respective ICSSR and DFG programs. ICSSR and DFG will use their national proposal formats. German researchers will use the DFG’s electronic submission system "elan" (https://elan.dfg.de/) for the submission of the German copy of the proposal. The programme will be open throughout the year and submission will be possible at any time after the announcement. The Indian and the German version of a joint proposal must be identical in its scientific substance (state of the art, aims, work programme etc.). Applicants agree to ICSSR´s and DFG’s rules for good scientific practice and scientific misconduct, respectively.
ETHICS
On the German side and the Indian side, researchers must obtain ethical clearance prior to submitting their proposals, if required.
REVIEW PROCESS AND FUNDING DECISION
The proposals will be evaluated separately by ICSSR and DFG on the basis of the projects’ scientific merit/quality, the justification for scientific collaboration and the qualifications as well as the compatibility of the participating team members.
The results of the review process will be shared between the agencies. Funding will be granted for only those proposals where both ICSSR and DFG recommend funding. Unilateral funding of only one part of a joint initiative will not be possible.
CONTACT
For further information, please contact:
ICSSR, New Delhi:
Shri M P Madhukar
Deputy Director, Incharge, International Collaboration Programme,
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR),
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, JNU Institutional Area,
New Delhi-110067 (India)
Email: adinchargeics[at]gmail[dot]com
Further information for the German side:
DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft - International Cooperation: Standing Open Proposal Submission Opportunities in the Individual Grants Programme
https://www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles/neuigkeiten-themen/info-wissenschaft/202...