Within the agreement of Indo-German cooperation in S&T of 1974, the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India and Forschungszentrum Julich BMBH (FZJ), Federal Republic of Germany, has agreed for cooperative programme in biotechnology.
The purpose of the programme is to stimulate new collaborations, e.g. the preparation of joint projects under national funding programmes. The programme facilitates bilateral cooperation in biotechnology between the scientific communities of India and Germany by way of Joint research projects which will encompass Bilateral workshops/seminar and exchange visits of scientist,
1. Nodal Implementing Agencies
Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, New Delhi and the Project Management Agency at the German Aerospace Center (DLR-PT, European and International Cooperation), Bonn are the nodal implementing agencies from the Indian and German side respectively.
2. Areas of cooperation
Proposals in mutually identified priority areas are:
- Biotechnology for reuse of biodegradable urban solid waste
- Biotechnology for reuse of biogenic raw materials in agriculture
3. Evaluation and selection criteria
- Relevance to German and Indian national programmes and multinational programmes (e.g. EU-programmes)
- Preparation of new projects in applied fields of mutual benefit and justification for collaboration
- Quality and originality of research approach
- Qualification of applicant and availability of infrastructure
- Expected results and outcomes
- Proposals should include young scientists
4. Who can apply?
Scientists/faculty members working in regular capacity in universities, national R&D laboratories/ institutes/universities and private R&D institutes/companies can apply under this programme. Indian private companies must have DSIR recognized R&D laboratories and shall have 51% of Indian equity.
Private Sector: Partners from all kind of private sectors are welcome, but financing is limited:
- For Indian scientists from the private sector, only local hospitality in Germany as part of the exchange visit is available from the German side;
- For German scientists from the private sector, only travel costs are available for small and medium size enterprises (for definition of SME ref. to 2003/361/EC) as well as local hospitality in India will be borne by themselves.
5. Project duration
2 years, extendable by one year with prior approval by DBT and BMBF.
6. Processing
Joint research projects are required to be submitted to both the nodal agencies by DEADLINE. Unilaterally submitted projects shall not be considered.
Jointly agreed collaborative research project on specific formats would be received by the respective Secretariat of the Programme. On German side, the International Bureau of BMBF requests electronic applications (+ 1 paper version with signatures) in English or German using the following website:
http://www.pt-it.de/ptoutline/application/wtz-dbt-2015
On Indian side five copies and soft copy of the English version of the joint project alongwith Indian cost proforma detailed in Annexure-A must be submitted. In addition, Indian Companies are required to submit audited statement of last three years.
The projects should be submitted to the nodal persons whose contact details are given below. All received proposals are peer reviewed and processed independently by both sides.
| Indian Side : | German Side : |
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Dr. Shailja V. Gupta New Delhi – 110 003, Or Dr. Sanjay Kalia |
Cornelia Parisius 53227 Bonn |
The Research projects would be implemented subject to necessary clearances from the Government and laws and regulations of the host and sponsoring countries.
The details are also available on the websites: www.dbtindia.nic.in and www.internationales–buero.de
All received proposals are peer reviewed and processed independently by both sides. It is expected that all jointly selected projects are likely to receive support from 1st September, 2016.
7. Kind of support available
Financial support is available from the respective nodal agencies from the two sides for the exchange visits and research funds under the approved projects (Indian component of research funds to Indian researchers by DBT and for German researcher by BMBF) as per the financial terms given below. However, the funds are released by DBT on annual basis after reviewing the progress report submitted by the Indian Principal Investigator (PI).
Investigators from Indian institutes are provided financial support for equipment, manpower, consumables, etc as detailed in Annexure-A. In case of eligible Indian companies 50% of the contribution in cash should be reflected in the budget.
7.1. Consumables:
Support for consumables may cover the additional expenditures necessary to support the stay of the partner scientist in the respective institution.
7.2.1. Travel:
The sending side (DBT or DLR-PT) covers the total cost of travel (economy class) of the visiting personnel (except private sector in case of DBT) between places of work in India and Germany, VISA fees, airport taxes and overseas medical insurance. Funding by DLR-PT to German experts travelling to India covers the costs for international flights (economy), travelling to the German airport, and VISA only. Other travelling costs, e.g. insurances and departure taxes (if applicable) are borne by the sending institute or company.
7.2.2. Allowances*:
The receiving side shall provide living expenses (except private sector in case of DBT), connected with the agreed programme of the visit. In general, visits should not exceed 3 months.
| Short-term (up to 30 days) | Long-term (max. 3 months) | |
| Indian scientists to Germany: | 104 Euro per day (1 to 22 days); max. 2.300 Euro for 23 to 30 days |
2.300 Euro per month 77 Euro for single days exceeding full months |
| German scientists to India: |
Rs. 2500/- per day Plus accommodation in Institutional guest house or max. Rs. 50,000/- for 20 to 30 days |
Rs. 50,000/- per month plus Accommodation Rs. 1750/- for single days exceeding full months |
7.3. Other:
e.g. German universities may apply for a 20 % overhead (“Projektpauschale”).
8. Expected project outcomes
It is expected that the funded cooperation enables the partners to develop applicable scientific results which can be published and/ or could be commercialised and may lead to formation of joint ventures. All publications, patents coming out of these projects, need to be jointly authored by both Indian and German scientists. All necessary approvals from Indian point of view as well as EU, if applicable, from German point of view, needs to be obtained by PIs before undertaking the project.
9. Time table
Deadline for submission of completed applications – 15th April, 2016
Proposed commencement of Projects – 1st September, 2016
10. Contact persons for submission of proposals:
India
Dr. Shailja V. Gupta
Joint Director
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science and Technology
Block – 2,CGO Complex, Lodi Road
New Delhi – 110 003,
INDIA
Tel: + 91 (0)11 2436 3748
Fax: + 91 (0)11 2436 2884
E-mail : shailja@dbt.nic.in
Website : www.dbtindia.nic.in
Or
Dr. Sanjay Kalia
Scientist `D‘
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science and Technology
Block – 2 CGO Complex, Lodi Road
New Delhi – 110 003, INDIA
E-mail: sanjay.kalia@nic.in
Germany
Ms Cornelia Parisius
Scientific Officer
European and International Cooperation
Project Management Agency c/o German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Heinrich-Konen-Str. 1
53227 Bonn, Germany
Telephone +49 228 3821-1422; Telefax +49 228 3821-1444
E-mail: cornelia.parisius@dlr.de
PT-DLR website: http:// www.internationales-buero.de
Annexure A
Summary of India costs: Please give the total cost of the Virtual Joint Centre (in Indian Rupees) of Indian component
| Head | Year 1 | Year 2 | Total |
| A. Non-recurring | |||
| 1. equipment | |||
| Total A | |||
| B. Recurring | |||
| 1. Consumables | |||
| 2. Manpower (Studentship and fellowships for PhD and post doctoral students/experts/helpers etc.) |
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| 3. Travel a. local travel b. International travel c. Expenditure for stay of students in d. Local hospitality for visiting scientist. |
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| 4. Review meeting | |||
| 5. Honorarium /consultancy charges | |||
| 6. Contingency | |||
| 7. Field and farm expenses | |||
| 8. Overheads | |||
| 9. Outsourcing | |||
| TOTAL B (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8) | |||
| TOTAL (A+B) |
N.B: Academia and Industry can factor in additional sub heads under recurring expenditure. Industry is required to provide in the matching grant provided by Industry in the same budget head.
