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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS

• At least two scientists, one each from India & France
  
• Research program on a current topic, chosen from any field of science and technology, including medicine
  
• Complementary Strengths of the two groups

The primary objective of setting up collaborative research projects between Indian and French research scientists is to tap the complementary expertise of high quality research groups working in any specific area of science and technology in the two countries to pool their efforts and thereby to achieve results which could have been difficult if they were to work in isolation. The collaborative research projects are expected to contribute to the mutual benefit of the two countries in particular and science in general.

FAQs

1. What can be asked in the proposals?
   • Project staff like doctoral & post-doctoral students
   • Support for equipment and small add on's to existing equipments(as of now we are not providing equipment support to the French side)
   • Recurring expenses for consumables
   • Travel to collaborators' laboratory for project work
   • Student/Post-doc to work in the laboratory of the Principal Collaborators in India/France
     
    
2. What is the Evaluation Procedure?
   • Peer-review in France & India
   • Decision by the Scientific Council in its meeting (held twice a year), based on peer review reports & Council’s own judgment
      
3. Do the projects require Clearances?
   Following clearances are required before a project starts
   • Acceptance by Governing Body
   • Sensitivity & Security Clearances by the two Governments
   • Commencement of Project after release of funds for the first year to the two sides 
     
4. What is the lead time?
   • proposal stage to communication of acceptance by Scientific Council- about 6 months
   • Acceptance to clearance (time can vary)
      
5. We have submitted/implemented an IFCPAR project. Can we apply for another one?
   
   • If a scientist is already working on a collaborative project sanctioned by IFCPAR as Principal Collaborator or Joint Collaborator, he/she can not submit another project under IFCPAR as PC or JC in the same category. However, he/she can apply for an industrial project.
   • For a group of collaborators who have implemented one project under IFCPAR programme and want to submit the second project, the following guideline is applicable.
   • If the first project is graded excellent or very good, they can submit the second project immediately after the final presentation of the first. In other cases a three-year-wait period is needed.
   • Any Scientist who has implemented two projects under IFCPAR programme either as Principal Collaborator or Joint Collaborator cannot apply for a third project unless there is a gap of three years after the completion of second project. Is there any other restriction for applying for an Indo-French project?
      
6. Is there any other restriction for applying for an Indo-French project?
   Indian and French collaborators are expected to be under service at the time of completion of the project.
    
7. What is the expectation of IFCPAR in granting a project?
   IFCPAR expects as an outcome of the collaborative project, the following:
   • Good collaborative research
   • Training of young doctoral/postdoctoral students
   • Joint publications in high impact factor journals with due acknowledgement to IFCPAR
   • Long term relationship between the collaborating group