The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India and the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) / the Netherlands organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (DBT-Netherlands) opens a joint call for proposals. This programme offers funding opportunities for joint research cooperation between Dutch and Indian research groups.
Research areas:
The topic of the call is Technology for a Sustainable Healthcare: Minimally invasive techniques.
Budget:
- A budget up to € 1.470.000, is available for the 2016 call on the Dutch side, this contribution will be matched by DBT.
Number of awards: This budget covers for funding for 2 joint research projects (jointly funded by DBT and NWO / ZonMw).
Eligibility:
- Eligible research teams must be composed of Dutch and Indian researchers, with active involvement in the project of a senior Principal Investigator (PI) on both the Indian and the Dutch side.
- Active collaboration of applicants and undertakings are encouraged.
- Any Dutch or Indian Principal Investigator may be involved in one application / project only.
- One person can be involved in a maximum of 2 applications, but only in one of these applications as PI.
For the Dutch scientists the NWO / KNAW eligibility criteria are applied, i.e. the Dutch Principal Investigator should be affiliated to:
- a Dutch university or University Medical Centre; or
- an institute affiliated to NWO; or
- an institute affiliated to KNAW; or
- the Netherlands Cancer Institute NKI;
- the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen; or
- the DUBBLE Beamline at the ESRF in Grenoble; or
- Naturalis NBC; or
- the Advanced Research Centre for NanoLithography (ARCNL);
- TNO – Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek;
AND
- have an employment contract for at least the duration of the application procedure and the duration of the research the grant is applied for
AND
- have at least a PhD or an equivalent qualification
- For the Indian scientists patterning with the Dutch Scientist, the Indian Principal Investigator must be researcher from public or private nonprofit institution that develop and perform R&D activities (this includes universities and other academic institutions, research institutions, hospitals, nongovernmental organizations and public foundations).
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Organization |
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India and the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) |
Fellowship Level | Research awards |
Country | India, Netherlands |
Subject areas | Healthcare |
Fellowship amount | € 1.470.000 |
Eligibility | Open to Indian and Netherlands nationals |
Deadline | 2 May 2017 |
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