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Funding Instruments, Deadlines and Applications

Steering Committee and Member Institutions

Funded research
Funding Instruments
  • Research visits. IERTNiL covers mobility costs including travel and accommodation costs for researchers going from India to Europe and from Europe to India.
  • Training visits. IERTNiL covers a stipend for Indian students and junior researchers to stay for an extended period of at least one month at one of the European institutions.
  • Training courses. IERTNiL covers travel and accommodation costs for researchers from Europe/India to teach an intensive course in India/Europe.
  • Workshops. IERTNiL supports events in India or Europe co-organized by an Indian and a European researcher.
Deadlines and funding guidelines.

IERTNiL had three deadlines per year: 1 April, 1 August and 1 December. The last regular deadline was 1 December 2016. After the official end of the network, the Steering Committee decided to have a final deadline to use funds that have been allocated but not used. The final deadline is 15 April 2017.

Decisions for funding are made by the Steering Committee (SC). Highest priority is given to proposals that involve one or more of the three coordinating institutions. After that, priority is given to proposals that involve network members on both the Indian and the European side. After that, priority is given to proposals that involve a network member on one of the two sides. Proposals with no network members involved have lowest priority.

The SC selects proposals on the basis of scientific excellence of the proposal and the applicant's scientific excellence. Supporting junior researchers and researchers who have no access to other research funding is a priority. Proposals that promise a long-term collaboration between India and Europe are considered particularly valuable.

Application Procedure.

An application has to be submitted as a single pdf file by e-mail to bloewe (at) science (dot) uva (dot) nl. Applications that arrive after the deadline (see above) will be considered for the next deadline. The application has to contain:

  1. In the case of research visits and training visits:
    1. Information about the applicant including a short CV (at most one page) and a clear indication of the host institution, including the researcher who is the main contact at the host institution.
    2. A brief research / training plan (at most one page).
    3. A budget of the costs of the research / training visit including an indication of which parts of the costs are covered from other sources.
    4. In case the applicant is a junior researcher, contact information of two academic references.
  2. In the case of training courses:
    1. Information about the applicant, the host institution and the intended lecturer including a short CV of the lecturer (at most one page).
    2. An outline of the intensive course (at most one page).
    3. A budget of the costs including an indication of which parts of the costs are covered from other sources.
  3. In the case of workshops:
    1. Information about the Indian and the European applicant, including short CVs (at most one page each).
    2. A brief description of the planned workshop, including dates, location, programme committee, list of potential speakers.
    3. A budget of the costs including an indication of which parts of the costs are covered from other sources.