DST DFG announcement on funding opportunity for Indo-German Research Training Groups (IRTG)

International Research Training Groups (IRTGs), in which German universities cooperate with research institutions in other countries, combine innovative top-level research and the structured promotion of excellent early career researchers. As bilateral collaborations set up by experienced scientists, IRTGs promote systematic scientific cooperation through joint research programmes and corresponding qualification measures for (post) doctoral researchers.

 Application and Evaluation of Proposals 

The Indo-German consortium will firstly need to submit a joint IRTG draft proposal simultaneously to DFG and DST. (For DFG, the proposal needs to be submitted by the German university.) 

There are two deadlines per year: 1 February and 1 August. 

DFG and DST will evaluate the draft proposal independently. On average, around 6 to 8 months are needed for the review.

 Link : https://onlinedst.gov.in/Projectproposalformat.aspx?Id=2232