Proposal No.

GOVERNEMNT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Indo-Brazil Joint Call for Proposal (2016-19)

GENERAL FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION OF A RESEARCH PROPOSAL IN THE AREA OF BIOTECHNOLOGY UNDER THE BILATERAL

COLLABORATION BETWEEN INDIA AND BRAZIL

APPLICATION FORM FOR A JOINT RESEARCH PROPOSAL (DBT- India and MCTI-CNPq-Brazil)

PART-A 1. Title

2. Proposal Summary (200 words)

3. Objectives (preferably point wise; up to 100 words)

4. Proposed cost (Rs. in Lakhs)

Non-recurring (Not more than 20.0LLakh) Recurring

5. Justification for collaboration (100 words)

6. Work plan [the work plan should be clear, objective wise and indicate the complementary (not repetitive/duplicative) work to be carried out by each side in a tabular format)

7.

For Office use only Proposal no. …………….. Points obtained ………… Recommended………….. Not-recommended……….. Main reason(s) for not recommendation……………………………………………………………

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Signature of the evaluator(s)

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Time Schedule Indian Responsibilities

Brazilian Responsibilities

1st Year

2nd Year

3rd Year

4th year

8. Timeline (details of both sides as per the work plan) 9. Scientific & technical description of the project (up to 300 words) 10. Brief information about national and international scenario in the

proposed area of research (300 words) 11. Proposed Budget (for Indian side only)

A. Total Budget Cost Sl. No. Item Year I Year II Year III Year IV Total A. Recurring 1. Manpower

JRF SRF Post-Doc/RA Stipend in Brazil for JRF/SRF (1) or Post-Doc/RA (1) PI or Co-PI (1)

2. Consumables 3. Contingency 4. Travel

i) Domestic ii) International

a. JRF/SRF (1) or Post-Doc/RA (1)

b. PI or Co-PI (1) iii) Local Hospitality for visiting scientist

5. Overhead (Not applicable for private Institution)

Total =

B. Justification of the budget (head wise) C. Terms and conditions of the budget

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1. Ph.D. and Research Associate salary is subjected to revised DST guidelines 2014 and needs to be calculated as follows –

Total per year = Basic salary + HRA The stipend calculation for staying in Brazil (considering no exchange visit is allowed during first year) is as follows - a. Principal investigator - maximum up to one month per year b. Ph.D. Student - maximum up to 18 months in total c. Post-Doc - maximum up to 12 months in total

The stipend for staying in Brazil will be provided in Indian currency ONLY as a part of the project as per the following proposal – Principal investigator (one month per year) - Rs.2.00Lakh per month Ph. D. Student (JRF/SRF) - Rs. 0.80Lakh per month in total without break Post-Doc (preferably RA) - Rs. 1.25Lakh per month in total without break The stipend includes subsistence allowance and medical insurance. The cost of the air travel will be included as part of the project. The airfare to principal investigator will be provided each year. However, for Scientific Trainees (Ph.D./Post-Doc) the air-fare will be provided only once. All the other expenses such as visa fee etc. will be borne by the applicant. Please note that only Ph.D.(1) or Post-Doc (1) is permitted to visit Brazilian collaborator laboratory in a project.

2. In case of multi-institutional project, the budget estimate to be given separately for each institution.

12. Number of exchange visits and fellowships required to achieve the Project Objectives (Year wise).

Period India to Brazil Brazil to India Number Duration Number Duration

1st year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th year

Please include the required grants describing as PDE, SWE, SWG and/or SPE (Only for Brazilian side)

13. Scientific/Technical/Industrial outcome of the proposal (e.g. joint publications, patents etc.). Are any of the expected results likely to have commercial value? (up to 100 words)

14. Major infrastructural facilities related to the project activity available in the institutions where the project work will be carried out

At the Indian Collaborating Institute(s)

At the Brazilian Collaborating Institute(s)

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Investigator’s signature Heads of the Institution Signature

(Official seal) (Official seal)

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Details about the collaboration

1. Project Investigators (PIs)

A. Contact details of Indian Principal investigator including industrial partner if any

B. Contact Details of Indian Co-Investigator C. Contact details of Brazilian Collaborator including industrial partner if any

2. Brief curriculum vitae of principal and co-investigator separately in the

following order -

a. Date of Birth b. Language (Read, write and speak) c. Highest degree obtained (Degree, year, area of dissertation) d. Research interest (two lines maximum) e. Work experience (total as well as details of last three positions) f. Scientific, technological and artistic output (best 10 peer reviewed research

publications, number of patens filed and granted with agency name & year, technology developed and commercialized)

g. Manpower trained (Number of Ph.D. thesis, Post-Doc)

3. Number of ongoing research projects both for PI and Co-PI separately in a tabular format indicating the title of the project(s), funding agency, total cost of the project(s), project duration (from …to)

4. Number of completed research projects both for PI and Co-PI separately in a tabular format indicating the title of the project(s), funding agency, total budget sanctioned for the project(s), project duration (from …to)

Note: 1. Separate sheets must be used for Part-A and Part-B of the application form 2. An email or letter of willingness to collaborate from Brazilian investigator must accompany with proposal