| DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY (DST) - INTERNATIONAL
DIVISION
DST-DAAD PROJECT BASED PERSONNEL EXCHANGE
PROGRAMME (PPP) -2005
General Information and Guidelines for Proposals
With a view to intensifying interaction and the scientific
cooperation between Indian and German Scientists /
Institutions, Department of Science & Technology
(DST) of India and the German Academic Exchange Service
(DAAD) of Germany jointly extend support for exchange
of visits under this Project based Personnel Exchange
Programme (PPP), with a special emphasis on further
academic training and specialisation of young scholars.
ELIGIBILITY / PROJECT PARTICIPANTS AND SUBJECT
AREAS:
Faculty, Scientists and Academicians belonging to
Universities, Deemed Universities and Research Institutes
having permanent positions can apply as Principal
Investigator (PI) and should include upto two PhD
students or Post Doctoral scientists who have cleared
NET/GATE, as applicable. The project team from each
side, including the PI, should not exceed THREE. In
order to qualify for such funding, investigators are
required to have a concrete and sound research proposal
on one of the following areas:
- Agricultural, Veterinary and Forestry Sciences;
- Engineering Sciences;
- Geo Sciences;
- Mathematics, Theoretical Computer Sciences and
Informatics;
- Medical, Life, Health and Nutritional Sciences;
- Physical, Material and Chemical Sciences.
The following types of proposals shall not
be considered:
- Already existing collaborative projects where
travel and living expenses are financed by some
other source;
- Purely individual visits / training programme;
- Organisation of Seminars / Workshops or participation
in a Conference / Congress.
FUNDING:
Grants will be offered only towards travel and living
costs, (normally for 4 visits from each side spread
over project duration) within the framework of well-defined
and approved DST-DAAD research projects. The sending
side will bear the travel cost (including overseas
medical insurance) between the place of work of the
scientists/students in their own country and the place
of work in the host country. The host side will provide
the living expenses. It is expected that primary financing
for the collaborative research project, including
personnel costs, is already available/ will be available
to both the sides from other sources. Hence, project-related
incidental costs (for example, bench fees, staff or
running costs, costs for computer time, materials
purchases, documentation, photocopying, printing,
internal travel) shall not be covered under this programme,
as is the case for costs related to purchase of equipment,
infrastructure, workspaces and office machine etc.
The local hospitality terms for visiting scientists
in each others’ host countries are as follows:
For Indian scientists: an allowance up to EURO 1840
per month or EURO 82 per day (if the stay is for less
than 22 days) for post- doctoral and senior scientists
and upto EURO 870 per month or EURO 41 per day (if
the stay is for less than 22 days) to scholars registered
for PhD; For German scientists: an allowance of Rs.12,000/-
per month + free accommodation or Rs. 500/- per day
+ free accommodation( if the stay is for less than
25 days). The mutual visits of the scientists must
be balanced in number (normally 4 visits from each
side spread over entire duration of the 2 year project)
and should in general, be only for a short duration
of time. For senior scientists, the maximum period
of each visit shall be one month and for young scientists
each visit will be for a maximum period of 3 months.
PROJECT DURATION:
Initially, support to the project will be granted
for duration of two years, but depending on the success
and necessity, it may be extended by one more year.
A formal application has to be made for extension.
In NO case, support to the project shall exceed three
years.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Proposals in the prescribed format, duly forwarded
by the Head of the Institutions are to be submitted
simultaneously by the Indian Project Leader to the
Department of Science and Technology DST, New Delhi
and by the German Project Leader (Please see DAAD
announcement at www.daad.de ) to the DAAD, Bonn. Applications
received by both the agencies with all necessary documents
shall only be considered. Applications will be evaluated
independently on both sides by an external peer-review
system on the basis of scientific merit, need for
co-operation and the composition of project teams.
Final decision will be made jointly by DST and DAAD.
The last date for submission of applications for PPP-2005
is 30th Nov 2004. Applications received after last
date will not be entertained in any case. The Indian
Project Leaders are required to send ten copies of
the complete application to:
Shri R K Sharma,
Scientists ‘B’ (International
Division)
Hall-A, R. No. 10,
Department of Science and Technology
Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road,
New Delhi-110 016.
TEL: 011-26567373, 011-26562134 Extn.
244,
FAX No. 011-26862418/26961912
Email: [email protected] or
[email protected]
Applications will be evaluated independently on
both sides by an external peer-review system on the
basis of scientific merit, need for co-operation and
the composition of project teams. Final decision will
be made jointly by DST and DAAD.
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