Cooperation India - Europe - Network Subsidy (ANR, DFG, ESRC, ICSSR, NWO)

The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR, India) in association with the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR, France), the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, Germany), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC, UK) and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO, The Netherlands) invite applications for joint social science networking proposals between research centres in the participating European countries and India.

The objective of the Indian-European Research Networking Programme is to promote the strengthening of the social sciences within and between the five countries, by providing additional funding to allow joint research activities for internationally excellent research in relevant areas. This funding will not cover basic salaries, but will provide top-up resources to allow established research groups in cognate areas in the different countries to work more closely together in order to develop and complete internationally advanced collaborative research and publications.

Who can apply

Proposals must involve at least two (and no more than four) established research groups on the Indian side, and similarly two (and no more than four) on the European side (which must be from two different European countries), but may involve up to six or exceptionally up to eight research groups in all.

Researchers from abroad may apply

What can be applied for

Each proposal may request up to € 500,000 (on the European side) and up to INR 50 lakhs (on the Indian side) over three years. This is equivalent to up to 1 crore for six networks per year, according per international collaboration norms of the ICSSR. In line with the aims of this call, only costs for additional activity relating to closer collaboration will be permissible. Network proposals must be for three years and have a clear strategic plan for development over that period; although, where appropriate expenditure can be focussed more on the first two years.

When can be applied

• Closing date for submitting research applications (to NWO) is 15 September 2011, 16:00 hrs

Extra Information

All proposals will be subject to international peer review and final decisions on successful proposals will be made by a joint panel established between the five Partners.

Criteria

The criteria for selection of proposals will include:

• (a) scientific and scholarly standing and track record of the various network applicants in the area of research proposed
• (b) international excellence of the proposed programme of collaborative work
• (c) record of publication of the various applicants
• (d) mix of senior and junior researchers in the proposals, and the potential for onward development of new research and research capacity in this area
• (e) synergy between the various applicants, and ability to demonstrate real added value from joint collaboration
• (f) measures of success proposed by each network and the potential for achieving these (including, for example: conceptual and methodological development; development of the next generation of researchers; pooling of knowledge, research and data; high-level joint publications; new research development; new data and research materials; and contributions to policy and analytical debates)
• (g) management and modus operandi of the proposed networks, and how the applicants would ensure these were effective and good value-for-money.

Financiers

The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR, India) in association with the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR, France), the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, Germany), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC, UK) and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO, The Netherlands).

Contacts

• Dhr. mr. drs. B.J. Bonenkamp
  phone: +31 (0)70 344 09 50, e-mail: b.bonenkamp@nwo.nl
• Mw. J. de Graaff
  phone: +31 (0)70 344 09 47, fax: +31 (0)70 383 28 41, e-mail: j.degraaff@nwo.nl