The following list comprises different schemes under Government of India.
1. International S&T Cooperation: A bilateral collaboration through Department of Science and Technology
The Science & Technology International Cooperation Division of DST has the mandated responsibility of (i) negotiating, concluding and implementing S&T Agreements between India and other countries; (ii) providing interventions on S&T aspects in international forums.
International S&T Cooperation | Department Of Science & Technology (dst.gov.in)
2. Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC)
The Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) aims at improving the research ecosystem of India’s Higher Educational Institutions by facilitating academic and research collaborations between Indian Institutions and the best institutions in the world from 28 selected nations to jointly solve problems of national and/or international relevance
List of Projects under (SPARC-1)
1. Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (A Government of India Initiative (SPARC) project https://sparc.iitkgp.ac.in titled "Recharge Process of Springs and its Management to mitigate anthropogenic and climate change impact for water Security: A case study in part of Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India" with experts Prof Basant Maheshwari and Dr Dharma Hagare of Western Sydney University, Australia, (https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/), Prof Andrew Western and Dr Meenakshi Arora from University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia and with P I as Dr Jyothi Prasad, Department of Civil Engineering and the SPARC Institute Coordinator Prof H J Shiva Prasad
List of Projects under (SPARC-2)
2. Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (A Government of India Initiative (SPARC) project https://sparc.iitkgp.ac.in titled "Securing Water for Agricultural and Food Sustainability: Developing Tran disciplinary Approach for Integrated Water Resources Management " with experts Prof Basant Maheshwari of Western Sydney University, Australia, (https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/), and with Indian CO P I as Dr H J Shiva Prasad, Department of Civil Engineering, SVNIT, Surat as Co Pi Institute and P I as Dr D R Mailapalli, Department of Agriculture Engineering, IIT, Kharaghpur
List of Projects under (SPARC-3)
3. Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (A Government of India Initiative (SPARC) project https://sparc.iitkgp.ac.in titled "Real-time Automated Pest Monitoring of Horticultural Crops of Sub Himalayan Region of Uttarakhand, India" with experts Prof Scott Johnson, Prof Andre Van Schaik, Dr Amy-Marie Gilpin, Dr Bharat Ramesh, Dr Nisha Rakesh, Dr Kopal Chaube Dutta of Western Sydney University, Australia, (https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/) Dr Chetan Singh Thakur of Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (iisc.ac.in) and Prof Ranjan K Srivastava, Prof Ashutosh Singh, Prof J P Purwar, Prof Satish Chand, Dr Lalit Bhatt of G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (www.gbpuat.ac.in) and the SPARC Institute Coordinator Prof H J Shiva Prasad
3. Visiting Advanced Joint Research (VAJRA)
4. Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN)
Global Initiative of Academic Networks GIAN) (iitkgp.ac.in)
The following list comprises travel awards for Indian Researchers. The applicants shall consult our office in case of any support needed.
Support available through external agencies