Call for proposal under Industry Academia Research & Development Programme of

CEFIPRA
The Industrial Research Programme (IRP) of Indo-French Centre for Promotion of Advanced
Research (CEFIPRA) was launched in 2002 to support collaborative research programme
involving Industry & Academia of both the countries. Launching of IRP has worked as an
enabling platform for the organizations in India & France to realize their potential in terms of
product and process development. It has facilitated innovation, risk taking for Industries and also
bringing the private industry, public institutions and the government under one roof to promote
the research and innovation between India & France. Recently CEFIPRA has changed the name
of the Programme to Industry Academia Research and Development Programme. CEFIPRA
invites call for proposal in all areas of technology of interest to the Industry.
Eligibility

The proposal must be industry centric, formulated by the industry with a focus on the
industry priorities.

The proposal must involve at least one industrial partner from France and one from India
and a research institute from France & one from India.
Proposals involving one industrial partner from one country and one research institutes
from other country are also welcome but however clear justification should be provided
for the same.

Eligibility criteria for Industry Collaborator

The Company or SME should have well established in-house R&D unit with a good track record
of R&D achievements. They should be register and operational for at least last three years.
Eligibility criteria for Academic Collaborator
Principal Collaborators and Joint Collaborators have to hold a permanent position as scientists/
Faculty members in universities/ deemed universities, academic institutes and national research
and development laboratories/institutes.
Duration & Support

The duration of the solution-driven proposals should be maximum for 3 years

Total Support will be maximum up to Euro200000 / 1.5 cr. Outstanding proposal(s) may
be considered outside this range as exceptional case

For Indian side, the support will be in Indian Rupees & French side, it will be in Euro.

Support provided for

The following component will be supported under the project:
For knowledge collaborator
i)
Manpower
ii)
Consumables & Contingency
iii)
Equipment ( Only for Indian Partner)
iv)
International & local Travel
For Industry Collaborators (Both India & France)
i)
ii)

International Travel
Manpower

Industrial Collaborators are expected to contribute to recurring expenses and equipment required
for the component of the proposed project to be implemented at their premises. .
How to apply
Applicant can submit the full proposal through online www.cefipraonline.in
(Deadline for Submission of full proposals: 1st February, 2016)
For further information please contact:
Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Director
Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research
5B, Ground Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003 (India)
Tel. : (+91-11) 24682251, (+91-11) 24682252,Fax: (+91-11) 24688632
Website: www.cefipra.org
Or
Dr. Mamoni Banerjee, Scientific Officer ( mamoni@cefipra.org)