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)

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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.

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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
A.
Recurring
1.
Manpower
JRF
SRF
Post-Doc/RA

2.
3.
4.

5.

Year I

Stipend in Brazil for

JRF/SRF (1) or PostDoc/RA (1)
PI or Co-PI (1)
Consumables
Contingency
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
Overhead
(Not
applicable for private
Institution)
Total =

B. Justification of the budget (head wise)

C. Terms and conditions of the budget

Year II

Year III

Year IV

Total

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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
Number

Duration

Brazil to India
Number

Duration

st

1 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
Institute(s)

Collaborating At
the
Brazilian
Institute(s)

Collaborating

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Investigators signature

Heads of the Institution Signature

(Official seal)

(Official seal)

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PART-B
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.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Date of Birth
Language (Read, write and speak)
Highest degree obtained (Degree, year, area of dissertation)
Research interest (two lines maximum)
Work experience (total as well as details of last three positions)
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