Joint projects with India
The aim of Finnish-Indian project cooperation is to support long-term systematic research collaboration, researcher mobility and the creation and strengthening of research collaboration networks between Finland and India. The themes of calls for joint projects are different in each call and the theme must be approved by both countries. Themes to be selected for joint project calls shall be researcher-driven, topical and benefit both countries.
The Academy of Finland funds Finnish-Indian joint projects with two Indian research funding organisations: the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology. Academy funding covers the costs of Finnish researchers, while Indian researchers receive their research funding from the DBT or the DST.
Cooperation with the DBT covers fields within biotechnology. Joint project calls are generally arranged annually, either in April or September, and the theme is different in each call.
Themes of previous and future joint calls:
- 2006 medical biotechnology: diagnostics, drug development and vaccine research
- 2007 plant and crop biotechnology
- 2008 environmental biotechnology
- 2009 medical diagnostics (together with Tekes)
- 2011 food sciences
- 2012 synthetic biology
Cooperation with the DST covers the natural sciences and engineering. The joint calls are arranged annually, either in April or Semtember, and the theme is different in each call. A detailed description of each call is given in connection with the call for applications.
Themes of previous and future joint calls:
- 2010 green chemistry
- 2011 materials research