DBT has strategic partnership with Australia for fostering research in the medical biotechnology domain. The Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund is managed jointly by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India and Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DIIS), Govt. of Australia. Since its inception in 2006, the IABF has supported collaborative, leading-edge research between scientists in Australia and India across a range of jointly agreed priority areas. It has also helped to build linkages between premier research and educational institutions in both countries. The Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund (IABF) supports Indian and Australian Scientists, from both the public and private sectors, to collaborate in cutting edge research in the area of science & technology.
Purpose of the Call
The purpose of the call is to support research and innovation projects that are highly relevant for scientific solution for biomanufacturing, biotechnology for improved agricultural productivity and climate resilience, RNA vaccines and biotherapeutics. The call seeks to fund applications for conducting research with a high societal relevance, both basic and applied, and innovation promoting the transition, nationally in India and Australia, as well as internationally. The priority areas of research for Round sixteen of the Indo
Australian Biotechnology Fund are :
Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund (administered by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in India)
• biomanufacturing for industrial and consumer products, including biochemicals, biofuels and novel bio-based materials
• biotechnology for improved agricultural productivity and climate resilience (including food security or renewable feedstocks)
• RNA vaccines and biotherapeutics (immunotherapy)
Who can Apply?
This call addresses Indian and Australian consortium partners of domain expertise. The project parties should be legal entities and independent of each other with base operations in respective countries. Applicants might include Institutes, Public/private companies, universities and/or State/territory funded research organizations.
Grant Guidelines
Proposal details : The Joint Call requires that the collaboration between Indian and Australian research teams be submitted as a Multiple Principal Investigator (Multi-PD/PI) application with both of the lead scientists from each country as the PD/PI. Applications may be derived from existing collaborations with an established history of interaction, or from new partnerships developed in response to this Call. The collaboration must be based on interactive relationships that maximize the expertise of the individual Indian and Australian research teams.
Through this Call, Indian and Australian collaborating investigators should work together to develop and submit an application to Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DIIS), Govt. of Australia and the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology's Department of Biotechnology (DBT). The Indian application should follow DBT guidance using the 'Proposal Submission form for R&D Projects' format available at the DBT eProMIS portal: (dbtepromis.nic.in/sample_forms.htm). In addition to a detailed research plan, the application must include a leadership plan that describes the roles, responsibilities, and working relationship of the PD/PIs, as well as information about performance sites, the proposed work to be accomplished at each site, and a complete budget for the collaboration. Only those applications that are determined to be meritorious will be considered for joint funding and will be supported by the DBT and DIIS under this program. The DBT will provide funds for the Indian component and DIIS will fund Australian component.
Grant assessment
Scientific merit of proposal
• Alignment to Call objectives (see Purpose of Call above)
• Innovation over existing processes or products or generation of new knowledge
• Sustainable, scalable and flexible solutions
• Specific Scientific Problems to be addressed identifying the current competitive
landscape
Approach and methodology
• Relevance of the choice of method to the proposed solution
• Realistically planned activities in regard to time and budget
Organization and investigator capabilities
• Project parties’ expertise and experience in the chosen method.
• Project parties’ capability and reliability in regard to implementing the project
• Commitment of the respective project parties to implementation and funding
• Advantages of partnering between Indian and Australian groups
Impact and deliverables
• Potential to advance science and its impact across both the countries.
• Potential to contribute economic value
• Potential to contribute increased gender equality
• Well-articulated implementation or demonstration plan during the project period
• Scalability and potential for national and international dissemination of results
• Potential to increase Indians and Australians international competitiveness in the field.
Eligibility Criteria
Academic/Research Partners :
• Public and/or private universities and research organizations must have a well established research support system, for basic or applied research; and
• Submission of proof of establishment under Indian statue; recognition documents and registration at Government of India's Public Finance Management System (PFMS) - https://pfms.nic.in shall be obligatory. NGO(s)/VO(s)/Trust(s)/Research Foundations:
• The Indian private R&D performing institutions and Not-for-profit, NGO(s)/ VO(s)/ Trust(s)/Research foundations should have experience of at least 3 years in scientific research, teaching, training and extension activities; and must follow research as one of the mandates;
• Proof of registration at ‘NGO DARPAN’ of NITI Aayog (http://ngodarpan.gov.in/), Certificate of registration under Society Registration Act, Firm’s Memorandum of Association, Registration at Government of India's Public Finance Management System (PFMS) (pfms.nic.in), Valid SIRO certificate for firm’s in-house R&D recognition and audited account statements for the past three years shall be obligatory
Ineligible Organizations : Research centres and academic organisations headquartered and owned outside India and their subsidiaries in India, or vice versa, are not eligible to receive funding from 8 DBT under this programme.
Consortium
• The number of Indian project partners should be optimum and correspond to the objectives of the project. Each project should clearly demonstrate the partner’s essentiality, complementarities, and added value in jointly addressing the topic.
• In case there is more than one Indian participant in a given proposal it is advised that the Indian participants appoint among them a ‘Lead Scientific Coordinator', who can represent the Indian participants in the consortium vis-à-vis DBT.
• In case there is only one Indian participant in a given proposal it is advised that the Indian participant should include one Co-Principal Investigator in the proposal.
Closing date : 11th April, 2025
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