Indo-German Research Cooperation between DFG and UGC
The DFG and the Indian University Grants Commission (UGC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The strategic aim of the agreement is to support intense research cooperation along with the promotion of young researchers between researchers in India and Germany of mutual interests. The cooperation between the research groups will focus on forming an “International Research Training Group (IRTG)” (Internationales Graduiertenkolleg) in Germany and India aimed at the joint qualification of doctoral candidates in both countries. The programme should provide for regular exchanges of scientist, academic staff, post-doctoral fellows and doctoral students working in the defined project for the purpose of joint research and training. Any Research area (with specific emphasis on interdisciplinarity within the main topic of the research area is) eligible.
Further information here.
Proposals: any time
Source: DFG
