Special Call 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. Apart from regular call for pre-proposal in all the areas of technology of interest to the Indian & French Industries, CEFIPRA invites special call for pre-proposal in the following areas Areas of Collaboration ( Targeted Topic for the Call)    Additive manufacturing, Robotics Affordable Medical Devices 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 countryand 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. Allowable costs The following component will be supported under the project: For knowledge collaborator or organization from India: i) Manpower ii) Consumables & Contingency iii) Equipment iv) Travel (As per CEFIPRA’s rate) For knowledge collaborator or organization from France: i) Manpower ii) Consumables & Contingency iii) Travel (As per CEFIPRA’s rate) For Industry Collaborators (Both India & France) i) ii) Travel ( As per CEFIPRA’s rate) Manpower Industrial Collaboratorsare expected to contributeto recurring expenses and equipment required for the component of the proposed project to be implemented at their premises. . How to apply     Formulate the problem you wish to address Identify partners in India and France Send a 2-3 page concept proposal in the prescribed format (Link1) of CEFIPRA at e-mail ID: targetedprogramme@cefipra.org. The Industrial Research Committee, comprising experts from India and France, will examine the proposal and advise the partners on preparing a detailed proposal. (Deadline for Submission of concept proposals: 21st May, 2015 For further information please contact: Dr. Debapriya Dutta, 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