Joint Call for Research Proposals FY 2025 by the Indian Council of Social Science Research & Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
About ICSSR
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) was established in the year of 1969 by the Government of India to promote research in social sciences in the country. ICSSR provide grants for projects, fellowships, international collaboration, capacity building, surveys, publications etc. to promote research in social sciences in India. Documentation centre of ICSSR – National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC) – provides library and information support services to researchers in social sciences. ICSSR has developed ICSSR Data Service to serve as a national data service for promoting a powerful research environment through the sharing and reuse of data among the social science community in India.
About the Opportunity
The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) carries out bilateral cooperative programs between India and Japan based on the agreement concluded with them. The aim of this program is to form sustained networks evolved from individual social scientist exchanges including young social scientists. ICSSR provides financial support to Indian Social Scientists implementing such bilateral joint research projects and seminars between research teams from India and Japan.
For more information check out the official notification given below this post.
Eligibility
| Terms / Activities | Joint Research Projects | Joint Seminars |
|---|---|---|
| Participants from India | Researchers at a university or research institute under the jurisdiction of JSPS, Japan. | |
| Participants from counterpart country | No limitation on the number of participants. Researchers who belong to institutions/organizations in third countries are not allowed to participate. | |
| Participants | No limitation on the number of participants; Researchers from third countries may participate in seminars under the condition that they cover their own expenses. | No limitation on the number of participants. Researchers who belong to institutions/organization in third countries are not allowed to participate. |
| Duration | Two years | One Week |
| Others | Applications must be submitted to both ICSSR and JSPS and its counterpart organizations by the deadlines. | Seminars are to be held either in India or Japan. |
| Applications submitted to both ICSSR and JSPS and its counterpart organizations by the deadlines. | ||
Selection Criteria
- Scientific excellence of projects/seminars
- The necessity of cooperation, the added value gained, and mutual research advancement through the transfer of knowledge and expertise
- Impact of outcomes on improving the quality of life, contributing to socioeconomic development, and/or solving prevailing social issues
- Participation of young researchers and contribution to fostering them
- Feasibility and concreteness of the research plan and expectation of its advancing the research
- Policy impact of the study
- Contribution to researcher interaction in advancing the research during the project/seminar. (Only for the Joint Research Projects It is recommended that more than 50% of total funding should be used for international/domestic travel.)
- Appropriateness of the budget plan
- Appropriateness of the venue in case of seminar
Application Procedure
- Applications must be submitted through email (and hard copy) on or before 3rd September 2024 by the Indian researchers. The guidelines and application format are available at www.icssr.org for Indian researchers & at https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-bilat/semina/shinsei_bosyu.html for Japanese researchers.
- Applications should be submitted on the prescribed Application Form given below this post to ICSSR for Indian scholars wishing to apply for joint research and to JSPS for Japanese scholars wishing to apply for joint research.
- Applications must be submitted to ICSSR, New Delhi: Mr. M.P.Madhukar, Deputy Director, In-charge IC Division, Indian Council of Social Science Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi – 110 067, Tel: +91 (0) 11 – 26742832, Email: adinchargeics@gmail.com
Location
New Delhi
Contact Information
International Collaboration Programme
Indian Council of Social Science Research: ICSSR
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg
JNU Institutional Area, New Delhi-110067 (India)
(Tel) +91 (0)11 2674 2832
Email IDs: adinchargeics@gmail.com
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