United States-India Science and Technology Endowment Fund: COVID-19 Ignition Grants

Récompense totale

0 $

Association professionnelle

Date limite

15 mai 2020

Niveau d'études

Enseignement secondaire

Type d'opportunité

Bourse

Financement d'opportunité

Financement complet

Pays éligibles

Cette opportunité est destiné à tous les pays

Région éligible

Toutes les régions

The Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) would solicit proposals under two categories:

Ignition Stage I: To help early-stage creative ideas develop a proof-of-concept and/or build a prototype [Grant support up to INR 50,00,000/- or approx. USD 66,000/-]
Ignition Stage II: To support a team with a workable, validated prototype and/or with the ability to repurpose existing innovative solutions to meet the COVID-19 challenge [Grant support up to INR 1,00,00,000/- or approx.. USD 133,000/- ]

Proposals must have at least one Indian and one U. S. partner for the complete duration of the proposed project. Primary partners from both sides must have significant and synergistic roles in the development and commercialization of technologies for the specific application described in the proposal.
The relationship between the U.S. and Indian partners must be clearly defined, including ownership of intellectual property rights for the technology proposed to be developed and commercialized.
At least one of the partners must be an entrepreneurial entity (preferably a small or medium-scale enterprise) and the team may include any combination of the following:
- Incorporated companies including start-ups; or
- Non-incorporated entities; or
- Academic, governmental and non-governmental research institutions or their consortia
- Individuals

Eligible Regions: Open for all