Funding is available for project-based programs. These programs are bilaterally conducted and funded, which is why applicatons have to be submitted in Germany as well as in India:

Project-based Personnel Exchange Program (PPP) of the DAAD

• in the Natural Sciences and Engineering, together with the DST (Department of Science and Technology)

University professors and researchers of Freie Universität Berlin and Indian universities, as well as researchers in permanent positions at publicly funeded research institutes can apply for funding of up to 2 years of a collaborative research project between Indian and German research groups in the fields of engineering and natural sciences. Application deadline is May 31. For more information, please click here.

• in the Social Sciences and the Humanities, together with the UGC (University Grants Commission)

University professors and researchers of Freie Universität Berlin and Indian universities, as well as researchers in permanent positions at publicly funeded research institutes can apply for funding of up to 2 years of a collaborative research project between Indian and German research groups in the fields of social sciences and the humanities. Application deadline is May 31. For more information, please click here.