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Filing cost can come from contingency. SPARC will NOT fund maintenance costs.
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Co-PIs can be from another institution or research lab, but NOT from industry. Further, the foreign co-PI(s) does not have to be from the same country (as of the PI) but should be from an academic Institute or research lab. The PI's employers on either side will be the Lead Institutes.
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No. The connection is primarily between Indian and foreign PIs.
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It is not preferable but left to the discretion of the Nodal Institute.
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Yes.
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The Nodal Institutes have multiple roles to play:
a. they will liaison with the partner country and be the point of contact for the universities in the respective foreign countries for any administrative queries related to SPARC. |
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No. Project proposals with universities in a particular country can come from any participating Institute and will be centrally evaluated through the review process.
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It is not mandatory but expected.
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No. Routing will only be through the SPOC of the participating Institute.
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NIs have no role to play in routing or shortlisting. Till the submission stage, they will be able to view the number of proposals submitted for their country. After selection, NIs should ensure that the next steps progress smoothly.
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Yes, proposals can be tracked by PIs after submission.
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Yes, with the exception of confidential comments, if any.
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No. They will be provided free accommodation and a monthly allowance of INR 12,000/month for a period of 3 months to 1 year.
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Yes.
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MHRD will take these up on a case by case basis
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Health Insurance should be bought by all travelling PIs/co-PIs/researchers. However there is no separate fund for that. The premia are expected to be borne from the available funds.
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It is left up to the Institute.
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MHRD will take this up with the respective labs.
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The proposals are expected to be of research types with well defined research deliverables.
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No. SPARC team should have doctoral or post doctoral scholars from either side.
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It is not mandated by MHRD. The decision is left to the collaborative Institutes.
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No. Indian faculty members will have to fund their travel through support from their own Institute, CPDA or projects. It is expected that the International Institute will take care of boarding and hospitality.
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No. The travel and subsistence of Indian scholars will be supported by SPARC. He/she will continue to get his/her stipend/scholarship at the Indian Institute during his stay abroad.
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Please refer to the section under Thrust Areas for Themes and Sub-themes.
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SPARC does not provide funding for equipment or experimental facilities. The support needs to come from complementary funding from the Indian Institute, Foreign Institute or funded research projects.
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The foreign Institutes needs to satisfy the eligibility criteria.
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Duration of the project will be 2 years. Please refer to the relevant sections of the website for the expected deliverables.
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Please refer to the the section under Program Details > Funding and Budget. The expenses under these heads include:
a. For international faculty: coverage for travel, stay and honorarium as per the rates mentioned b. For international scholars: pocket allowance as per rates and limits mentioned c. For Indian scholars: Travel budget and out-of pocket allowance as per rates and limits mentioned |
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A research monograph is a topical book focused on a research topic. It can be structured in separate chapters bringing comprehensive knowledge to the readers and is catered towards practicing scientists/engineers/researchers/technologists with scholarly interest on the topic/subject.
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Only such private institutions in India which are recognized under 12(B) of UGC Act and also satisfy the eligibility criteria pertaining to NIRF ranking are eligible to apply for SPARC.
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The endorsement letter from the Indian Institution should mention about free accommodation to the international students/scholars. Otherwise, the cost may be included in the budget under Travel/Living/Honorarium.
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For international students, there is no limit on the the number of visits as long as the total budget for out of pocket allowance (INR 12,000/month) does not exceed INR 2 lakh AND the minimum period of stay per visit is 3 months. For Indian students/scholars, the number of visits is restricted to 2 during the period and the period of stay per visit should be between 3 and 12 months.
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The period of stay of the Indian student/scholar abroad should be between 3 and 12 months.
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As per the understanding thus far, funds will only be transferred to the Institute of Indian PI. They, in turn, can allocate part of those funds to the co-PI's Institute.
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The honorarium is per person. However, it may be noted that the upper limit of the total combined stay of the foreign PI and co-PI(s) that will be supported during the tenure of the project is 8 months. If two foreign faculty members are travelling simultaneously for x days, it will count as 2x towards the quota of 8 months. Further, only 2 visits by international faculty be supported by SPARC. If two are travelling together, it will count as 2 visits (if support for both are claimed).
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The foreign Institute is expected to take care of Indian PI and co-PI(s) during their travel. The Indian student/scholar's allowance of USD 1000/month is expected to cover his/her living expenses including accommodation.
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The Indian or foreign PI can be part of multiple proposals. However, it is most likely that only one project will be awarded to a PI.
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There is no prescribed format. The endorsement letter can be provided by the foreign PI on his/her letterhead. It should outline his/her consent to be part of this project and fulfill the expected commitments. It should also mention the support that his/her Institute can provide.
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There is no restriction as long as the PI is a faculty member of an eligible institution.
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It is not necessary for the foreign PI and co-PI(s) to be from the same country.
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SPARC only pays for mobility of the students. A PI or co-PI cannot hire a project scholar from SPARC funds. In other words, SPARC does not support stipend of research scholars.
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The PI of a SPARC proposal has to be a faculty member of an eligible institution. The co-PI can be from a research Institute/Lab.
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Only 2 visits of foreign faculty will be funded by SPARC during the tenure of teh project. Please refer to the relevant sections under Funding and Budget to know the details on minimum and maximum stay periods.
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Yes, monograph is a mandatory deliverable of a SPARC project.
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Endorsement from co-PI's Institutes are not mandatory. However, if it is available it can be included in the proposal.
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Overhead and contingency is only for Indian institutions.
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The SPARC funded workshop needs to be organized in the Indian PI or co-Pi's Institute.
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The number of Indian scholars/students can exceed two but only two visits (each ranging between 3 to 12 months) will be funded. The number of foreign students/post-docs can be more than 2 but the limit for out of pocket allowance is limited to INR 2 lakh for the entire period of stay.
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It is not a mandatory requirement. If present, they make the proposal stronger.
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