Call for Research Proposals! ICSSR-JSPS (Japan)! FY 2025! Submit by 3rd September 2024!
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), INDIA
&
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), JAPAN
This “FY2025 Call for Proposals” provides the application guidelines on the ICSSR side. Please consult with JSPS’s counterpart organizations about application guidelines for JSPS side.
1. Program outline
The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) carries out bilateral cooperative programs between India and Japan based on 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.
Eligibility & Other conditions
| Terms / Activities | Joint Research Projects | Joint Seminars |
|---|---|---|
| Participants from India
|
At the time of submitting their application, applicants must hold a full-time or equivalent position as a faculty in the field of social sciences at a public funded university or research institute in India. | |
| Participants from counterpart country | Researchers at a university or research institute under jurisdiction of JSPS, Japan. | |
| Participants | No limitation on number of participants. Researchers who belong to institution/organization in third countries are not allowed to participate. | No limitation on number of participants; Researchers from third countries may participate in seminars under the condition that they cover their own expenses. |
| Duration | Two years | One Week |
| Others | With the exception of fieldwork or presentation of research reports on Joint Research Projects in an international conference, travel costs to third countries are not covered. | Seminars are to be held either in India or Japan. |
| Applications submitted to both ICSSR and JSPS and its counterpart organization by the deadlines. | ||
Application procedure at India
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[dot]icssr[dot]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 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 (Contact Details):
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[at]gmail[dot]com
JSPS, Japan : https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-bilat/semina/shinsei_bosyu.html
Other instructions
Team leaders Japan are to submit their applications to JSPS in accordance with their guidelines appearing on their website.
For more details, refer here
