Penn State and IISc are seeking proposals to foster collaborative, sustainable, self-supporting research and education programs. The expected outcome of projects is to become long-term collaborative programs integrating academics and students from both universities.<\/p>\n
The 2024\/2025 Collaboration Program will provide seed funds to joint faculty teams focused on Global Challenges or matters of bilateral importance to India and the United States for a duration of about 12 months.<\/p>\n
Successful proposals will be those that (i) demonstrate potential to be sustainable through external funding sources and (ii) will involve a clear collaborative effort between faculty members on both IISc and Penn State sides.<\/p>\n
Collaboration Development Fund Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Up to fourthree awards are expected to be made<\/p>\n 2. Each award is a one-time award with no opportunity for renewal<\/p>\n 3. A maximum of US$10,000 or equivalent per project, combined by Penn State (US$ 5,000) and IISc (INR 5.0 Lakhs). Lower amounts may be requested for projects requiring less funding.<\/p>\n Eligible and Ineligible Expenses:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. From Penn State: Allowable expenses include travel, accommodation, and meal costs; organization of joint meetings and workshops ; cost of developing shared online resources; temporary administrative\/technical support, e.g., of students; lab supplies and other expenditures in support of the long-term project development; publication\/dissemination of results. From IISc: The allowable expenses include travel, accommodation and related expenses of main and additional applicants (including students).<\/p>\n 2. The seed grant funds cannot be used for faculty salaries or honoraria; indirect\/administrative costs; to hire a consultant or contractor; or for general equipment expenses (laptops, iPads, printers, etc.).<\/p>\n Proposal Eligibility:<\/strong><\/p>\n To be eligible for support:<\/p>\n 1. Each proposal requires a minimum of one academic from both Penn State and IISc; however, it is strongly recommended that each institution include more than one applicant.<\/p>\n 2. Primary applicants must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n o At IISc, the main applicant must be a permanent faculty or fixed-term academic staff member (where the end date of the fixed-term contract does not fall during the project implementation period)<\/p>\n o At Penn State, the main applicant must be a full time, early career, tenure track or tenured faculty<\/p>\n 3. Additional applicants can include professional staff and PhD students<\/p>\n 4. Proposals are endorsed by faculty leadership at each institution as follows:<\/p>\n o At IISc, by the ChairDean of the department\/centrefaculty or their delegate<\/p>\n o At Penn State, by the head of the department or Dean of the college<\/p>\n Proposal Evaluation:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. A panel composed of faculty and administrators from Penn State and IISc will evaluate and select the projects to be funded<\/p>\n 2. Funding priority will be given to projects that:<\/p>\n a. Are of high academic quality<\/p>\n b. Show strategic merit and alignment with the research and education priorities of IISc and Penn State<\/p>\n c. Advance a self-supporting collaborative concept with the potential to produce scholarship of high academic value over at least a 5-year timeframe<\/p>\n d. Strengthen the connectivity and relationship between IISc and Penn State in the research domain<\/p>\n e. Create a team with multiple faculty and students at each university<\/p>\n f. Show interdisciplinarity<\/p>\n g. Reflect short-term and long-term prospects of the project in terms of expected results and funding<\/p>\n 3. Preferred elements include those that go beyond research only and address internationalization topics such as:<\/p>\n a. Student engagement: innovative learning abroad, including of underrepresented students<\/p>\n b. Involvement of multiple campuses (e.g. any of Penn State\u2019s Commonwealth Campuses)<\/p>\n c. Joint doctoral training or co-supervision opportunities.<\/p>\n 4. Additional aspects are desirable, but not a requirement for eligibility<\/p>\n a. Co-funding of projects by the Faculty\/College, Department, School, Centre\/Institute, or external bodies<\/p>\n b. Engagement with industry partners<\/p>\n c. Impact and dissemination of results<\/p>\n Proposal Format:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Submit a joint application via Penn State\u2019s unified system: (the link of the template; not the final one) https:\/\/psu.infoready4.com\/#competitionDetail\/1898319<\/p>\n 2. The application should include:<\/p>\n a. Completed Application Document attached to this callompetition<\/p>\n b. 1-page CV of each project participant<\/p>\n c. Letter\/email from a Penn State department head acknowledging support of the project<\/p>\n d. Letter\/email from the Chair of theadepartment\/centre at IISc IISc Faculty Dean or delegate (e.g. Associate or Deputy Dean International or Research) acknowledging support of the project<\/p>\n 3. Combine all documents into one pdf<\/p>\n Key Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Proposals open for submission: April 17, 2024<\/p>\n 2. Proposal submission due: May 20, 2024<\/p>\n 3. Anticipated award announcement: July 1, 2024<\/p>\n 4. Mid-project report submission due: January 6, 2025<\/p>\n 5. Final financial report submission due: April 17, 2025<\/p>\n 6. Final report submission due: August 1, 2025<\/p>\n Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n It is highly recommended that researchers interested in this program should contact the Penn State\/ IISc coordinators in advance to preparing an application.<\/p>\n Penn State University:<\/strong><\/p>\n Anna Marshall, Penn State Global awm15@psu.edu<\/p>\n +1 814-863-1963<\/p>\n Indian Institute of Science:<\/strong><\/p>\n Amita Sneh, Office of the International Relations iro.admin@iisc.ac.in and chair.oir@iisc.ac.in<\/p>\n