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EURAXESS India links researchers in India with Europe. Free information and events on research funding, research careers and collaboration opportunities. EURAXESS India has been serving researchers in all fields interested in a research career in Europe since 2011.

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28/03/2018
EURAXESS India Newsletter 1-2018 is Online
Our new quarterly newsletter features the following: Briefing l EURAXESS country: Hungary ; Hot topic l l MSCA Individual Fellowships...
12/03/2018
Funding opportunities: DBT-EC H2020 calls on Health, Bio-economy and Bio-energy still open!
5 calls still open for application from the 18 calls which the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) earmarked in the EU...
09/03/2018
EU Prize for Women Innovators
EU prize for women entrepreneurs who have developed and brought to market an outstanding innovation. On the occasion of International...
ERC
08/03/2018
Call for Proposals for ERC Proof of Concept Grant - Open!
Deadlines: 18 April and 11 September 2018. The European Research Council (ERC) funds ground-breaking frontier research projects across all fields...
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03/05/2018 - 03/05/2018
Germany, Online (2:00 pm- 3:00pm CET)
NCP MSC Webinar: How to write a successful MSC-IF proposal
The Webinar is explicitly aimed at international researchers who recently moved to Germany and are not yet fluent in German,...
26/04/2018 - 26/04/2018
India, The Lalit, Barakhamba Lane, New Delhi
3rd Edition of Indo-European Conference on Standards and Emerging Technology
This conference will bring together Key Technical and Subject Matter experts from European and Indian Community on the three parallel...
01/03/2018 - 30/11/2018
India, Multi cities
EURAXESS India Events 2018 - Stay tuned!
Check here for planned events in 2018. EURAXESS India organises or co-organises informative and networking events in India. These can...
17/09/2018 - 17/09/2018
India, New Delhi and/or Bengaluru - to be confirmed
ERD2018 - Become EURAXESS Ambassador in India! MSCA-Individual Fellowships Training & Discover MCAA Indian Chapter
ERD2018 will be a joint EURAXESS India and MCAA Indian Chapter 1-day event . Target audience: MSCA (Marie Curie) alumni...
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eURaxess sciENCE SLAM

Priyanka Dasgupta MSc. student (University of Delhi) is the first prize winner of the 5th EURAXESS Science Slam India! 

The EURAXESS Science Slam India is a competition open to all career levels researchers starting with MA/M.Sc. candidates (research-based or mixed) - from universities, research institutes, private sector or related careers - in all fields of research including Social Sciences and Humanities, Life Sciences and Engineering, of any nationality and age (18+) who are based in India. This competition is part of the global EURAXESS Science Slam taking place in Brazil, China and India.

Win your next research trip to Europe via Chennai and Kolkata! Or come and choose the first prize winner at the live finals in Kolkata! The five finalists attended a science communication training in Chennai before.That was for 2017. The route for 2018 will be announced next July. Stay tuned!

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Career and funding 

 

Find collaborators for your research cooperation or hosts for your mobility projects within the EURAXESS community!

Browse our database and create personalised alerts for funding: hundreds of support schemes for research cooperation and mobility between India and Europe are available!

Through our jobs portal, find the job offer to continue your career in research!

EURAXESS covers all research fields, including Social Sciences and Humanities, Life Sciences and Physical Sciences and Engineering. 

 

SEARCH FOR JOB OFFERS  SEARCH FOR FUNDING

 

 

 

EURAXESS collaboration opportunities

Collaboration Opportunities in India

Research and innovation form an essential cornerstone of the EU-India strategic partnership. In forty years, EU and India cooperation has matured from pure scientific collaboration to a meaningful research and innovation partnership.

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NEWSLETTERS

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Stay up to date with our EURAXESS India Newsletter. Read our country briefings, hot topics, in focus interviews in the realm of research and innovation. Receive information related to research mobility, cooperation, funding, jobs, and more. Browse old issues or read the most recent ones!

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EURAXESS COUNTRY briefings - Discover their R&I Landscape

EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion is an initiative of the European Research Area (ERA) that addresses barriers to the mobility of researchers and seeks to enhance their career development. This pan-European effort is currently supported by over 40 countries, of which we will profile one in each of our quarterly EURAXESS India e-newsletters.

EC and R&I Newsletters by European countries/Projects in India

Directorate-General Research and Innovation (DG RTD), European Commission (EC)

Check all news and events via the international cooperation website. You can also follow DG RTD on Twitter @InnovationUnion and @EU_H2020 and on Facebook

European countries in India

European R&I projects in India

Indian initiatives:

 

 

 

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MEET THE RESEARCHERs

 

Browse useful information we collected for you.

Find out more about Horizon 2020, the biggest EU funding programme for research and innovation! Keep yourself informed about current research collaboration between Europe and India.

 

European Commission: Research and Innovation

Horizon 2020, the EU's current framework programme for research and innovation runs from 2014 to 2020 with a budget of nearly EUR 80 billion. Horizon 2020 is fully open to international cooperation. The biggest EU research and innovation programme ever, Horizon 2020 is based on 3 pillars: Excellent Science, Industrial Leadership and Societal Challenges.

Horizon 2020 work programme for 2016-2017

Open access to publications and data in Horizon 2020

Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS)

 

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European Research Council: Supporting top researcher from anywhere in the world! 

The ERC is a flagship component of Horizon 2020’s Excellent Science. ERC is a top funding body providing funding for excellent researchers of any nationality, to carry out frontier research in Europe, via annual competitions. The ERC's mission is to encourage the highest quality research in Europe through competitive funding and to support investigator-driven frontier research across all fields, on the basis of scientific excellence.

ERC-Bringing great ideas to life! (video)

Step by step to ERC grants in 5 minutes! (video)

In its first 10-year 6 ERC grantees have received a Nobel prize, 5 a Wolf prize and 4 a Field medal. The ERC will turn 10 in 2017.

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Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) under Horizon 2020’s Excellent Science provide grants for all stages of researchers' careers and encourage transnational, intersectoral and interdisciplinary mobility. The MSCA enable research-focused organisations (universities, research centres, and companies) to host talented foreign researchers and to create strategic partnerships with leading institutions worldwide. The MSCA are open to all domains of research and innovation.

Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions: Pocket guide

MSCA (IF) Survivor’s Guide l Practical tool for applicants! (unofficial document)

 

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Erasmus +

Erasmus+ has opportunities for a wide range of organisations, including universities, education and training providers, think-tanks, research organisations, and private businesses.

India is a partner country in Erasmus+. Indian institutions can join partnerships, individual Indian students can apply for Joint Master Degrees. Indian researchers can also indivudally apply for Jean Monnet Actions that foster study of European integration.

E+ FOR INDIVIDUALS

E+ FOR ORGANISATIONS

                                                    

 

 

EU Delegation and EU’s Research and Innovation in India

Research and innovation form an essential cornerstone of the EU-India strategic partnership. In forty years, EU and India cooperation has matured from pure scientific collaboration to a meaningful research and innovation partnership. Engaging together in the fields of research, innovation and science offers many benefits and opportunities for both sides. Collaborations are underway to tackle global challenges like health, climate change, food security and clean energy supply among many others.

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EU STI Platform in India

The “European Science, Technology and Innovation Platform in India” has been formed by a group of interested European public research organizations, funding agencies, and universities from France, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the UK as well as European and bilateral initiatives, which have a representation office in India.

Its main objectives are:

  • Enabling information, knowledge and experience sharing among the members;
  • Increasing the collective and individual visibility of its members;
  • Acting as a single point of entry for industries and public organizations wanting to establish themselves in India;
  • Being an effective consultative group for better coordination between European research organizations and industries.

The Platform is open to new members and targeted stakeholders including European and Indian research and funding bodies, private companies conducting R&D, and other research institutions and organizations.

CONTACT: Email: cnrs.delhi@gmail.com l Phone: +91 11 3041 0068

The Platform was one of the components under the EU funded INDIGO Policy project (ended in early 2017).

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  • Catalogues for researchers, students and universities/institutes:

Europe is a particularly attractive option with around 4,000 higher education institutions (HEIs) – many world-renowned and pioneers in education and research – and over 20 million students or one-fourth of the world in total. Among them, more than 1.5 million students every year come from outside of the EU, including 46,000 from India.

European Higher Education Virtual Fair - EHEVF 2016 eBook, which contains sections on studying in each European Union Member State and on specific higher educational institutes attending the Virtual Fair, is a useful resource for students and researchers considering Europe for further studies or research work,  as well as for Indian HEIs looking for European partners for Erasmus+ or MSCA project proposals.

eBook AVAILABLE HERE

The European Higher Education Fair - EHEF India 2016 brought together over 100 exhibitors from 26 European Union Member States, with a total of 93 higher education institutions and 21 embassies and national agencies. The catalogue produced for the visitors can be useful for any student, researcher or higher education institutions interested in an experience in Europe or a collaboration with European HEIs.

CATALOGUE AVAILABLE HERE

 

  • Research & Innovation (and other) employment opportunities:

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO): EU institutions and bodies.

EuroBrussels: the European Affairs Jobsite.

DevNetJobsIndia: Development Jobs and Consulting Opportunities in India.

 

 

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boost your research career

Come to Europe!

From Master degree to advanced stages of career, the European Union funds outstanding researchers from all over the world to develop their potential in Europe.

 

BROCHURE AVAILABLE HERE

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About EURAXESS India

We promote researcher mobility and cooperation. We serve researchers of all nationalities, all disciplines and at all career stages. The membership is free!

We focus on two actions:

To provide regular, tailored and reliable information

To organise networking and information events

Our community has more than 3400 researchers, managers and students who are interested in Indo-European collaborations.

 

EURAXESS INDIA EVENTS 2018

EURAXESS India organises or co-organises informative and networking events in India. These can address topics of general interest to the researchers or focus in one particular research field. There is one event which is also open to the general public:

 

EURAXESS Science Slam India

Researchers in any field (it includes social sciences and humanities) present their research in a competition in front of an audience of non-specialists using any medium. The winner is selected by the audience on the presentation quality, but also the entertaining value of their performance!

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EURAXESS India planned events in 2018 - Stay tuned regularly visiting our website!

  • 6th EURAXESS India Science Slam India (July to November)
  • European Research Day 2018 - Become EURAXESS Ambassador and MSCA-IF training, New Delhi/Bengaluru (September)
  • 4th Communicating Research Out of the Lab EURAXESS Event, Chandigarh (tbc), (October)
  • Additionally we will be offering EURAXESS Info Sessions or Days accross the country on request.

EURAXESS INDIA ON-SITE VISITS ON REQUEST

It is possible to invite EURAXESS India country representative to universities, research institutes and companies in India, either as a stand-alone session (EURAXESS Info Session or EURAXESS Info Day) or during a larger event.

 

Depending on your needs, the interactive session can target faculty members, senior scientists or young researchers.

 

Watch here an example of EURAXESS Info Session (before the new Portal was launched) at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bangalore organised with the support of IndiaBioscience.

 

The country representative can present cooperation and career opportunities with Europe, including those with the European Research Council (ERC) and Marie-Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA), both funded by Horizon 2020-EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020), and services provided by EURAXESS-Researchers in Motion.

 

If you wish to organise such a presentation in your organisation, please contact us: india@euraxess.net

LIST OF EURAXESS INDIA EVENTS SINCE 2013

  • Kolkata l 2017 5th EURAXESS Science Slam India live finals with GITA, IACS, IndiaBioscience and Finnair.
  • Chennai | 2017 3rd Communicating Science Out of the Lab with Anna University, IndiaBioscience and TIFR Outreach.
  • Ahmedabad | 2017 European Research Day 2017 - Advancing Your Research Career in Europe: Funding and Fellowship Opportunities for Indian Researchers with the EU Delegation to India.
  • Hyderabad l 2016 4th EURAXESS Science Slam India live finals with BITS Pilani, IndiaBioscience, Nuffic Neso India-Study in Holland and Finnair.
  • Bengaluru l 2016 2nd Communicating Science Out of the Lab with NIAS, IndiaBioscience and TIFR Outreach.
  • New Delhi l 2016 European Research Council (ERC) President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon meeting researchers in India with the EU Delegation to India.
  • Chandigarh | 2016 Advancing Your Research Career in Europe: Funding and Fellowship Opportunities for Indian Researchers with the EU Delegation to India.
  • Bengaluru | 2015 3rd EURAXESS Science Slam India live finals with IISC, IndiaBioscience and Finnair.
  • Mumbai | 2015 1st Communicating Science Out Of The Lab with TIFR.
  • Kolkata | 2015 Advancing Your Research Career in Europe: Funding and Fellowship Opportunities for Indian Researchers with IACS and CRG.
  • New Delhi | 2014 Impact of international staff on research institutions.
  • Mumbai | 2014 2nd EURAXESS Science Slam India live finals with TIFR.
  • New Delhi | 2014 Opportunities for Europe-India cooperation on Social Sciences and Humanities.
  • Bangalore | 2013 Sketches of Science, co-organised with the EMBO-IndiaBioscience Young Scientist Networking Meeting.
  • Pune | 2013 1st EURAXESS Science Slam India live finals with IISER Pune.
  • New Delhi | 2013 First Event of the European Science Technology and Innovation Platform in India focusing on Public Private Partnership and Innovation.
  • New Delhi | 2013 Lessons learnt from Indian partners involved in IRSES projects.

 

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