Dear All,

Hope you are well.

Please see below an interesting funding opportunity for ‘Commercializing Technologies for Societal Impact’ in India. The application mandates a partnership between a US entity with an Indian one. Please feel free to share this with your network and take it forward with your existing/potential partner in India.

In case you need support, below are a few service we can provide:

1 – We can help you identify and connect with relevant partner in India from our network.  

2 – We can help you with the proposal preparation - making it in line with the socio-economic and cultural realities of the problems in India, which are critical in bringing clarity on the design / execution of the solution.

3  - Managing proposal in collaboration with Indian Partner.

Please reach out to Pallavi Gupta (gupta604@purdue.edu) if you need any help.

Call For Proposals: United States-India Science and Technology Endowment Fund -- “Commercializing Technologies for Societal Impact”

The governments of the United States of America (through the Department of State) and India (through the Department of Science & Technology) have established the United States – India Science & Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF) for the promotion of joint activities that would lead to innovation and technopreneurship through the application of science and technology. The Endowment Fund activities are implemented and administered through the bi-national Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF).

The fund aims to select and financially support promising joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial initiatives that address the theme of “Commercializing Technologies for Societal Impact” through a competitive grant program. Grants size up to INR 2.50 Crores or approx USD 400,000.

Bi-national teams of entrepreneurs and innovators are invited to apply with projects that have:

• Innovative product or technology beyond the idea stage

• High societal impact

• Significant potential to commercialize within 2-3 years

Proposals must include a minimum of one partner from each country:

• The bi-national teams can include:

(i) Incorporated companies including start-ups; or

(ii) Non-incorporated entities; or

(iii) Individuals or consortia from academia, government laboratories, non-government R&D

Institutions

Priority Areas:

• Biomedical devices & diagnostics

• Food and nutrition products

• Preventive & curative measures to improve health

• Agriculture

• Education

• Financial inclusion

• Information and communication technology

• Water

For more details please visit: www.usistef.org | www.iusstf.org

Proposal Submission Deadline: 15 October 2019

Kind Regards,

Pallavi Gupta

Assistant Director of Programs

Shah Family Global Innovation Lab

Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships

Office: 765-496-7311 | Mobile: 304 545 1525 | gupta604@purdue.edu