The Industry-Academia Research & Development Programme (IARDP) from the Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR-CEFIPRA) supports research collaborations between France and India. Proposals must address one of the following areas:
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (Supercomputing, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Health)
- Renewable & Clean Energy (Hydrogen, Renewable Energy Technologies Solar & Wind Power, Decarbonization)
- Smart Mobility (Energy Efficient Transport and Logistics)
- Agricultural Science and Technology (Food Safety, Climate Change, Agro-Ecological Farming)
- Sustainable Nutrition
- Health Care (Cancer Studies, Neurosciences, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Public Health, Medical Waste Treatment Technology, One Health)
- Technology for the SDGs (Sustainable Buildings, Plastic Pollution, Marine Science and Ecological Science)
- Waste Management & Circular Economy
Proposals submitted in the framework of this programme should preferably involve at least one industrial partner and one research institute, each from India and France, preferably. The Program provides up to 220,000 EUR per project for up to 3 years, including overhead costs.
Applications close on July 31, 2026.