CEFIPRA supports high quality research groups through collaborative research projects in advanced areas of basic and applied science to nurture scientific competency through Collaborative Scientific Research Programme. In accordance with the updated CSRP guidelines, CEFIPRA has established two annual Calls for Proposals:
a Thematic Call and a General Call.
Following are Thematic Areas (Call for Proposal *Open : Deadline 20th February 2025)
1. Health: Sub areas: i) One Health & Climate Change, ii) Early detection of emerging/important pathogens, iii) Developments of new vaccines and therapeutics for infectious diseases, iv) AI for early diagnosis of emerging/important diseases, v) Comprehensive studies on metabolic and cardiovascular diseases and vi) Novel therapeutics and biological for emerging/important diseases.
2. Marine Sciences: Sub areas: i) Underwater Systems, ii) Instrumentation & Robotics, iii) Advanced Materials for Floating and Mobile Systems, iv) Geosciences from the Coast to Deep Waters, v) Physics and Biochemistry of Oceans, vi) Oceans Observations & Modeling including the Ocean & Climate Nexus, vii) Ocean & Climate and Marine Biology & Pollution.
Following are General Areas (Call for Proposal *Closed)
Principal Collaborators and Joint Collaborators (Indian & French) should have permanent position in an Indian or French University/R&D Institution. They should meet national level eligibility criteria with respect to the operation of grants and age of retirement. ORCID/ResearcherID is mandatory for submission of proposal under the programme.