CEFIPRA organises seminars/workshops/Training Schools in topics of current relevance and interest to both India and France in the areas of Science &Technology. Such events help in initiating interactions among scientists and technologists of the two nations and are expected to result in collaborative research projects.

For a seminar to be organised under CEFIPRA

• Involvement of at least 4-5 leading groups from different institutions of both the countries
• Involvement of the young scientists of the hosting country as a part of the attendees is encouraged
• Participants are expected to be present during entire duration of the seminar
• Seminar can be either held in India or in France

Seminars/Workshops/Training Schools organised in India and France should be almost equal in number with equal weightage if organised in France or India.

Financial support

• Financial support is provided for domestic and international travel and logistics arrangements relevant to the event.
• The budget estimate should be realistic as possible. The budget estimate can vary upto a maximum of 25 K euros ( approx. 20 lakhs).

The following are necessary for submission of proposals of seminars/workshops

• Seminar proposal must be jointly submitted by a French and an Indian coordinator
• There can be maximum 25-30 participants from the host country and 10-15 participants from the other country

THE PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ON WEB-ONLINE SUBMISSION SYSTEM OF CEFIPRA. Link : www.cefipraonline.in