The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, New Delhi and the Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research, Republic of Austria hereby invite Indian and Austrian faculty/scientists/researchers to submit proposals for Joint Research Projects to promote bilateral scientific collaboration between Indian and Austrian scientists. The programme for S&T Cooperation is carried out in the frame of international agreements with selected partner countries with the aim to stimulate international research.
Note: Guidelines for Indian PIs are given under point no. 4 and for Austrian PIs under point no. 5. Please follow the guidelines based on your country.
1. Areas of Research, the following thematic areas are open for this Call:
- Digital Research Infrastructures, Research Data Management, Trusted Dataspaces
- Astronomy, Astrophysics, Astro-particle Physics, Particle Physics
- Quantum Science and Technology
- Environmental and Earth System Sciences
- Life Sciences and Biotech
2. Important Dates
Starting date of Call: 20 April 2026
Closing date of Call: 5 June 2026, 11:59 PM (IST), in Austria: 12 noon CET
Contact Details
The following may be contacted for further details and clarifications:
| For India: Dr. Charu Agarwal | For Austria: Ms. Konstanze Pirker |
For more details please visit: https://onlinedst.gov.in/
