The document discusses funding support for collaborative research and development projects between India and Spain, focusing on areas like smart cities, clean technologies, and information and communication technologies. Eligible applicants include companies and researchers from India and Spain. Projects involving joint technology development leading to prototypes and commercialization are preferred. Selection will prioritize innovative projects with commercial potential and balanced contributions from both countries. The funding agencies - DST in India and CDTI in Spain - provide grants and loans to support the costs of the projects.

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Funding support for challenging, collaborative and industry-led
R&D Projects between India and Spain, leading to commercialization
November 20, 2014
Project Funding Support
In India
Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of
India, will fund the awarded Indian projects through GITA. The
awarded projects will have at least 50% industry R&D component.
• Funding will be limited to 50% of the total eligible national cost of
the project with a limit of INR 150 Lakhs per project .
• Public funded academic and research organisation applicants
may receive grants-in aid up to 100% of its part of eligible
national cost in the project.
• Industry may receive up to 50% of its part of eligible national
cost by way of soft loan repayable upon successful completion
of the project.
In Spain
• As per CDTI's regulations eligible costs will include
amortisation of capital assets, outsourced technical
collaborations, material costs, technical personnel costs and
other costs (indirect costs, audit costs).
• CDTI will only consider proposals of Spanish Companies with
a minimum budget of 175,000 euros or 500,000 euros in cases
when Spanish consortium formed by and Economic Interest
Grouping.
• Soft loan of up to 75% (exceptionally up to 85%) of the eligible
costs of the Spanish Co/s in the awarded project at an annual
fixed interest rate equivalent to Euribor (Euro Interbank
Offered Rate). Soft loan must be paid back to CDTI in 10 years
with initial moratorium from 2 to 3 years.
• Out of the 75% of the soft loan granted to the awarded
companies, up to 20% (large corporations), 25% (SMEs) and
exceptionally 30% for SMEs participating for the first time in
CDTI's international programmes% may be considered a
grant in aid, and therefore non reimbursable.
International (Bilateral) Cooperation Division
Department of Science & Technology
Government of India
Eligible Technology Sectors
This Request For Proposal (RFP) is open to all
projects based on merit that include Science &
Technology (S&T) development leading to
commercial success, social good and benefit to
both countries. There is however a specific focus
on the following technology areas:
• Smart Cities
• Clean Technologies
• Information & Communication Technologies (ICT)
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2. Who Can Apply?
Eligible Indian Applicants
Eligible Indian applicants must be researchers or managers of for-profit companies that operate and are headquartered in India.
Academic institutions, research centres, hospitals (including not-for-profit research institutes recognized by DST/GITA) that are
headquartered and operate in India are strongly encouraged to participate in the project as co-investigators.
Please note
• Indian companies must be registered corporations in India under the Indian Companies Act 1956 and maintain a minimum of
51% Indian ownership.
• Sole proprietors and partnership firms are not eligible for support under this RFP.
• Representatives from subsidiaries of firms headquartered and owned outside India are not eligible to receive funding from
DST/GITA.
• Industry partners from India must contribute at least 50% of their participation cost in the project with own economic resources.
Eligible Spanish Applicants
Eligible Spanish applicants from the industry are companies, either private or public, operating and registered in Spain and
holding a valid Spanish company tax code (CIF). No minimum Spanish capital percentage ownership is required. Spanish
subsidiaries of companies headquartered outside of Spain may also be eligible for support.
As per CDTI's internal regulations, the Spanish consortia should be led by a Spanish Company. Collaboration with other entities
such as research centres, technological centres, universities, hospitals and other R&D-performing organisations is permitted
under CDTI's regulations, as subcontractors of the Spanish companies present in the consortia.
Types of Projects
to be Supported
Selection Criteria
• Joint Technology Development leading to pre-commercialization
prototype development,
wherever applicable.
• Projects should be innovative, user-need based
and market-driven, leading to new product or
process and eventual commercialization.
• The project should be innovative aiming to lead to a
new or substantial improvement of a product, process
or service with clear commercial potential.
• The project must show balanced effort of R&D
activities and resources both in India and in Spain.
• Duration of projects will be from 1 to a maximum of 3
years.
• The industry partners from India must contribute at-least
50% of their participation cost in the project with
own economic resources. Industry partners from Spain
must contribute at least 30% of their participation cost in
the project with own economic resources.
• The application will be strengthened by the
participation of academic and institutional researchers
as a component of the R&D project.
INDIA SPAIN
Foreign Technology Action Department
Directorate of International Programmes
CDTI - Spain's National Innovation Agency
C/ Cid 4, Madrid – 28001
T: +34 91 581 56 07 (Spain), +91 11 4129 3000 (India)
F: +34 91 581 55 94
E: india@cdti.es
http://www.cdti.es/
Vimal Kumar
Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA)
th 4 Floor, IGSSS Building, 28, Institutional Area
Lodi Road, New Delhi – 110 003, India
T: +91-11- 4577-2043
F: +91-11-4577-2014
E: vimal.kumar@gita.org.in; gita@gita.org.in
http://gita.org.in
Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA) is a Not–for–Profit Company, jointly incorporated by Technology Development Board (TDB) of Department of
Science & Technology (DST), Government of India and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).