Two Calls for Proposals for Ontario (Canada)-India Collaborative R&D Projects

International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada (ISTPCanada), the Ministry of Research and Innovation of the Government of Ontario, Global Innovation and Technology Alliance or GITA (India), and the Department of Biotechnology or DBT (India) are hosting two Calls for Proposals (CFP) for R&D projects between Ontario (Canada) and India.

Objective: The Calls invite companies, technology developers and academics from Ontario (Canada) and India to propose collaborative R&D projects for the joint development of innovative products or processes in:

• Information and communications technologies (ICT);
• Digital media;
• Cleantech including water purification, desalination, irrigation technologies, wastewater treatment and management, and smart grid technologies; and
• All areas of biotechnology, including life sciences and medical devices.

The Calls aim to stimulate innovative R&D projects (engaging small-to-medium-sized companies and/or larger, well established firms) that address a specific market need or challenge; demonstrate high commercial potential; and deliver benefit to all participants, and more broadly, to both regions.   

Funding: On the Ontario side, funding recipients are eligible to receive up to a maximum of CDN $300,000 up to 50 percent of the total R&D project value. The Ministry of Innovation of the Government of Ontario will award funding to Ontario-based:

Companies and university researchers as a non-repayable contribution; recipients are not required to repay this contribution.