About the Program
The High Risk High Reward Mobility Grant is a unique program with IIT Madras’ valued
strategic partners. This seeks to strengthen existing and/or initiate collaborations with top research universities/institutions (preferably within the top 25 QS ranked universities or institutions of international repute). A collaboration with a researcher with impeccable credentials may also be considered.
Objectives
- Provide a platform for long-term research engagement
- Opportunity to initiate joint guidance for Masters/Ph.D. programs
- Pioneering collaborative research leading to top quality peer-reviewed joint publications
- Knowledge exchange beyond the host institution to include additional collaborators/institutions
- Opportunity to explore bilateral regional grants
highlights
- IITM to provide financial support for faculty travel and stay for up to 2-3 months at top collaborating institutions.
- One PhD student to travel with faculty and spend 6-12 months at the collaborating institute.
- Complete financial assistance for the student’s travel and stay at the collaborating institute will be available under this program.
Procedure
Figure: Propose for a High Risk High Reward Mobility Grant
This is an Alert
Last date to apply - 12th January, 2023
FAQ
After the deadline, approximately how much time it takes for the grant decisions to be made?
This is dependent to some extent on the reviewers, but rest assured that for travel in Summer 2022 you will be informed such that there is sufficient time to make arrangements for travel etc.
Once the grant has been given, is it expected that the travel is carried out within a particular period of time? For example, for this current round of grant the travel needs to be carried out within 2022?
Faculty are encouraged to travel in Summer 2022 and publications + student travel should be completed by the end of the summer of 2024.
For the required documents a) Proposal narrative, and b) summary of proposed research are there any page limits or specifications?
Please refer to the document on the program webpage for details.
Would it be ok if I submitted two applications with separate proposals?
Yes, that would be possible where there are different collaborators/ institutes.
Could you please clarify on why this programme is called 'high risk' - and not just a mobility award? Does the research proposed have to be something on those lines? Or does the risk here refer to working with new partners?
High risk because we would like the proposals to be in really novel/high risk areas.
There was an earlier call based on IOE where there was 1 vector on outbound visit - is this still on? Is that linked to this call?
The previous call based on IoE is still valid. The present call is not restricted to faculty (roughly about 40%) participating in IoE RI. This is open to all.
I am a new professor, so I do not have a PhD student. Is it necessary to have 1 PhD student OR Is it also OK, if the collaborating partner has one and his/ her details has been provided?
The proposal can contain the details of the PhD student from the collaborating university (given the absence of one from here). The student can be hosted at IITM, and the mobility built into the budget.
Is there any financial commitment from the collaborator/ partner?
No
Does the University have to be in the top 25 of the QS World University Ranking or is the subject ranking also okay?
Both are fine.
What is the expected outcome?
High quality publications and/ a patent.
Eventual JDP/ JMP Programs.
Is IIT Madras going to bear all the costs related to my or student's travel and stay ? Or there are any expenses the collaborator has to take care of?
Partial support from the host institution is an added advantage but not a requirement.
I would like to supplement the 5-page proposal narrative with a separate bibliography section. Can the bibliography be in addition to the 5 pages of the narrative, or does it have to be within the 5 pages?
Yes
Can the budget include something beyond mobility? Can equipment or consumables be covered?
The budget can cover airfare, per diem, and accommodation.
What document(s) do I need to ask for from my collaborative institute/faculty?
The proposal submitted should be jointly signed and endorsed by the faculty member at IIT Madras and the partner from the proposed collaborative institution. A formal letter of consent from the proposed collaborator should also be submitted.
CONTACT PERSON
Dr. Swagatika Sahoo
Principal Program Administrator
International Research Initiative
Email: global.relations@ge.iitm.ac.in
Telephone: 044-2257 4927
