IUSSTF fosters Indo-U.S. partnerships at the earliest stages of collaboration. Through bilateral workshops, symposia and training programs, we bring together leading scientists and researchers from academia, laboratories and industry in both countries, creating a transnational platform for exchanging knowledge and ideas and nurturing long-term partnerships that leverage the complementary strengths and expertise of both countries.

• The call for proposals is open throughout the year, with submission deadline of 31st March and 30th September.
• Qualified researchers from all disciplines of Science, Technology, and Engineering working at Indian and American Academic Institutions and Laboratories can apply.
• The proposed topic must demonstrate high scientific quality, relevance, and align with at least one of the identified thematic priority areas of topical and mutual interest.
• Minimum of one Indian and one American institutional partner (1+1 Partnership Mode) is mandatory.

Note:
Principal Investigators (PIs) are encouraged to keep the primary objective of the IUSSTF Bilateral Workshop program in mind while developing their proposals. The focus should be on fostering meaningful scientific engagement between Indian and U.S. researchers, identifying complementarities, and creating opportunities for sustained bilateral collaboration.

Proposals will be evaluated through peer review on the following merit criteria:

1. Scientific Merit and Significance: Relevance, scientific importance, and alignment with identified thematic areas of mutual interest to India and the United States.
2. Novelty and Innovation: Originality of ideas, innovative approaches, and potential to advance existing knowledge or practices.
3. Indo–U.S. Collaborative Potential: The compelling reason to bring Indian and U.S. researchers together, complementarity of expertise, and potential to establish new scientific partnerships.
4. Quality of Workshop Design: Clarity of objectives, relevance and diversity of participants, balanced representation from both countries, and scope for meaningful scientific exchange.
5. Expected Outcomes and Long-term Impact: Potential to generate joint research opportunities, institutional linkages, researcher exchanges and sustained Indo–U.S. collaborations.
6. Feasibility and Budget Justification: Practicality of the implementation plan, duration and organisational arrangements, and appropriateness of the proposed budget.

Proposals will be assessed not only for their scientific merit but, importantly, for their potential to translate scientific interactions into tangible collaborative outcomes and lasting Indo–U.S. partnerships.