Office of the Deputy President (Research and Technology)

NUS-INDIA RESEARCH INITIATIVES (IRI)

REQUEST FOR SUPPORT F0R (A) INCOMING VISITS BY ACADEMICS / STUDENTS AND
(B) OUTGOING TRIPS BY NUS ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBERS / STUDENTS
Background
To strengthen and promote research collaborations between NUS and leading Indian universities / institutes,
IRI is prepared to help to co-fund (a) visits to NUS by academics and students from such institutions, and (b)
trips to Indian institutions of higher learning by NUS staff and students.
Procedure for submission of request
Academic staff makes the proposal with detailed justification, using the attached form, to HOD seeking
approval and request for funding if necessary. Proposed provisions must be in line with NUS guidelines.
Dean / secondary funding approver (eg grantor) approves the proposal with additional support (if needed)
so that total funding from various sources excluding IRIs amounts to two third or more of the total cost.
Co-funding of projects could be sourced from :
o Academic staff / students personal or research grants
o Departments fund
o Deans Office funds
o Any other external sources
Thereafter, the application is routed to IRI for approval. IRI is prepared to provide up to one-third of the
funding proposed. IRI will review the proposal subject to the availability of funds, merits of the case, and
number of previous applications from a given academic staff. Upon agreement, a copy of the approved
proposal will be conveyed to the staff, HOD and Dean/Grantor. In instances where questions are, IRI will
review them with staff prior to approval.
Variances to co-funding norms by IRI will be considered on a case-by-case basis and will be very
exceptional.
Applications should be submitted at least 2 months prior to the start date to ensure that there is sufficient
time for processing and planning.
Arrangements for visit
Upon receipt of the approval, staff should proceed to engage the visiting academic / student and make
arrangements for any proposed visit to NUS. For outgoing trips, staff / student should make their own
arrangements. Should there be any changes (eg period of visit) vis a vis the proposal, staff should alert
IRI for record and planning purposes.
In general, reimbursements should be sought from IRI after the visit/trip has been completed. A summary
of expenditure, together with a report of the visit/trip, should be submitted to IRI through the Head within
one month after the end of the visit/trip. IRI will make arrangements to transfer its share upon receipt of a
satisfactory report and summary of expenditure. The report should demonstrate how the objective /
deliverables were met, and proposed follow-ups.
NUS-India Research Initiative (IRI)
IRI, headed by Prof B.V.R. Chowdari, has been set up to facilitate greater collaborations between NUS and
leading Indian universities and institutes. It aims to facilitate and co-fund the following :
Short-term visit of academic staff to NUS or Indian universities / institutes for scientific discussions
Long-term research collaborations through the visit of graduate students
Visit of NUS students to Indian universities / institutes / industries for interaction and networking on
possible joint projects
Organisation of theme-based workshops at NUS or Indian universities or institutes
Summer intern programme for Indian undergraduate and graduate students to work at NUS
Joint higher degree programmes with Indian universities / institutes through joint supervision.
For more information on IRI, please contact :
Prof B.V.R. Chowdari
Executive Director, IRI
Office of Deputy President (Research and Technology)
University Hall, Lee Kong Chian Wing Level 5
21 Lower Kent Ridge Rd Singapore 119077
Tel : (65) 6516 2531 / Fax : (65) 67754780 Email : dprchowd@nus.edu.sg

Office of the Deputy President (Research and Technology)

Office of the Deputy President (Research and Technology)

NUS-INDIA RESEARCH INITIATIVES (IRI)

APPLICATION FOR SUPPORT (please select)
(A) INCOMING VISITS BY ACADEMICS/ STUDENTS
(B) OUTGOING TRIPS BY NUS ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBERS / STUDENTS
Section A : to be completed by applicant
1
Proposed title of collaboration and brief description of project (less than 300 words)

Type of collaboration * please tick

Staff visit
Others. Please specify
Objectives / deliverables of collaboration

Student attachment

Proposed period of visit

Details of visitor (if applicable)
Name
Appointment
Department
Tel
Fax

Faculty
Email

*If there is more than one visitor for the same purpose, please make separate applications. For outgoing visit by a group of NUS
staff members, please provide details of list of all delegation members on a separate sheet. Head of delegation should be
stated as applicant.

Applicant details
Name
Appointment
Staff number
Department
Faculty
Tel
Fax
Email
Budget
Description
Computation
Airfare
Accommodation
Per diem
Transport
Withholding tax (if applicable)
Total
Funding matrix * please indicate the funding sources, share and WBS, if possible
Source
WBS
IRI

4
Signature of applicant and date

R069000006646

Amount

% / cost sharing details

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Section B : Head of departments approval

5
Proposed collaboration is supported / not supported
Amount of funding provided

*please delete accordingly

Comments (if any)

6
Signature of HOD and date
Section C : Faculty / secondary funding sources approval
7
Proposed collaboration is supported / not supported *please delete accordingly
Amount of funding provided
Comments (if any)

8
Designation / Signature and date
Section D : IRIs approval
9
Proposed collaboration is supported / not supported
Amount of funding provided
Comments (if any)

10
Designation / Signature and date

*please delete accordingly