United States-India Science & Technology Endowment Fund

Sci-tech funding body

The United States-India Science & Technology Endowment Fund is a joint fund established between the United States and India for the purpose of promoting innovation through science and technology.^[1] It is governed by a board representing both India and the United States and provides grants of up to $500,000 for joint projects between the U.S. and India.^[2]

History

The U.S.-India Science & Technology Endowment Fund was established in 2009 with a joint agreement between the United States and India,^[3] having an annual budget of approximately $2 to $3 million per year.^[2]^[4] A board with members from both countries was established to award grants on a semi-annual basis. The board was established through the United States Department of State and the India Department of Science & Technology.^[5]

In May 2012, then United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Indian Minister of Science and Technology Vilasrao Deshmukh awarded the first grantee of the fund.^[2] The first grantees included a partnership between both countries to develop a cold chain storage for produce, a procedure for metabolic screening of newborns, and a shoe specifically built to assist patients with Parkinson's disease.^[2]

References

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