1. Funding Opportunities at Ministry of Science, Research & Technology (MSRT) Oct Tehran, I. R. Iran

2. Funding Opportunities/Schemes
Joint Venture Research Project
A: Call - based
B; Non - Called Based
Student Scholarship Programme
3. International Cooperation in Educational Development

3. Joint Venture Research Projects
Procedure: Bilateral call – based
Step 1: Announcement of prioritized areas with the foreign country
Step 2: Agreement between a Professor from Iranian university and a Professor from foreign country
Step 3: Decision made in the Steering committee, evaluation and confirmation
Step 4: Providing Financial supporting of mobility programmes; approximately €10,000- €30,000 from each side

4. Joint Venture Research Projects
Example 1: Impulse Iran-Austria
Based on a mutual interest to considerably improve knowledge exchange on an international level and to strengthen the international profile of the institutions involved.

5. Joint Venture Research Projects Impulse Iran-Austria
Iranian Side: the Centre for International Scientific Cooperation (CISC), through Khwarazmi University is in charge of administration of all relevant programme procedures
Austrian Side: the OeAD-GmbH, in charge of administering all relevant programme procedures.

6. Joint Venture Research Projects
Example 2: Jondishapoor Fund
Call- Based Funds
Designed to promote collaborations among Iranian and French researchers and faculty members in a variety of fields including ‘humanities’, ‘social science’, ‘life science’, ‘agriculture’ and ‘environment’.
15 annual projects each year
Supports; mobility of researchers
approximately €5,000 from each side
Center for International Scientific Studies and French Embassy in Tehran are involve in day to day contact

7. Invited Collaborative Research Program (ICRP)
Improves the quality of research, by facilitating international scientific collaboration between Iranian and foreign researchers at universities and research centers
Concentrates on disciplines ranging from ‘Basic Sciences’ to ‘Social Sciences’ and ‘Art’.
The prominent international researchers are invited to travel to Iran for a specific period of time, to engage in collaborative research projects with Iranian scholars.

8. Invited Collaborative Research Program (ICRP)
Non- Called Funds
Prioritized projects are those that can lead to:
Human and institutional capacity building in S&T through collaborative research; innovation-led economic growth;
University-industry partnership;
Knowledge exchange on issues that concern Middle Eastern and Islamic societies;
Capacity-building and improved dialogue between Iranian and non-Iranian scholars through various joint projects with partners both at the regional level and worldwide.
Centre for International Studies and Scientific Cooperation (CISSC), affiliated to the MSRT is in charge of ICRP in Iran.

9. International Cooperation in Applied Research Development (ICARD)
Aims to: Funds for brain circulation
Cultivate research-based collaborations among Iranian nationals residing & working overseas and those in the country, through inviting distinguished Iranian elites to travel to Iran
Provide opportunities for sabbatical leaves for faculty members
Duration: several days-weeks- months

10. Joint Venture Research Projects
Non- Called Funds
Latest updates:
Currently 243 projects are approved with:
Austria
France
Germany
India
Italy
Pakistan
South Africa
Step1: Agreement between a Professor from Iranian university and a Professor from foreign country and confirmation by University.
Step 2: Decision made in the Steering committee, evaluation and confirmation in CISC

11. Scholarship Fund
international students to study in I. R. Iran (Degree scholarship)
1500 – PhD students annually to study abroad. Duration: 6-9 months
Procedure:
Iranian universities should introduced the applicant (PhD student) to the MSRT
Receive acceptance letter from a foreign university
Supported by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology; approximately €1,200 for each month

12. International Cooperation in Educational Development (ICED)
Aims to:
Financially support
Foster teaching-based collaborations among Iranian scholars & researchers residing & working overseas and those in the country, through inviting those abroad to teach to Iranian universities
Teaching duration: typically last up to six weeks.

13. In conclusion There are several Funding bodies in the I. R. Iran;
These funds are available for Research, Education and Technology developments;
Many of these funds body are allocate to internal bodies and organizations;
MSRT is the main body that provides international funding;
MSRT welcomes co-funded Joint venture project with Germany!

14. Thanks And God Bless You