FAQs

About the Portal

  • ConnectING is a digital portal designed to showcase Indo-German research cooperation. An initiative of the DWIH New Delhi and the DAAD Regional Office New Delhi, the portal aims to provide visibility, access, and a central point of reference for anyone interested in getting an overview of Indo-German research and innovation cooperation.

    It showcases ongoing research collaborations, presents information on funding programmes, and provides a space where institutions and researchers from India and Germany can connect directly.

  • The portal is useful for researchers, administrators, staff in international offices, funding organisations, research institutions, and universities involved in or supporting Indo-German research collaboration. It may also be used by anyone interested in gaining an overview of research cooperation projects and funding programmes between India and Germany.

  • Content on this portal is largely driven by external contributors. Contributors are administrators of the respective cooperation projects or funding programmes or contact persons listed for them. While submissions are reviewed by the ConnectING team, it does not assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the information.

  • A cooperation project qualifies for inclusion on the ConnectING portal if it involves active collaboration between at least two institutions, one in India and one in Germany. The project must:

    • Have a clear research component, with jointly defined objectives
    • Include a joint research and mobility plan for researchers and/or staff
    • Demonstrate formal institutional support, such as a letter of support, Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI), or Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
    • Show ongoing engagement between the partner institutions, including research activities, mobility, workshops, or other forms of collaboration.

    Only projects with an active Indo-German partnership and a research-focused component are accepted on the portal.

  • A funding programme qualifies for inclusion on the ConnectING portal if it supports institutional-level cooperation between India and Germany, particularly in the context of research collaboration. The portal accepts programmes that:

    • Provide funding for bilateral or multilateral research cooperation between institutions in India and Germany
    • Support researcher or staff mobility as part of an institutional collaboration
    • Are administered by Indian, German, or international/third-party organisations (e.g., government bodies, research councils, foundations, or bilateral agencies)
    • Are open for institutional applicants, rather than for individual researchers applying independently
    • Include schemes such as joint calls, collaborative research grants, mobility funding linked to cooperation projects, and industry–academia partnership programmes (e.g., IGSTC industrial schemes).

    The portal does not include programmes intended solely for individual applicants without any institutional or collaborative component.

Account & Registration

  • No, details of all cooperation projects and funding programmes on the portal are accessible to all users. You only need an account if you wish to submit a cooperation project or funding programme.

    As registration is required only for users who intend to contribute such content, accounts that show no activity (i.e. no submission of a cooperation project or funding programme) within 15 days of registration will be deleted by the portal administrators.

  • To create an account, please click on Sign In and then select Register Now. After completing the registration form, you will receive an account verification email. Once you verify your account, you may log in using your email address and password.

  • If you do not receive the verification email, please check your spam or junk folder. If you are unable to locate the email, you may try resending the verification link. To avoid this happening in future, please add info@dwih-connecting.org to your list of trusted or verified senders. If the problem continues, you may contact the support team at info@dwih-connecting.org for assistance.

  • If you are not receiving emails or notifications from the portal, please check your spam or junk folder, as some messages may be filtered automatically. To avoid this happening in future, please add info@dwih-connecting.org to your list of trusted or verified senders. If you continue to face difficulties, you may contact the support team at info@dwih-connecting.org for assistance.

  • You may log in by visiting the Sign In page, entering your registered email address and password, and clicking Sign In.

  • If you forget your password, you may click Forgot Password? on the Sign In page. After entering your registered email address, you will receive a reset link. Once you create a new password, you may log in again using your updated credentials.

Submitting a Cooperation Project

  • You do not need an account to browse cooperation projects. However, you must log in if you wish to submit a cooperation project.

    To submit a cooperation project, log in to the portal and click the Add Content button in the header. Select Cooperation Projects in the popup window and click Proceed. This will take you to the cooperation project submission form. Alternatively, you may access the form directly via the Add Cooperation Project button in the Cooperation Projects section of the homepage.

    On the form page, fill in all required fields. After completing the form, click Preview to review your submission and then click Submit to send it for review.

  • After you submit a cooperation project, you will receive a confirmation email stating that your submission has been received. The submission will then enter the review process, and you will be notified by email whether it has been approved, requires revisions, or cannot be published.

  • The approval process may take up to 5 working days from the date of submission.

  • Yes, you may edit a previously submitted cooperation project. To do this, log in to your account and go to My Content. You will see a list of your submissions there. Click Edit next to the relevant project to update the information and resubmit it. Once resubmitted, your project will undergo a new review process, and you will receive another notification when the review is complete.

  • If changes are required, you will receive an email notification along with comment from the ConnectING team. You may then log in to your account and open the submission under My Content. After making the required updates, click Preview to review your changes and then click Submit. Your submission will then undergo a new review, and you will receive an email once the process is complete.

Submitting a Funding Programme

  • You do not need an account to browse funding programmes. However, you must log in if you wish to submit a funding programme.

    To submit a funding programme, log in to the portal and click the Add Content button in the header. Select Funding Programmes in the popup window and click Proceed. This will take you to the funding programme submission form. Alternatively, you may access the form directly via the Add Funding Programme button in the Funding Programmes section of the homepage.

    On the form page, fill in all required fields. After completing the form, click Preview to review your submission and then click Submit to send it for review.

  • After you submit a funding programme, you will receive a confirmation email stating that your submission has been received. The submission will then enter the review process, and you will be notified by email whether it has been approved, requires revisions, or cannot be published.

  • The approval process may take up to 5 working days from the date of submission.

  • Yes, you may edit a previously submitted funding programme. To do this, log in to your account and go to My Content. You will see a list of your submissions there. Click Edit next to the relevant programme to update the information and resubmit it. Once resubmitted, your programme will undergo a new review process, and you will receive another notification when the review is complete.

  • If changes are required, you will receive an email notification along with comments from the ConnectING team. You may then log in to your account and open the submission under My Content. After making the required updates, click Preview to review your changes and then click Submit. Your submission will then undergo a new review, and you will receive an email once the process is complete.

Managing Your Submissions

  • You may view the status of your submitted cooperation projects and funding programmes by logging in to your account and going to the My Content section. The status of each item will be displayed there.

  • If the admin has added comments or requested changes, you will receive an email notification. You may also view the admin’s comments directly within your submission when you open it under My Content.

  • After you update and resubmit an entry, you will receive an email confirming that the updated submission has been received. The updated cooperation project or funding programme will then undergo a new review cycle.

Search & Navigation

  • You may refine results on the respective cooperation project and funding programme pages using filters such as area of research, location, funding institution, duration, and other available criteria.

    You may also browse cooperation projects using the interactive map on the homepage, which allows you to explore ongoing and completed projects by selecting a location to view the projects associated with that region.

Accuracy, Responsibility & Support

  • Contributors are responsible for ensuring that the information they submit is accurate and complete. Users are encouraged to verify details on the respective project or programme websites or directly with the relevant contact person.

  • If you require assistance, you may contact the portal team at info@dwih-connecting.org.