India-Sweden Collaborative Industrial Research & Development Programme - Request for Proposal (RFP) 2025 - Call Guidelines

Sep 12, 2026

Call guidelines for the India-Sweden Collaborative Industrial Research & Development Programme RFP 2025. The document sets out participating agencies, eligibility rules for Indian and Swedish project coordinators and consortium partners, required proposal ownership and team capacity, and prohibited applicant structures. It also specifies key RFP dates, anticipated results and project start, and outlines eligible technology areas for green transition innovation in steel and cement, including AI enablement, production optimization, alternative materials, and societal impact measurement tools.

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Programme Overview

Participating Agencies

Important Dates

Eligibility and Applicants

Who Can Apply (Indian Applicants)

Who Can Apply (Swedish Applicants)

Consortium Partner Participation

Eligible Technology Areas

AI as an Enabler

Optimization of Production Processes

Alternative Materials

Tools for Societal Impact Measurement

Project Funding Support

Funding for India

Funding for Sweden

| Name of the Programme | India-Sweden Collaborative Industrial Research & Development Programme – Request for Proposal (RFP) 2025 | | --- | --- | | Participating Agencies | Sweden´s Innovation Agency (Vinnova)
Department of Science & Technology ( DST), Government of India Technology Development Board (TDB) at India's Department of Science & Technology | | Important Dates | Announcement date of Request for Proposal (RFP): 30th of June 2025
Closing date of RFP: 14th of November 2025
• For Vinnova, before 2 p. m. Central European Time
• For DST, before 5 p. m. Indian Standard Time Announcement of results (estimated) : April 2026
Project start (estimated) : May 2026 Important Note:
• To avoid delays, please submit your proposal well in advance of the deadline. No extensions or clarifications will be entertained after the deadline.
• In India: Project start date will be considered as the date of execution of the agreement. | | Who Can Apply? | Eligible Indian Applicants
• The Indian Project Coordinator (IPC) must be a commercial (for profit) company under the Indian Companies Act 1956/2013, which operates in and is headquartered in India.
• At least 51% stake of the IPC Company must be owned by Indian citizen over the total duration of the project.
• The IPC should have the required expertise and team capacity to manage the proposed project.
• Applicants already possess basic infrastructures/test beds and developed basic Proof of Concept (PoC) .
• Sole proprietors and partnership firms are not eligible for support under this programme.
• Companies headquartered and owned outside India and their subsidiaries in India, or vice versa, are not eligible to receive funding from DST under this programme. | | | • IPC should lead the project from the Indian side and when suitable bring in other Industry Partners or Academic/R&D Institutions as Consortium Partner.
Eligible Swedish Applicants
• The Swedish Project Coordinator (SPC) must be a commercial company. The SPC is responsible for the application submission in Sweden and towards Vinnova.
• The SPC shall be a company operating and registered in Sweden. Sole proprietors and Limited partnership firms are not eligible for support under this programme.
• The Project Leader must be employed at the SPC.
• Swedish research performing institutions (universities, colleges, and research institutes) as well as test beds, public organisations, and other companies with operations in Sweden are encouraged to take part in the project as a Project Partner in the Consortium where relevant.
[Refer Annex 1: Eligibility Criteria and Annex 2: Project Requirements for details] | | --- | --- | | Eligible technology areas | The collaborative projects should be innovative and focused on creating possibilities for future new technologies, services or processes that will eventually lead to commercialisation.
This RFP 2025 is open to applied joint Indo-Swedish R&D projects focusing on technological development and innovative solutions related to the green transition in the steel and cement industries for example within one or several of the following sub-themes:
• AI as an Enabler: AI applications to facilitate and drive innovation and efficiency in green transition initiatives. Can be crosscutting in all subthemes. Including advanced software solutions designed to measure, evaluate and manage activities aimed at reducing emissions.
• Optimization of Production Processes: Innovative solutions that improve the efficiency and sustainability of production processes in the steel and cement industries.
• Alternative Materials: Development of new materials that serve as sustainable alternatives and substitutes for traditional steel and cement.
• Tools for Societal Impact Measurement: Tools and methods to assess the environmental and societal impact of the green industrial transition.
Please note that combinations ofthe suggested sub-themes ab

FAQs

What are the key deadlines for submitting the RFP 2025 proposal?

The RFP announcement date is 30 June 2025 and the closing date is 14 November 2025. For Vinnova submissions, it is before 2 p.m. Central European Time; for DST, it is before 5 p.m. Indian Standard Time.

Who is eligible to apply as the Indian Project Coordinator (IPC)?

Eligible applicants are commercial companies operating in and headquartered in India, with at least 51% owned by Indian citizens over the project duration. Sole proprietors and partnership firms are not eligible, and entities headquartered/owned outside India (or their Indian subsidiaries) are not eligible for DST funding under this programme.

What technology areas does the RFP 2025 support for the green transition?

Supported collaborative projects must focus on innovative technologies leading to commercialisation in the green transition for steel and cement industries. Sub-themes include AI as an enabler, optimization of production processes, alternative materials, and tools for societal impact measurement.

Sep 12, 2026

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