Grant-In-Aid For Carrying Out Research Studies

Grant-In-Aid For Carrying Out Research Studies

About Grant-In-Aid For Carrying Out Research Studies

This scheme aims at providing support in the form of grant-in-aid to for carrying out research studies to identify the existing knowledge gap and to translate the health leads into deliverable products. The scheme will focus on encouraging innovation, their translation and implementation research so that there is a better utilization of available knowledge. This scheme has been approved by CCEA on 6th February, 2014 at a total estimated cost of Rs. 1242 crores for 754 studies.

Objective:

* To support and encourage focused and deliverable research for estimation of disease burden/ development of new technologies/process, diagnostics, to address health research issues for affordable healthcare in the country.

* To support studies on the issues pertaining to technology access particularly in the context of Gender & Child health care and under privileged.

* Translation of leads into products & processes for adoption in public health systems.

* Development of collaborative health research projects involving different Science &Technology departments/organizations.

* To evaluate the existing processes/ products/ technologies for their comparative cost effectiveness to save public expenditure.

Components:

The main components of the scheme are:

* Research studies with emphasis on public health
* Translational Research Projects
* Inter-sectoral co-ordination including funding of joint projects

Eligibility:

* Govt. Medical Colleges/ Institutes/ Universities
* Private institutions / NGO registered with DSIR/DHR
* Individuals holding regular faculty position in universities, medical colleges, post-graduate institutions, recognized R&D laboratories and NGO.
* Professional bodies/scientific societies/ scientific bodies.

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