Deadline: 31 July 2017
The Department of Health Research (DHR), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is seeking applications for “Grant-in-Aid Inter-Sectoral Convergence & Coordination for Promotion and Guidance on Health Research” to encourage new innovation, translation of existing leads into deliverable products and developments of new technologies/process, diagnostics and co-ordinate health research in the country.
Objectives
- 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
- Research studies with emphasis on public health
- Translational research projects
- Inter-sectoral co-ordination including funding of joint projects
Eligibility Criteria
- 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.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: India
For more information, please visit Call for Research Proposals.