Deadline: 8 April 2025
The Indian Council of Medical Research is requesting applications for its Intermediate Grant to priority health problems for the country by validation or evaluation of interventions that already have been shown to have proof of concept.
The project should lead to significant contributions in generating effective interventions for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or rehabilitation of those disease conditions. Potential deliverables from these projects should include patent/commercial products, or impactful publications to influence clinical or public health practice. Multi-site studies are encouraged under this call.
Funding Information
- Funding: The budget for these grants should be between 2-8 crores for the entire duration.
- Duration of project: The duration of the project will be for 4 years. Inclusive of up to 6 months’ each for preparatory & post project activities (with no additional costs).
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-ICMR Indian Scientists/ Professionals who have a regular employment in the Medical College, Research Institute, University, Recognized Research and Development Laboratory, Govt. and Semi Govt. Organization and NGOs.
- An eligible co-Principal Investigator should be included in the project i.e. a regular employee in the PI’s organization.
- ICMR scientists are not eligible to apply under this call. ICMR scientists may be named as co-investigators in these projects, but no funds will be given for ICMR institutions or scientists in these cases.
Review Criteria
- The projects will be reviewed based on the following criteria:
- Rationale of the project – is it likely to solve a priority problem?
- Possible impact – is it likely to have impact on health outcomes?
- Novelty/innovation – is the study developing or testing a new idea?
- Methodology – are study methods appropriate to achieve the objectives?
- Implementation strategy – is the study feasible in a timely manner?
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