Dear colleagues,
Greetings from IADVL!!
To promote research in
dermatology, leprosy and STIs, IADVL invites IADVL Life members and SIGs to
apply for research grants for basic sciences, clinical, laboratory
based, epidemiological or quality of life studies. Total budget allocated
is Rs 50 Lakhs.
The
research proposals with good study design, time-bound specific objectives,
adequate sample size, clearly defined study subjects and variables and appropriately
described statistical methods will be considered for research grant. Only duly
filled and signed application forms with mandatory documents (refer to attached
Application form 2) will be accepted for evaluation by reviewers.
Blinded applications will
be evaluated by the members of the IADVL SIG Dermatology Clinical Research.
Please refrain from including any identifier in part II of the application
form, (including Clinical Trials Registry number or Institute Ethics Committee
name). Comments from members of the SIG DCR shall be communicated to the
principal investigator for consideration for modifications of the proposal to
improve them. Final decision on suitability for funding shall be taken by a
Jury, comprising of IADVL Academy members.
The following conditions
are considered before allocating research grant
·
Projects
of proposed budget up to Rs 5 lakhs are preferable, a project with higher
budget may be considered, depending on quality of the proposal, relevance and
importance in Indian context, total amount available for funding and number of
projects short-listed for funding.
·
In
response to single round of announcement for research funding an applicant can
submit more than one proposal, however, the project that ranks higher amongst
the ones shortlisted, if any, shall be approved for funding.
·
At no
point of time, a principal investigator should have more than two ongoing IADVL
funded projects.
·
Successful
applicants will have to submit proof of the Ethics Committee approval and
registration with the Clinical Trials Registry (applicable for all studies
approved for funding) within 6 months of receipt of communication on approval
of funding.
·
Disbursal
of the grant will be in parts, as decided by the Jury.
·
Projects
will have to be submitted for presentation in DERMACON and for publication
within a year of completion.
·
The grant
cannot be used for thesis topics, to buy instruments or equipment, or for
projects longer than two years or partly funded by another grant.
·
For a
multicentric project, the principal Investigator will be responsible for its
satisfactory completion and for submission of the accounts and project report. The budget requirement
of each such centre should be given separately in application form 2 along with
a no objection letter from Head(s) of concerned centre(s).
·
While
coinvestigators can be of an allied speciality, a no objection letter from the
head(s) of concerned department(s) should be submitted.
·
Principal
Investigators with two or more incomplete IADVL funded research projects (as on
31st May, 2020) or those who have not submitted a report or article for
publication within a year of the completion of their project will not be
eligible.
Note: The
Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology carries a guest
editorial (http://www.ijdvl.com/article.asp?issn=0378-6323;year=2015;volume=81;issue=2;
spage=115; epage=123;aulast=Panda)
on the subject of preparing a research proposal that may be consulted when
preparing the proposal.
Please
apply online through https://iadvl.forms360.io/(The application forms and mandatory documents
to be submitted are available on the website https://iadvl.org/ ).
The link for proposal submission will be active from 5.4.2020. The last date
for submission of project proposals is 25.4.2020.
Any queries can be
directed to iadvlresearchgrants@gmail.com with a copy to academy@iadvl.org.
Regards,
Dr Ragunatha Shivanna Dr Santoshdev P. Rathod
IADVL Research grant co-ordinators
Dr Deepika Pandhi
Dr
Dipankar De
Chairperson, IADVL Academy Convener, IADVL Academy
Dr Kiran Godse
Dr Feroz K
President, IADVL Hon.
Secretary General, IADVL