Sree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Research Grant 2022 for Translational Biomedical Sciences

Sree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Research Grant 2022 for Translational Biomedical Sciences 

The Sree Padmavathi Venkateswara Foundation (Sree PVF), Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, is a private Foundation that has been supporting excellence in medical education and care through a variety of methods. With a vision for the betterment of humanity, Sree PVF has constituted Sree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Research Grants in 2019, to award one three-year research grant each year, for individuals and groups engaged in ‘bench to bedside’ translational research with a large impact. 

The ambit of the grant and focus areas: The call is for one grant in any branch of science and technology for cutting-edge ‘Bench to Bedside’ translational projects leading to interventions that improve the health of individuals and the public. Any project designed to address a focused disease-related topic with cutting-edge techniques and analysis resulting in translational solutions to illness or clinical problems will be eligible to apply. A key requirement of the grant is that the proposed research should, by the end of the 3-year grant period, lead to tangible outcomes, that can immediately be translated into innovative tools/products/treatments/interventions that are easily accessible and cost-effective, thus benefitting large sections of the population. However, climate change, agricultural sciences, and ecological sciences are excluded from the ambit of this call. 

Eligibility: Interested individuals and teams from universities, R&D institutions, medical centres, and recognized nonprofit research organizations in India are eligible to apply. The minimum eligibility criteria for applicants is Ph.D./M.D./ M.S. or equivalent. The lead PI must be below 50 years of age (5-year age exception for women candidates). 

Budget: The maximum budget is Rs 3 Crores for one grant over three years. Eligible costs for funding are Equipment, Research Personnel, Consumables, Travel (local and international travel, and local hospitality), Contingency, Overheads, Outsourcing, and others, such as training and awareness, workshops, publications, review meetings, etc. based on the requirement of the project. 

Application procedure: For further information and the application form: http://sreepadmavathivenkateswarafoundation.org/ 

Applications must be sent to sreepvfgrants@gmail.com 

The deadline for receipt of the three-year proposal is 18 August 2022

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