Funding opportunities for health research in India - A technical scan

Health research plays an integral part in scientific and academic innovation in health care. India, a rapidly developing country, showed a tremendous increase in the number of health research projects and publications in recent years. Given the broad spectrum of health research areas and a vast numb...

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Published in:Indian journal of public health 2020-10, Vol.64 (4), p.421-424
Main Authors: Srinivasan, Krishnan, Fredrick, Jean, Gupta, Richa, Singh, Nikhilesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Developing countries
Funding
grant
Health care
health research
LDCs
Medical research
research and development
Research funding
Research projects
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Summary:Health research plays an integral part in scientific and academic innovation in health care. India, a rapidly developing country, showed a tremendous increase in the number of health research projects and publications in recent years. Given the broad spectrum of health research areas and a vast number of funding agencies that fund specific areas, it is difficult to gain knowledge about them from a single source. Hence, we scanned the various funding opportunities which exist in India for healthcare research. Various agencies fund health-care research on their thrust areas of national importance. Choosing the funding agency depending on the area of interest and following the guidelines given by them ensures a successful proposal for funding. This article enlists various funding agencies and gives overall information about the nature of support and fund provided for health research in India.
ISSN:0019-557X
2229-7693
DOI:10.4103/ijph.IJPH_9_20