CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS FOR THE YEAR 2024-2025
FOR FELLOWSHIPS/GRANTS UNDER "HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (HRD) SCHEME"
OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RESEARCH (MoHFW) IN THE EMERGING FIELDS OF
MEDICAL/CLINICAL/HEALTH SCIENCES
The Human Resource Development (HRD) Scheme aims to provide opportunities for advanced training
in biomedical and health research for creating a pool of trained & experienced human resources in India.
Online research proposals are invited for the year 2024-25 from eligible applicants from UGC recognized
universities, research institutions/medical/dental colleges/Institutes of National Importance for the
following programs:
Sl.No Component of the Scheme Deadline
1 Short-Term Studentship (STS) 30th June 2024
2 MD/MS/DM/MCh/DNB/DrNB/MDS thesis support 1st June 2024 to 30th June 2024
3 Short-term National Fellowship 30th June 2024
4 Long Term National Fellowship 30th June 2024
5. Women Scientist fellowship 30th June 2024
6. Biomedical research grant for NRI/OCI/PIO 30th June 2024
7. Support to Institutes for Training/Modules/Courses in 30th June 2024
biomedical research
8. International Travel Grant Support For Non-DHR/ICMR Applications invited on
Scientists & Researchers rolling basis.
9. Workshops funding grant in biomedical research Applications invited on
rolling basis.
10. Start-up grant for fellows undergone long term/short 30th June 2024
term training supported by DHR
Applications may be submitted online through the web-portal of DHR: https://schemes.dhr.gov.in/
Details of the eligibility, terms & conditions and guidelines of the programme
are available on DHR website bit.ly/3K8E4PP
*All projects involving research on human beings/ animals must be cleared by the
Human Ethics Committee/ Animal Ethics Committee of the respective institute.
*All Fellowships are subjected approval by Technical Evaluation Committee /
Project Approval Committee and availability of funds under the Scheme.
For any query, please contact us on dhr-hrdschemes@nic.in , Ph : 011 23736216
SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR SHORT-TERM
STUDENTSHIP (STS) PROGRAM
1. Students must follow the updated instructions and updated forms provided on the DHR
portal. Incomplete applications/proposals will not be considered. DHR-ICMR reserves
the rights to approve/disapprove the research concept note upon scientific evaluation.
2. The online application submission portal will be advertised every year in the month of
August. The report submission will proceed after three years in the month of August.
3. The students admitted in the first and second professional year of MBBS/BDS may be
assigned a Guide from the same medical/dental college and may develop and
conceptualize a research concept note under their guidance in the field of biomedical
research.
4. The concept note should be submitted on the given format only and should have details
the original research work to be carried out by the student during six months in three
years in every summer break with yearly objectives, under the guide and should not be
copied from earlier research/thesis/other sources.
5. The research concept note should be submitted without any personal/identifying
information like name, college name, mobile nos. email IDs, etc. of the student or the
Guide or the college.
6. If in methodology the name of the college is required, then only mention the name of the
district should be given.
7. If any identifying information is found in the concept note, consent form or patient
information sheet, survey form, etc. then the proposal will be not considered further.
8. If any kind of research misconduct is noticed at any stage the proposal/ report would be
rejected.
9. One student can submit only one proposal under a guide.
10. A guide can forward only one student application. Please note that in case of more than
one submission by a student/ guide all proposals will be automatically rejected.
11. The cost of the proposed research work is to be borne by the host medical
college/institution.
12. The stipend is meant only for the student as his/her fellowship.
13. The e-certificates will be issued only to the student, the name of the guide is however
mentioned, no separate e-certificates will be issued to the guide.
14. DHR-ICMR does not recognize any co-guides for the STS project, even then if there is a
co-guide it is solely up to the Guide. The student should obtain approval from the
Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) if the proposal involves research on human
participants and from the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC) if the work
involves the use of animals.
15. The IEC/ IAEC approval should be obtained any time before beginning actual research
work.
16. Any research carried out by the student without appropriate prior approval by the
IEC/IAEC will be rejected. If IEC/IEAC is not required for the proposed work then an
exemption certificate is also to be submitted along with the concept note.
17. If in case the IEC/IEAC approvals are not given by the time of application submission
then an undertaking from the Guide is to be submitted for the same.
18. The same may be submitted either along with concept note or with the report.
19. Clinical trial studies/protocols are not allowed to be submitted under STS
20. Informed consent is to be obtained for research on human participants. For more
information please refer to DHR-ICMR National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical and
Health Research on Human Participants, 2017andNational Ethical Guidelines for
Biomedical Research Involving Children available on https://www.ICMR-
DHR.nic.in/sites/default/files/guidelines/ICMR-DHR_Ethical_Guidelines_2017.pdf and
https://www.ICMR-DHR.nic.in/sites/default/files/guidelines/National_Ethical_
Guidelines_for_BioMedical_Research_Involving_Children_0.pdf respectively.
21. Submission of wrong information/document etc. detected at any stage will lead to
disqualification and the application/proposal/project will be treated as cancelled.
22. The studentship is non-transferable and cannot be given to another student in the event
of non acceptance after getting approval. However, in case of transfer of guide the
student can take another faculty member for same department as guide with permission
from the highest competent authority of the same medical/dental college.
23. Incomplete, late applications will not be considered.
24. On approval of the research concept note and report, stipend will be paid in installments
as mention in the guidelines through RTGS and will be transferred to the STUDENT’S
OWN SINGLE HOLDER BANK ACCOUNT (should be a national bank). NO Joint
Accounts (parents/guide) will be accepted.
25. The DHR-ICMR reserves right for no further discussion on rejected/incomplete
applications/research proposals/late submissions.
26. Information from students may be used by DHR-ICMR/designated authorities to contact
students/invite them to research methodology workshop/conferences or other academic
activities, if required.
27. Requests for considering or providing the information pertaining to the following
categories shall not be entertained by DHR-ICMR:
Reasons for rejection of STS applications
Technical errors on the portal on the last date and minute of submission leading to
incomplete submission.
Names and contact details of students/guides/reviewers
Any other details of any student/Guide
Details of STS projects-approved/disapproved
Minutes of STS meetings/marks/scores
Or any other confidential information
28. The DHR-ICMR shall make all efforts to keep the information about participating
students/guides/scientific reports (soft copies) confidential and in safe custody, however
will not be responsible for any unintentional loss of any kind due to unforeseen reasons
at this time.
29. Research Integrity is crucial for good conduct of research and its outcomes. The student/
guide should try to imbibe the right research culture and temperament for conducting
quality research.
30. Do not copy paste write up/ information/ results/ data from other sources (published or
unpublished) without giving appropriate reference.
31. Conflicts of interest, if any, should also be declared. Conflict of interest are situations in
which financial or any personal reasons can compromise, an individual’s professional
judgment in proposing, conducting, supervising or reporting research and therefore can
badly affect the quality of research and its reporting and also the scientific objectivity of
the proposed research/ report.
32. All submissions to DHR-ICMR must be prepared by the student under guidance. The
Guide is required to sign an undertaking to the effect that it is original work and not
plagiarized from any other sources.
33. In case at any time point it is detected that the STS research proposal/ STS report have
been plagiarized, the STS research proposal/ STS report will be out rightly rejected.
DHR-ICMR reserves the right to accept or reject or take other appropriate action if any
misconduct or fraud or plagiarism is detected at any point of time.
34. Dissemination about the program will be carried out at regular intervals to create
awareness about the newly revised program which will enable the students to excel in
research endeavors.
35. In addition, seminars/workshops will also be conducted to strengthen the essentials
fundamental research concepts, best practices, and innovative approaches to cover the
key aspects of research methodology in field of biomedical research for producing more
impactful research outcomes.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION OF STS RESEARCH
CONCEPT NOTE
Please follow the format given below:
Reference ID (Generated upon registration)
Title (25 words max.)
Introduction (300 words +100 words)
Objectives (100 words max.)
Methodology (800 words +100 words)
Implications (100 words + 50 words)
References (Vancouver style) (300words max.)
The stated word limit is for guiding the students and may only exceed
the limit as stated above.
Important note: No name/ contact details (Telephone number/ email)
should be provided. The proposal would be automatically rejected if
any identifying information of the student/ guide is provided in the
proposal.
Reference ID- Please provide only the reference ID for identification
o n t h e top. Identifying information like name o f the student/guide,
contact details like contact numbers/email addresses should not be
provided in the proposal/project for unbiased review.
Title-A good title should b e short, accurate a n d concise. I t should
make the central objectives and variables o f the study clear t o the
reviewer.
Introduction-The purpose of an introduction is t o provide the
rationale behind the work, s o that the reviewer may understand and
appreciate the objectives. Please describe the importance
(significance) of the study. Defend the model- Provide a rationale and
describe the reasoning that led you to selecting them. Briefly describe
the experimental design a n d h o w i t accomplished the stated
objectives. Describe the situation and specify clearly the gaps i n the
existing knowledge and/or controversy a n d in conclusive evidence.
The discussion should be supported with appropriate references.
Objectives-Should specify what kind o f knowledge the study is
expected t o obtain. I t should give a clear notion o f what is to be
described, determined, identified, compared or confirmed. Hypothesis
m a y b e stated, and objectives should be specific, to the point and
achievable.
Methodology- Describes all t h e procedures that w i l l be used to
achieve t h e objectives and justify the study design including any
techniques and procedures to be used. This may include type of study
and study design, study population, sample size and selection criteria,
Proposed intervention (if applicable), Data collection procedures
&instruments used, quality control, confidentiality, plan of analysis/
statistical tools, ethical considerations with all required forms.
Implications- Describes what i s expected to be achieved o r gained
from the proposed research. This could be given in terms of
knowledge gained by the s t u d e n t or in terms of scientific
advancement.
References-Provide appropriate references in Vancouver style only
from recently published journals/ literature supporting the proposed
research.
SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
MD/MS/DM/MCh/DNB/DrNB THESIS FINANCIAL SUPPORT
PROGRAM
1. The research topics should mainly aim and focus on the thrust areas of clinical and
biomedical research as per the DHR-ICMR mandate with research outcomes of that can
be used for translating them into tangible products useful for the society and country:
2. The applicants should first register their thesis topic on Medical Shodh Ganga (May
kindly visit DHR & ICMR website for detailed information). If the thesis topic is not
registered at Medical Shodh Ganga then it will not be considered.
3. Applicants must apply within 12 months of admission/joining the course
(MD/MS/DM/MCh/DNB/DrNB/MDS).
4. The applicant and the Guide will indicate their choice of the research topic as per DHR-
ICMR mandate and will give a brief description of the objectives, methodology, design of
the study, expected outcome, up-to-date literature search, ethical considerations, and
facilities available at the institute for conducting the study as per the proposed protocol
and an undertaking by Head of the Institute that the applicant will be permitted to
undertake the proposed research activity.
5. If an applicant leaves the proposed course/program in the first year, the first instalment
amount received by the applicant will have to be remitted to DHR-ICMR with suitable
justification through the Guide.
6. The grant shall be issued in the name of the applicant directly, with a copy to the Guide
and the Head of the Institute.
7. The amount will be used by the applicant for the pursuance of thesis research work and
may use the funds for the purchase of reagents, preparation of thesis, secretarial
assistance, or any other activity related to the research project following fair and
reasonable procedure.
8. The applicant shall submit the information to DHR-ICMR regarding the way the funds
were utilized duly signed by the Guide and Head of the Institute/College.
9. The applicant will acknowledge the financial assistance provided by DHR-ICMR in the
publication(s) in peer-reviewed JCR-indexed journals emerging out of the thesis work
and in the thesis as well.
10. Dissemination about the program will be carried out at regular intervals to create
awareness about the newly revised program which will enable the students to excel in
research endeavors.
11. In addition, seminars/workshops will also be conducted to strengthen the essentials
fundamental research concepts, best practices, and innovative approaches to cover the
key aspects of research methodology in field of biomedical research for producing more
impactful research outcomes.
SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR MD-Ph.D. PROGRAM
Combined MD-Ph.D. (Category-1)
1. The total tenure will be five years or completion of Ph.D. (3 years as junior resident and
ImportantNote:
Open the DHR Electronics Project Management System (DHR e-PMS) portal https://schemes.dhr.gov.in
1. Register your self in the portal if you are using DHR e-PMS portal first time. Process for
registration is e-PMS Login →Register, registration page https://schemes.dhr.gov.in
/userRegister will be open
2. Login on portal by using https://schemes.dhr.gov.in/userLogin page
3. After login verify your email by click verify the email. Verification link will be sent into
your email. Login on your email and click on verification link which you will receive in
your email. Then, again login on portal or refresh the DHR e-PMS portal
4. Complete your profile. Fellow profile includes Personal detail such as Salute, Name,
DOB, Address etc.
5. Complete your education and experience
6. Complete Publication, Award, Patent (If you have these information)
7. After completing mandatory section of PI/Fellow Profile, click on Proposal Submission-
>Submit New Proposal->Select appropriate subscheme under HRD
8. Before proceed to submission the proposal, it is suggested to read scheme guidelines; and
make ready all relevant information, documents and research plan. The scheme guideline
and necessary format is available at https://schemes.dhr.gov.in/hrd
9. For any technical issue or query email to epms.dhr@icmr.gov.in
