Workshop Funding Support Programme

Indian Council of Medical Research | Government of India

DIVISION OF HRD

Call for applications under the Program of “DHR Funded Workshops on Clinical Training/Translational Research”

From June 2024 onwards, only online applications will be accepted, no hard copies will be considered. Those who have already submitted the hard copy till date (18.06.2024) will be considered eligible to submit the online application. For detailed information and to apply, please visit the link: https://schemes.dhr.gov.in/. We encourage all interested and eligible candidates to submit their applications to ensure consideration.

As per the ICMR mandate of the topic for the Workshop proposal are given below for your reference:
  • The "Clinical Training" pertains to giving hands-on training for any specific clinical procedures to medical students or young clinicians/scientists in the selected/related field of biomedical research.
  • On the other hand, the topic of ,"Translational research" pertains to workshop on any prominent leads in context to diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccines and interventions from labs which have been tested for efficiency and efficacy and ready to be translated into products for the society.

PLEASE NOTE:

Conference/Seminar/Symposium/CMEs/Short-courses funding support has been discontinued, ONLY funding for Workshops specifically on "Clinical Training/Translational Research" will be considered.

Note: Please ensure all required documents and information are included in your online application as incomplete submissions will not be considered.

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The application complete in all respects together with enclosures must be submitted online at least three months prior to the proposed Workshop date and the deadline given above.

1. A financial support of up to Rs. ten (10) lakhs (max. limit) will be funded per workshop only after the review of the workshop topic and the sanctioned limit may vary depending on the review of the budget proposed for the workshop and thorough review of the topic and its relevance by the Selection Committee constituted by the Secretary, DHR.
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The applications should state future directions of the proposed Workshop as per the mandate of DHR and the direct translational research value to the society.
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The audience should also basically include, Students, Faculty, Clinicians and Nurses from Govt. Medical/Dental/Nursing Colleges/UGC recognized institutes an organizations, in order to create awareness and train, encourage them about the proposed Clinical/Translational Research in the field of biomedical health research.
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To give a detailed breakup of budget proposed, justifying the requirement under each head.
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It is mandatory for all the NGOs/Engineering/Pharmacy Colleges submitting applications for organizing Workshops to co-organize and collaborate with MCI recognized Govt. Medical Colleges or any UGC recognized Institutes/organizations in the relevant subject area of the proposed workshop for addressing the clinical aspects from the concerned Experts in the field of the biomedical research and taking their suggestions and inputs on the same. The consent letter from the concerned Medical College/Institute Competent Authority is mandatory to be submitted along with the application and a nodal Officer to be identified from the concerned collaborating college.
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The Organizing Secretary needs to inform DHR about changes in the dates on dhr.icmrworkshops[at]gmail[dot]com, if any, as proposed in the application form.
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It may be noted that incomplete and applications not signed, will not be considered and are liable to be rejected and no correspondence will be entertained further.
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If the workshop proposal is accepted and is financially supported by the DHR, then a letter will be issued to the Organizing Secretary by the DHR after approvals by the Expert Committee and the Competent Authority of the DHR and funds as sanctioned will be released accordingly.
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After completion of the workshop, a detailed report of the workshop proceedings along with participant’s attendance and other required information (may pl. see the report submission format) about the successful completion of the workshop is to be submitted to theDHR along with the utilization certificate (UC) duly issued by the accounts officer of the Host Institute.
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It may be noted, that you are also required to submit a pre- & post-test questionnaire individually for every talk, session and topic and hands on practical training as applicable, as a feedback form, only at the time of workshop report submission, in case the application is selected for funding support by DHR.