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 investigative work in basic sciences, clinical,
laboratory-based, epidemiological, or quality of life studies.
The research proposals with a well-defined
study design, time-bound specific objectives, adequate sample size, clearly
defined study subjects, and variables, and appropriately described statistical
methods will be considered for these research grants.
Only duly filled and signed application forms
accompanied with mandatory documents (refer to attached Application form II)
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
o Projects of proposed budget up to Rs 5 lakhs are
preferable, a project with higher budget may be considered, depending on the
quality of the proposal, its relevance and importance in Indian context, total
amount available for funding, and the number of projects short-listed for
funding.
o In response to a 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 shall be approved for
funding.
o At no point of time, a principal investigator should have
more than two ongoing IADVL funded projects. In addition, the investigators
will give an undertaking that this proposal is not a part of any ongoing
concurrent funded research/ postgraduate thesis project.
o Successful applicants will have to submit proof of the
Ethics Committee approval and registration with the Clinical Trials Registry-
India (applicable for all studies approved for funding) within 6 months of
receipt of communication on approval of funding.
o Disbursal of the grant will be in parts, as decided by
the Jury.
o Projects will have to be submitted for presentation
during DERMACON and for publication within a year of completion.
o 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.
o 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 the Application Form II along with a No Objection
Letter from Head(s) of concerned centre(s). The project proposal should clearly
specify the details of the Institutional Account to which the funds are to be
disbursed, if a grant is awarded.
o The Principal Investigator has to be the corresponding
author mandatorily in any scientific publication(s) arising out of the project.
o Independent practitioners applying for this grant shall
get ethical approval for their research project from Independent Ethics
Committee of their area of practice and shall need to furnish individual
account details along with a signed undertaking, as applicable for
Institutional researchers.
o While Co-investigators can be of an allied speciality, a
No Objection Letter from the Head(s) of concerned department(s) should be
submitted.
o Principal Investigators with two or more incomplete IADVL
funded research projects (as on 25th April, 2023) will not be
eligible to apply.
Note: The Indian
Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology carries a guest editorial
( https://ijdvl.com/designing-a-research-protocol-in-clinical-dermatology-common-errors-and-how-to-avoid-them/ )(doi:
10.4103/0378-6323.152168) on the subject of preparing
a research proposal that may be consulted when preparing the proposal.
The research protocols should be prepared in
accordance with the SPIRIT statement downloadable from: http://www.spiritstatement.org/publications-downloads/
Please
apply online by emailing the following documents to iadvlresearchgrants@gmail.com with a copy to academy@iadvl.org by April 25th, 2023
1.
Application
form 1
2.
Application
form 2 (with necessary documents)
3.
Undertaking
document
The Application forms and mandatory documents
to be submitted are available in word format on the website https://iadvl.org/
Any queries can be directed to iadvlresearchgrants@gmail.com with a copy to academy@iadvl.org.
Regards,
Dr. Vinay K & Dr Joyeeta Choudhary
IADVL Research Grant Co-ordinators
Dr. Lalit Kumar
Gupta
Dr. Rashmi Jindal
Chairperson, IADVL Academy
Convener,
IADVL Academy
Dr. Vijay Zawar
Dr. Dinesh K Devaraj
President, IADVL
Hon. Secretary General, IADVL