Long Term Fellowship under the Human Resource Development Programme for Health Research

Long-Term Fellowship (6-12 months) in Indian institutes:

• Monthly Stipend: ₹40,000/- per month (different station); ₹20,000/- per month (same station). - Travel Allowance: As per the parent organization's T.A. rules. - Contingency Grant: ₹30,000/- (maximum) for local expenses; ₹20,000/- for attending progress review meetings. > Long-Term Fellowship (6-12 months) in Foreign institutes:

• Monthly Stipend: US $3000/- per month (or equivalent currency). - Air Travel: Economy class airfare by Air India via the shortest route. - Contingency Grant: ₹50,000/- (maximum) for visa, insurance, local expenses; ₹20,000/- for review meetings. - Conference Grant: US $600 (up to 6 months) or US $1200 (6–12 months).

• Only Indian citizens working in Indian institutes are eligible.
  • Having M.D./ M.S./ M.D.S. or MBBS/BDS/ MVSc./ M.Sc./ M.Pharma/ M.Tech or equivalent with Ph.D. in a topic related to health/ medical research.
  • The faculty should have at least three years of experience in the institute as a regular employee.
  • Candidate should be below 45 years of age as of the last date of receipt of application.
  • They should not have availed any fellowship of the duration of one month or above duration from any of the agencies of the Government of India/State Government for the same subject of training/research project.
  • The fellowship is for 6-12 months. Fellowship is non-transferable.

Online

Step 01: The full-length research proposals may be submitted online only and no proposal in physical/hard copy is to be submitted w.r.t. the advertisements published in leading newspapers and uploaded on the websites of DHR & ICMR. Step 02: Open the DHR Electronics Project Management System (e-PMS) portal. Step 03: Register yourself in the portal if you are using the e-PMS portal for the first time. The process for registration is e-PMS Login → Register, registration page will be open. Step 04: Login to the portal by using the Login page. Step 05: After login verify your email by clicking verify the email. A verification link will be sent to your email. Login to your email and click on the verification link which you will receive in your email. Then, again login on the portal or refresh the e-PMS portal. Step 06: Complete your profile. Step 07: After completing the mandatory section of PI/Fellow Profile, click on Proposal Submission→ Submit New Proposal → Select the appropriate sub-scheme under HRD. Step 08: Before proceeding to submission of the proposal, it is suggested to read the scheme guidelines; and make ready all relevant information, documents, and research plan. > For scheme/call for proposals related queries:

Contact: Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi Telephone No. : 011-23736216 > For website/online submission-related queries:

Contact: Technical Team, ICMR Headquarters, New Delhi Telephone No. : 011-26589571, Email: epms.dhr@icmr.gov.in

The scheme “Long Term Fellowship under the Human Resource Development Programme for Health Research” by the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, aims to strengthen health research capacity through providing financial assistance and advanced training opportunities to medical and health research personnel. > Long Term Fellowships:

• Long Term Training (6 to 12 Months) Fellowships at Indian Institutions to persons employed as regular faculty having at least three years experience in the college/institute as a regular employee.
• Long Term Fellowships for Training abroad in identified priority areas (6 to 12 Months) to persons employed as regular faculty.
• Long Term training (6-12 Months) to the faculties of Medical Colleges in Indian Institutes working/involved with three other approved Schemes of DHR.

> Areas of Research:

Toxicology, Genomics, Proteomics, Geriatrics, Stem cell research, Clinical Trials, Good Clinical Practices (GCP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA), Modern Biology, Biotechnology, Genetics, Drugs Chemistry, Operational Research, Health Informatics, Medical Ethics, Disease Modelling, Health Economics, Environmental Health, Mental Health/Clinical Psychology, Any other area recommended by the committee as per National Health Policy/ National Health Goals.