Public Health Research Initiative
(PHRI) Fellowship: 2014
Fellowship: -Public Health foundation of India (PHFI) in collaboration with Science and
Engineering Research Board ( SERB , A Statutory Body under Department of Science and Technology
(DST)) aims to set up an extramural fund to provide the Indian researchers focused on public
health from institutions of repute , as per an established process.
PHRI will enable young Indian researchers to carry
out clearly defined research project at a place of their choice up to a period of 36 months . The
individual availing this research grant would be called as a PHRI Research fellow.
Project Duration and Cost
These grants will be awarded for research studies of public health importance in India. The estimated
amount of the available research grant is limited to 30 Lakh INR per fellowship . The total duration of
the grant will not exceed more than THREE years .
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant must possess a Post-Graduatedegree from an accredited institution in any domain related to public health, including medical
and non-medical sciences, nutrition,
physiotherapy, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, social sciences, law and humanities. It would be
desirable if the applicant has a doctoral degree.
(Applicants related to Biomedical, Biophysics and
biochemistry are excluded from PHRI fellowships)
Application procedure:
Candidates are requested to apply through any one mode suggested below:
a) Online application formats with detailed
guidelines are available at the website
www.phfi.org To apply online please visit
www.phfi.org and follow the process as prescribed
therein. Online submission will commence on 8
July 2014 and close by 15 August 2014. After
online submission, the candidate must obtain a
print of the application thus submitted.
b) Email electronic version of the application (File
name: Principal Investigator surname followed by
PHRI) to phri@iiphg.org with the following
components in a single document
Research plan- This should include the title,
overall goal, specific objectives, methods, analysis
plan, expected outcome, timeline, implications for
future research, along with dissemination and
publication plan. This should not exceed 12 pages,
excluding references.
Itemized budget and justification for each item.
Curriculum vitae of investigator listed in the grant
application
Kindly note following should be mentioned while
sending the grant application:
Area of work: - Area proposed by candidate should
be clearly defined research area in any aspect of
Public Health like Public Health Nutrition, Non
Communicable Diseases, Infectious Diseases and
Public Health Policy etc.
Place of work: - A project site in India, depending
on the demand of the research study.
