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The Binaytara Foundation (BTF) encourages and
supports research related to the causes, mechanisms, prevention, and treatment of
common diseases. Through a peer-review process, all applications are reviewed and
ranked by the BTF’s Scientific Advisory Committee, who then make recommendations
to the Board of the Directors for funding.
Medical Research Grant 2009
The BTF is accepting applications via an
online application submission
or EMAIL YOUR RESEARCH PROPOSAL AT research@binayfoundation.org.
The application deadline for all grant applications is Oct 31, 2009.
Applications received after deadline will be considered for research grant in 2010.
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Please note that you must register as a new user on the site to access the 2009
funding applications.
Competition Schedule and
Information
Competitions are held annually. Awards will be announced in December 2009.
Eligibility
Any medical student studying in Medical Schools in Nepal is eligible to apply for
the research grant. One medical student can apply for only one grant in a year.
Each research grant proposal should be written by one medical student with a preceptor
(mentor).
Institutional Support
The applicant must demonstrate that the project will be allowed to be done in his/her
medical school. He/she must produce a copy of approval or pending approval of the
proposed study by institutional review board (IRB), OR its equivalent
Processing of Applications
- Relevance of the study to the Nepali community .
- Educational experience for the applicant.
- Scientific value of the project.
- The research background and experience of the preceptor.
Funding guidelines
and limitations
- Grant awards will be provided in amounts up to $100 for one project
- Half of the grant amount will be provided upon approval of the research proposal and the rest half after submission of the completed project report.
- Binaytara Foundation reserves the right to withhold payment at any time pending resolution of any discrepancies in the use of funds, and/or if the specific aims are not met, all as set forth in the grant proposal and any revisions required thereto by Binaytara Foundation prior to acceptance and approval
- Awards may not be contributed to a unified or pooled fund that will be used to award grants or support other projects
- Grants are awarded on the basis of the content of the proposal.
- If the investigator wishes to discontinue the project prior to completion, he/she must notify Binaytara Foundation in writing within ten business days of termination of work on the project. The remaining funds from the grant award as of the date of termination of work on the project must be returned to Binaytara Foundation
- The following will not be funded:
- Stipends or salary for students.
- Overhead or indirect costs.
- Meals, advertisements etc.
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