Perception of health professionals on extramural research funding in India
Mayank Das, Sanchit Pradhan, Supurna Pandit, Arunendra Singh Chauhan, Baidnath Jha
TL;DR
This study shows that Indian health professionals lack awareness and experience with extramural research funding, highlighting the need for training and curriculum changes.
Contribution
The study identifies a critical gap in awareness and skills related to research funding among Indian health professionals.
Findings
Only 48.6% of participants were aware of funding agencies.
85.7% lacked experience with extramural grants.
Training and curriculum integration are urgently needed.
Abstract
Limited awareness of extramural research funding hinders healthcare research growth in India, especially among non-medical professionals. This cross-sectional study among 400 health researchers assessed awareness and challenges related to research grants. Only 48.6% knew of funding agencies, with 82.9% recognizing only ICMR and 74.3% unaware of proposal drafting formats (p=0.001). Most participants (85.7%) lacked experience with extramural grants. Thus, we show the urgent need for research grant training and integration of proposal writing into health curricula to enhance funding utilization in India.
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TopicsHealth and Medical Research Impacts · Biotechnology and Related Fields · Academic Publishing and Open Access