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ICMR Extramural Investigator Initiated Research Grant - Small Grant is sponsored by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). This grant provides financial assistance for Indian scientists working outside ICMR institutes to conduct research in medicine, public health, and allied disciplines aimed at improving the health of Indians.
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0. at ICMR-NIRT, Chennai (Date: September 1, 2025- March 31, 2026) (PDF File Size - 853. 01 KB) Switch between Light and Dark Mode Light & Dark Mode Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) provides financial assistance for Indian scientists working outside ICMR institutes to conduct research in the fields of medicine, public health, and allied disciplines aimed at improving health of Indians under its Extramural Research Programme.
Types of Extramural Research Grants: ICMR SMALL Extramural Grants” (“ICMR ANVESHAN Extramural Grants”) Funding: Upto 2 crores per project Duration: Maximum 3 years (An additional period of up to 6 months for preparatory activities (with no additional costs) can be incorporated in the project proposal). To fund research studies to achieve specific and measurable objectives in line with ICMR priorities.
Also, Multidisciplinary projects which aim to find solutions to priority disease and conditions will receive preference for funding ICMR SMALL Follow on Extramural Grants” (“ICMR ANVESHAN Follow on Extramural Grants”) Funding: Upto 2 crores per project Duration: Maximum 3 years (An additional period of up to 6 months for preparatory activities (with no additional costs) can be incorporated in the project proposal).
To leverage the transformation of research-leads generated through ICMR’s previous grants to the next steps. To enable continuity beyond initial grant cycles and ensure promising innovations are not discontinued due to gaps in funding.
Overall aim is to maximize the benefits on the ICMR's research investments ICMR Intermediate Extramural Grants” (“ICMR NISCHAYAK ANVESHAN Extramural Grants") Funding: Between 2-8 crores per project Duration: Maximum 4 years ( An additional period of up to 6 months for preparatory activities (with no additional costs) can be incorporated in the project proposal.)
The research projects expected to result in finding solutions to priority health problems by validation or evaluation of interventions that already have been shown to have proof of concept. The project should lead to significant contributions in generating effective interventions for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or rehabilitation of those disease conditions.
ICMR Intermediate Extramural Grants” (“ICMR NISCHAYAK ANVESHAN Follow on Extramural Grants") Funding: Between 2-8 crores per project Duration: Maximum 4 years ( An additional period of up to 6 months for preparatory activities (with no additional costs) can be incorporated in the project proposal.) To leverage the transformation of research-leads generated through ICMR’s previous grants to the next steps.
To enable continuity beyond initial grant cycles and ensure promising innovations are not discontinued due to gaps in funding.
Overall aim is to maximize the benefits on the ICMR's research investments Investigator Initiated First in World Challenge (FIWC) Funding: Up to 8 crore as per stage of innovation product whether Proof of concept, prototype and product For innovative, out of the box ideas from researchers across the country and inspired by Chandrayan 3 landing on the south pole of the moon, making India the first country to do so.
To fund innovative ideas for finding solutions to difficult health problems and to foster novel, out of the box, futuristic ideas, new knowledge generation, discovery / development of breakthrough health technologies Investigator Initiated Center for Advanced Research (CAR) Funding: 15 crores per CAR. To promote advanced research by experienced research teams.
The proposed CAR is expected to conduct decisive research that helps in solving an important healthcare problem by a research team. It can have single or multiple linked research projects with clear deliverables.
Clinical Care Excellence Initiative: Multi-center Clinical Trials addressing Non-Communicable Diseases Funding: Maximum 8 crores per project To support high-impact, academic or non-regulatory randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that require data from multiple sites to achieve statistical significance and generalizability to address NCDs.
NHRP- projects (ICMR Driven National Health Research Priority) A separate program to fund research projects on National Health Research Priority (NHRP) and are being monitored directly at the level of DG, ICMR.
Following extensive deliberations, the research priorities were encompassed for critical disease conditions like Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), One Health, Tuberculosis, Vector-borne Diseases, Cancer, Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Care, Mental Health, Anemia, Stunting and Wasting, Neonatal Mortality, Acute Emergency Care, Oral Health, etc These are large decisive multi-state projects with upper ceiling for such projects is Rs 25Cr for each project over the entire period of the duration.
Funding will be up to Rs 8 Cr/site. Projects will be for a maximum period of 4 years, extendable by 1 year with due approval of competent authority Currently 30 such projects are ongoing. Guidelines, View (731 KB) Download Partial modification in the guidelines, View (324 KB) Download You can enter keywords to search through the content of the ICMR website You are being redirected to an external website.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Indian scientists working outside ICMR institutes in medicine, public health, and allied fields. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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