Workshop on Research methods and

Scientific Writing

Day 2: Scientific Writing

Session 7: Seeking funds for research
Time slot: 15.45 – 16.30

Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences, Shivamogga,

Karnataka
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SOURCES OF FUNDING

• National
• International
• Philanthropic Trusts
• Industry
• Contract Research Organizations (CROs)

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SOURCES OF FUNDING - NATIONAL

• Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi

• Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi
• Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi
• Indian Council of Medical Research
• Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC)
• UGC
• MOH, GOI

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ICMR GRANTS

• Adhoc Research Project (Any scientist in the country)

• Senior Research Fellowship / Research Associates (≤ 35
years / ≤ 40 years)
• Junior Research Fellowship (Test Exam)
• Short Term Research Studentship (Medical UGs)
• Emeritus Medical Scientist Scheme (Retired scientists)

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SOURCES OF FUNDING - INTERNATIONAL

• WHO
• UNICEF
• World Bank
• UNFPA
• UNDP
• INCLEN
• USAID
• etc

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FUNDING SOURCES FOR SAFE MOTHERHOOD
PROJECTS
• African Development Foundation (ADF)
• Aga Khan Foundation
• Arab Gulf Program for United Nations Development
Organizations (AGFUND)
• Associazione Interventi Cooperazione Allo Sviluppo (AICOS)
(Italy)
• Associazione Italiana Donne Per Lo Sviluppo (AIDOS)
• Australian Red Cross

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FUNDING SOURCES FOR SAFE MOTHERHOOD PROJECTS

• Carnegie Corporation of New York

• Charity Projects
• Christian Aid
• Christian Child Welfare Association, Inc.
• Christian Children’s Fund
• Church of Sweden Aid
• Committee on Interchurch Aid of the Netherlands
Reformed Church

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FUNDING SOURCES FOR SAFE MOTHERHOOD PROJECTS

• Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)

• The Ford Foundation
• The Ford Foundation (India)
• Inter-African Committee (IAC)
• International Federation for Family Life Promotion (IFFLP)
• International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)

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FUNDING SOURCES FOR SAFE MOTHERHOOD PROJECTS

• Memisa Medicus Mundi, Netherlands

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands (DGIS)
• Misereor, Germany
• Mother and Child International
• Mother Care / John snow Inc.
• Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
• Overseas Development Administration, UK (ODA)

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FUNDING SOURCES FOR SAFE MOTHERHOOD PROJECTS

• Oxfam (UK and Ireland)

• Pathfinder International
• The Pew Charitable Trusts
• Population Action International
• Population Concern
• Presbyterian World service and Development
• The Presiding Bishop’s Fund for World Relief
• Red Barnet
• Save the Children Fund - UK

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FUNDING SOURCES FOR SAFE MOTHERHOOD PROJECTS

• Scottish Wilde Ganzen (Wild Geese Foundation)

• Thrasher Research Fund
• UNICEF – Country Offices
• United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• W K Kellogg Foundation
• WOMANKIND Worldwide
• World Bank
• World Vision of Australia

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SOURCES OF FUNDING

• Donor Driven Agenda

• Our Priority Matrix

“Are we dancing to the tunes of Funding Agencies”

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Funding agencies
• Give2Asia • Australian Agency for International
• European Commission Development (AusAID)
• Pfizer Inc • Department of Science and Technology,
• United Nations Children’s Fund Ministry of Science and Technology,
(UNICEF), India
Government of India
• Intrahealth International Inc
•
• Government of Madhya Pradesh
World Health Organization - Geneva
• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, • AIDS Prevention and Control Project -
Government of India Voluntary Health Services (APAC-VHS)
• The Maternal and Child Health • International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Sustainable Technical Assistance and • United Nations Children'S Fund (UNICEF),
Research (MCH-STAR) India
• Australian Agency for International • World Health Organization - Geneva
Development (AusAID) • The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
• United Nation's World Food Program University
(WFP), India
• Wellcome Trust
• Australian International Health Institute
• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
• World Health Organization - India
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Funding agencies
• Oak Foundation
• China Medical Board
• United Nation's World Food Program
(WFP), India
• United States Agency for International
Development (USAID)
• Save the Children, US
• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Government of Mizoram
• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Government of Madhya Pradesh
• National Rural Health Mission, Haryana
• United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF), Bihar
• Department of Science and
Technology, Ministry of Science and
Technology, Government of India
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• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(MOHFW)
• National Rural Health Mission, Haryana
• Public Health Department, Government
of Maharashtra
• Ministry of Health, Maldives
• UBS Optimus Foundation
• World Health Organization - SEARO
• Tides Foundation
• Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation
(MMTC) of India Limited
• MEASURE Evaluation (USAID)
• The State Trading Corporation of India
Limited (STC)
• India HIV/AIDS Alliance
Funding agencies
• American Jewish World Service • The Inclen Trust International ("INCLEN")
(AJWS) • Tata Education and Development Trust
• SHARE India • Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
• CDRF-WTP Fellowship • McKinsey & Company
• World Health Organization - SEARO • The Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance
• PHRI • Deepak Foundation
• Lown Fellowship, Harvard School of
• Infosys Foundation
Public Health
• University of Toronto
• HCL Foundation
• Micronutrient Initiative • International Center for Research on Women
(ICRW)
• John Snow India (JSI) Private Limited
• Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
• Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP)
• Aga Khan Foundation, Afghanistan • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW)
• United Nations Children's Fund • International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
(UNICEF), Uttar Pradesh • JSW Foundation
• Save the Children • Palladium International, LLC
• World Health Organization - EMRO
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 Funding agencies
• Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project • Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Good
Governance and Policy Analysis (AIGGPA)
(TNHSP) • International Labour Organization (ILO), Sri
• Research for Development Inititatives Lanka
(RFDI) • University of New Castle
• Program for Appropriate Technology in • MacArthur Foundation
Health (PATH) • NHRC, UNFPA
• Global Fund • OXFAM India
• Alliance for Health Policy and Systems • Rockefeller Foundation
Research and Human Resources for • Technical Management Support Team,
Health Department of Health and Family Welfare,
• The World Bank Government of Odisha
• University of Aberdeen • Norwegian Agency for International
• MOHFW Development
• Socio-Economic Research Division, • Housing and Environment Department of
the Government of Madhya Pradesh
Planning Commission, GoI • Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizer, GoI
• The World Bank
• National Institutes of Health
• Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
• Fogarty International Center
(GAIN) Funds for research / Shimoga / 311019
Funding agencies
• International Development Research • Department of Health and Family Welfare,
Centre (IDRC) Government of Odisha
• Department for International • Norwegian Agency for International
Development (DFID) Development
• FHI360
• George Mason University • European Commission
• Medical Research Council (MRC) • FHI360
• Department for International
Development (DFID)
• Rockefeller Foundation
• Indian Council of Social Science
Research (ICSSR)
• Indian Public Health Association,
Arunachal Pradesh
• UN World Food Programme - India
• United Nations Population Fund
(UNFPA)
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Fund Raising Involves…

Relationship
building

Communicating Organizational
and prospecting management and
development

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Good fund raising leads to…

• Survival
• Expansion and development
• Reduction of dependency
• Constituency-building
• Viable and sustainable
organization

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WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING FOR?

• A good proposal to fund

• Scientific merit and feasibility
Significance – Relevance and health impact
Approach – Focus and likely outcome
Innovation – Originality & newness
Investigator – CV and track record
Environment – Facilities, resources, collaboration
• Competition

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THANKS

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