Biomedical Competition is now open for applications. Last date for submission of preliminary application is 21 August 2025.

Sree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Research Grant
For Translational Biomedical Research 2025

Scope of the Grant and Focus Areas:

The grant call is open to projects from any branch of science and technology that involve cutting-edge “Bench to Bedside” translational research. The projects should aim to develop interventions that improve the health of individuals and the public. Any project focused on addressing specific disease-related topics, utilizing advanced techniques and analysis to provide translational solutions for illness or clinical problems, is eligible for application.

However, this grant does not cover projects related to climate change, agricultural sciences, and ecological sciences.

SreePVF expects the proposals submitted under this funding initiative to describe ambitious projects that generate significant benefits to human health with measurable impact. The grant aims to facilitate the development of deployable solutions that can be successfully applied at the bedside. A key requirement of the grant is that the proposed research, within the three-year grant period, should produce tangible outcomes that can be immediately translated into innovative tools, products, treatments, or interventions that are accessible and cost-effective. This way, the outcomes can benefit large segments of the population.

Proposals with a duration of less than three years will not be considered.

Eligibility:

Interested individuals and teams from universities, research and development (R&D) institutions, medical centers, and recognized non-profit research organizations in India are eligible to apply. Start-Ups and other for-profit entities are eligible for SreePVF funding ONLY as co-applicants.

Proposals can be submitted by a single institution or multiple institutions. International collaborations are also eligible, but the leading organization must be based in India. In the case of international collaborations, a strong justification must be provided explaining the essential nature of the collaboration for project execution, the added value it brings to the proposal, and why the work cannot be conducted solely in India. Any necessary regulatory approvals from the Indian Government for collaboration, material transfer, etc., must be highlighted.

The minimum eligibility criteria for applicants is a PhD/MD/MS degree or its equivalent.

Since no salary is provided, applicants should have already secured salary and workspace from their host institution before applying.

The Principal Investigator should be below 50 years of age (with a 5-year age exception for women applicants).

SreePVF grants are not intended to duplicate support available from other Indian government or external sources. If applicants have already received substantial funding for their core activities or similar work, they will only be eligible if they can demonstrate that the funding being sought is for additional activities beyond what has already been funded by other sources.

Budget:

The maximum budget for a single grant is Rs 3 Crores. The grant will be disbursed in three tranches, with each tranche not exceeding Rs. 1.0 crore per year over a period of three years.

Eligible costs for funding include capital expenditure (equipment), personnel costs, consumables, travel (local and international), local hospitality, contingency, overheads, outsourcing, and other expenses such as training, awareness programs, workshops, publications, and review meetings. The requested costs should align with the proposed research and be strongly justified.

However, the salary for the Principal Investigator is not covered by the grant. The host institution is responsible for providing salary and workspace for the duration of the grant period.

The grant will only be awarded to the primary host institution in India. In the case of multi-institutional grants, the primary lead institution is responsible for the disbursement of funds and must establish a suitable mechanism for this purpose.

Application Process:

The grant follows a two-step application process:

1. Preliminary Submission: Applicants must first submit a preliminary form, which will be screened by the committee.
2. Full Application: Selected applicants will be invited to submit a full application. These submissions will undergo expert peer review, followed by shortlisting by the committee for interviews. Final award decisions will be made after the interview stage.

The preliminary application form can be downloaded from here.

The deadline for submitting the preliminary application form is 21 August 2025.

Applicants must email soft copies of the duly filled application as a single consolidated PDF file with all necessary signatures to sreepvfgrants@gmail.com. The file name of the submitted application should be the full name of the lead applicant in the format “first name last name.pdf”.

Hard copies of the application are not required.

Applicants are advised to carefully fill out the form and provide all necessary information as required.

All applicants will be informed of the outcome of their preliminary application by mid to late October 2025.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to submit a full application, with a tentative deadline of mid to late November 2025. The exact deadline will be provided in the invitation email.

Following peer review and shortlisting by the committee, selected candidates will be invited to attend an in-person interview in February 2026.

Important Timelines:

Launch Date: 9 July 2025

Deadline for Preliminary Application Submission: 21 August 2025

Invitation to Submit Full Applications (Expected): mid to late October 2025

Full application Submission Deadline (Tentative): mid to late November 2025

Short-listing and Interviews (Expected): February 2026

Announcement of Results (Expected): March 2026

Previous Awardees:

Information on the previous awardees and their winning projects can be found here.

Contact Information:

For further information on the grant call, selection process, and previous awardees, please visit this link.

For any queries, please contact sreepvfgrants@gmail.com.