It is our pleasure to announce that the SGNHC Research fund for the year 2022 is open for submission. Only the online submission will be processed for the fund consideration. The online submission can be done using the START YOUR APPLICATION under the heading “RESEARCH PROPOSAL “on the homepage of the website https://research.sgnhc.org.np/

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Announcement of the SGNHC Grant 2022

It is our pleasure to announce that the SGNHC Research fund for the year 2022 is open for submission. Only the online submission will be processed for the fund consideration. The online submission can be done using the START YOUR APPLICATION under the heading “RESEARCH PROPOSAL “on the homepage of the website https://research.sgnhc.org.np/

 

Please select “yes” to “6. Applying for SGNHC Grant” in Section A of proposal submission form if you are applying for this grant award.

 

Three grants will be awarded, one lakh each (including tax). Half of the grant will be awarded in the starting phase of the research and half will be awarded once the research is over and the report is submitted to the SGNHC Research Unit and SGNHC IRC.

If you have any queries regarding submission, please contact SGNHC Research Unit/SGNHC IRC.

The deadline for proposal submission for SGNHC Grant is 31st December 2022 (16th Poush 2079).

 

Eligibility Criteria:

  1. Only the staffs working in SGNHC are eligible for the SGNHC grant.
  2. Same researcher cannot apply for more than one proposal as principal investigator.
  3. Only the online application will be entertained in the Grant selection.
  4. Previous recipient of the SGNHC Grant is not allowed for submission for at least 3 years from the year of winning the award.
  5. Awardees of previous grants who have not yet submitted the research completion report to SGNHC Research Unit/SGNHC IRC will not be eligible for application.
  6. Proposals that needs approval from NHRC will not be eligible for SGNHC grant.

 

 

The research proposal will be graded according to the following:

The grading is based upon following 4 categories:

 

  1. Type of study: (Maximum 20 points)

Prospective (20 points)

Retrospective (10 points)

 

  1. Descriptive or Analytical: (Maximum 15 points)

Analytical (15 points)

Descriptive (10 points)

 

  1. Clinical significance: (Maximum 15 points)

  

  1. Proposal format: (Maximum 50 points based upon following criteria, one point each).

 

  Description of the proposed research: Yes No
Title Self-explanatory(According to the PICO/PECO format)    
Specific to study    
Reflection of central objective of research    
Summary Brief description of main objective/rationale    
Research methodology    
Data management and analysis    
Any implications for national program and health services or clinical practice (Evidence based medicine)?    
Impact of results    
Introduction Overview of the problem with a focus on relevance and importance    
Reference to what is already known, past studies, trends and their main findings    
What different aspect is being explored in this study and how it is referred to methodology    
Comprehensive but brief review of current knowledge about the problem and methodology    
Provides basis for the scientific framework of the study    
Rationale/

Justification

 Issue related to central theme/objective.    
What is the main question that the current study is trying to find answer to, in relation to existing knowledge and gaps    
What is the rationale of the study?    
How the study attempts to find answer to the unresolved questions    
Hypothesis Statement of the assumption and relationship between the variables that the study is planning to evaluate/measure/assess within the framework    
General objectives Evaluate whether the main objective captures the central aim of the study    
Specific objectives Specific issues that will be measured or evaluated to achieve the general objective    
 

 

 

 

 

 

Methodology

 Scientific and standard    
Validity of methods and tools    
Reliable and reproducible pretesting    
Type of study mentioned    
Study method    
Study design    
Sample population    
Sampling technique    
Sample size    
Inclusion criteria    
Exclusion criteria    
Data collection process, collector and tools    
Training of Research team    
Ethical aspects Essentiality    
Voluntariness    
Non-exploitation    
Social responsibility    
Ensuring privacy and confidentiality    
Professional competence    
Potential bias Selection bias    
Measurement bias    
Confounding variables and approaches to control them    
Risk assessment Risk assessment done by the investigators    
Involvement of vulnerable participants (Mentioned if yes)    
Independence and voluntariness Withdrawal criteria    
Voluntariness    
Non-coercive recruitment of the participants    
Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest    
Work plan Is work plan appropriately mentioned    
 

Budget

 Is budget appropriate for the study methodology and objective    

 

Based on “National Ethical Guidelines for Health Research in Nepal, 2019, NHRC, Ramshah Path, Kathmandu, June 2019”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Urmila Shakya                                                                                        Dr. Sujeeb Rajbhandari

Chairman                                                                                                                             Chairman

Research Unit                                                                                                              IRC SGNHC