Perception of health professionals on extramural research funding in India
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.
Authors
- Sanchit Pradhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2631-6041)
- Brajesh Kumar Jha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9370-2949)
- Amit Kumar Singh Chauhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9038-4623)
- Mayank Das
- Supurna Pandit
Institutions
- Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana (IN)
- Swami Vivekanand Subharti University (IN)
- Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (IN)
- Mithila Minority Dental College And Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bioinformation
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.6026/973206300213760
- Primary Topic
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00