Instructions – Selected IADVL PG Thesis Grant 2024

Dear IADVL Member (PG Student)

Congratulations to the PG students and their thesis guides whose thesis proposals have been selected for IADVL PG Thesis Grant 2024. Kindly note the following instructions and send the required documents for further processing.

1.      The budget sanctioned is Rs 50,000. As mentioned in the announcement, this could be used only to cover costs incurred for consumables, private laboratory investigations and contingencies as mentioned in your final revised protocol. No remittance for instruments, patient allowance, manpower requirement, shall be permitted. Please note if any change in the fund requirement under different heads is required, you will have to take approval of the Academy stating (with proof) the reasons thereof.

2.      Please upload   @ https://www.iadvl.org/academy

a.      Final complete protocol at Academy Central – PG Thesis Grant 2024 Portal

b.      Scanned signed undertaking (undertaking signed by PG, chief guide, and all co-guides), stating that the proposed thesis is their original study plan and there are no conflicts of interest. State other sources for financial assistance, if any, for the same.

c.       Ethical clearance certificate and

d.      CTRI registration proof.

3.      Please note that the funds (1st installment) shall be disbursed only after a copy of these have been received by us.  It is mandatory to keep the Chief guide in the loop for every communication pertaining to the grant.

4.      The grant will be directly remitted to PG students with intimation to Chief guide.

5.      Fifty percent of the sanctioned grant shall be released when we receive all documents, and 50% after completion and submission of report with copy of bills (counter-signed by guide), utilization certificate and synopsis of thesis. It is imperative that all bills have to be countersigned by the Chief guide.

6.      Please also note that in case the completion report is not submitted, the pending amount of 50% shall not be released. And the guide will have to submit a report in lieu of post graduate in case the postgraduate fails to do so. If the latter is not done, the guide will not be eligible to apply for the thesis grant in future.

7.      6.Publication of the thesis as a research paper is mandatory and should be sent for publication within 1 year after thesis completion. Please note the certificate will be disbursed only after proof of submission to an indexed journal is sent.

8.      The grant rules mandate that if a PG student is unable to complete the thesis, then he/she has to refund the 50% disbursed amount. This is the liability of the postgraduate alone.

9.      8.If the postgraduate fails to refund the grant money in case of non-completion of the thesis, a penalty shall be levied when he/she applies to become a life member of the IADVL association.

10.  To increase the scope of the grant, the Guide will not be eligible for 2 years after receiving the grant in a given year.

11.  9. Please send in a mail confirming your acceptance of the thesis grant sanction and furnish Bank details: Name of the bank, Account No, Name of account holder, Branch address, IFSC code and upload them along with the required documents (as stated in point 2 above) at the thesis grant submission portal with a copy to iadvlpgthesisgrant@gmail.com and academy@iadvl.org. on or before 30-09-2024.

Please feel free to contact us for any clarification at iadvlpgthesisgrant@gmail.com and academy@iadvl.org.

Kindly share your mobile number with the acceptance mail.

Congratulations for acceptance of your Thesis Proposal for PG Thesis Grant 2024.

Best wishes

Dr. Mala Bhalla, Dr. Chethana SG, and Dr. Hima Gopinath

IADVL Postgraduate Activities Coordinators      

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