Undergraduate Mentorship Research Skills
Research Section, AIIMS initiated this intramural funding scheme with the objective of inspiring Undergraduate students (MBBS/B.Sc) to initiate medical research and to be formatively mentored to understand principles of medical research, under Faculty mentorship.
Grant summary:
Amount: INR 50,000/-
Disbursement: INR 50k per student
Frequency: Yearly
Duration: One year
Announcement: July-August
Result: September-October
Who can apply:
The students may start writing to faculty after 6 months of having joined AIIMS. Students of other semesters can enroll at any session. Groups of students can apply together.
Resources:
UG Grant Guidelines
Application Form
Online Portal
Downloads Directory
Application Details:
- The students may start writing to faculty after 6 months of having joined AIIMS. Students of other semesters to enroll now.
- The students may initially be affiliated with the projects of seniors in the specific lab while they learn basic techniques used in that lab and then write a proposal with the mentor for funding to the research section.
- This will be a commitment of 6-months only.
- A group of two or three MBBS/B.Sc students should be formed under the guidance of a faculty member (designated as he mentor) to write a research proposal, which will be submitted to the Research section for review and consideration of funding.
- The operative approval and funds will be given after submission of Institute Ethics Committee clearance and any other clearance if applicable
- Based on the merit of the project, a total short term funding of Rs.50,000/- per student will be sanctioned once in 5 years.
- If two or three more students combine to form a team under a mentor the funding would also be combined (If three students combined: Funding of Rs. 1.5 lakhs will be given to mentor).
- The funds will be allocated in the name of the faculty/scientist (mentor), who will then use it for the research project.
- The proposal submission and review process will be online. The details of the steps for online submission system are in the attached document.
- The submission may be made under the slot of UG Research Mentorship on the website https://researchsubmission.aiims.edu
- The departmental UG Faculty coordinator (s) should maintain a detailed record of the research training project undertaken by the UG students in that academic year.
- The final progress report will be submitted to the Research Section.
- The records of the research activity should be submitted to the Registrar, Academic section at the end of that year, duly signed by the UG coordinator(s) of the respective departments.
- The research faculty mentor can/may facilitate collaboration for the work with research teams in universities/research institutes within and outside the country working in similar areas. This will enhance the quality of the research and establish connections for future collaborations.