Department of Health Research seeks proposals under HRD scheme from Northeast states

The Department of Health Research (DHR) has released an official notice inviting research proposals from eligible candidates who belong to Northeastern states. Invitations are accepted for the 2026 to 27 financial year under its Human Resource Development (HRD) Scheme for Health Research.

The official notice reads, “The Human Resource Development (HRD) Sub-scheme aims to provide advanced capacity building in India for medical and health research personnel in cutting-edge research related to medicine and health for creating trained human resources for carrying out advanced research activities.”

DHR is accepting applications for two programmes under the HRD scheme. The names of the programmes are the Women Scientist Fellowship Programme and the NRI/PIO/OCI Research Support Programme.

The scheme will only accept applications from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Mizoram, and Tripura. Research proposals can be submitted online through the DHR’s e-PMS portal, dhr.gov.in.

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DHR health research proposals details

The department’s HRD scheme has included programmes for women scientists and for Non-Resident Indian (NRIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIO), and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) health research personnel to work on a research project in India. DHR guidelines have also mentioned programme-specific requirements like documents related to the applicant, host institution and details about the research proposal. 

Researchers who are interested in human participants or animals will have to take clearance from the appropriate Human Ethics Committee or Animal Ethics Committee of their respective institutions. Proposals and fellowships will be selected only after the technical committee has approved them and funds are available.

DHR has also encouraged researchers from the Northeast to apply for International Travel Grant applications on a rolling basis. Eligible applicants can check the detailed eligibility criteria and other programme guidelines directly on the department’s website. The deadline to submit full-length research proposals is November 30, 2026, by 5 pm.