NEPAS-Paediatric Nursing Research Grant

1. This grant can only be given to paediatric nurses who have completed their Master’s in paediatric nursing or if there are no candidates from the former the grant will be given to nurses who have completed their Bachelors in Pediatric Nursing and are working in Nepal.

2. They need to have completed their MN in Paediatric Nursing or Bachelors in Pediatric Nursingfrom an institution recognised by MEC/NMC/NNC and verified by an equivalence certificate from universities of Nepal.

3. The grant is generally meant to be awarded to support the funding of research work (usually utilized for the purpose of procuring reagents, kits, or for covering cost of laboratory investigations, minor equipment, administrative & managerial work, hiring human resource etc.)

4. The proposal should have been cleared by the IRB of the concerned Institution/College/University/Hospital/NHRC or the proof of the submission of proposal in respective ethical committe has to be submitted.

5. The researcher submitting the proposal should be the Principal Investigator (PI) of the project.

6. A contract paper of understanding will be signed by the PI.

7. The research work should not be in regard to clinical trials for regulatory purpose, or with involvement of any pharmaceutical company.

8. The PI and supervisor involved in research project will ensure that they submit their works in JNEPAS compulsorily, as in the signed contract. In case otherwise, the PI should mention this in the proposal itself and get official permission from NEPAS beforehand. If any individual is found to have submitted or published it in any journal other than JNPS without prior permission, then he/she and the team of authors will be asked to write a letter of explanation which if not submitted will be blacklisted and will not be given any such opportunities in the future.

9. The work should be conducted during the stipulated time given by the research unit of NEPAS which includes data analysis and report preparation (usually one year of grant approval).

10. The PI will need to submit a table of costs with receipt after completion of the project.

11. The decision of NEPAS shall be final.

12. Further details can be found in the website www.nepas.org.np or in the office of NEPAS E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

13. The NEPAS grant application form can be downloaded from here.