Research Grants
6. Payments:
Payments will be made annually upon the receipt of request forms/bills. All prescribed forms/bills should reach head office as early as possible to make payments quickly.
7. Principal Investigator and Institution:
The principal investigator is the individual who shall be responsible for the direct supervision of the project and will participate in it.
The institution is organization with which principal investigator is associated and to which he is responsible.
The principal investigator, through his institution will be responsible for all matters concerned with the implementation of the project. In addition principal investigator will provide the following information for each proposal:
i) Research facilities available in the institute including equipment and manpower
ii) He/She should provide the time schedule for the commencement of research.
8. Equipment and Supplies:
consumable supplies for the project, being supported includes chemicals, reagents, drugs, glassware, and other items, may be purchased from PMRC funds. The principal investigator and centres are responsible for the care and maintenance of equipment provided. PMRC reserves the right to supply equipment to the centre for a project, instead of providing the institution with the funds to make the purchase itself. Funds provided by the PMRC should not be used for the maintenance, repair, or other matters except as otherwise agreed with the PMRC.
Funds allocated for the purchase of equipment should be utilized within one year of the availability of funds, alternately any balances or such funds will revert to PMRC.
9. Other Costs:
PMRC will consider financial support only for services or materials clearly itemized and justified in the budget accompanying the proposal. Request for " overhead " or administrative costs will not be considered.