Eligibility:
Each CS-IRG application must be led by a Clinical Principal Investigator (PI) who has to fulfill the eligibility criteria listed below. Only one PI is allowed per application. The number of applications by an individual (as PI) is capped at 1 grant application per grant type in a grant call.
PI must be clinically qualified (i.e. with MD/MBBS/BDS) and preferably with post-graduate clinical training and experience. Exceptions are given to Allied Health Professionals who fall within the list of professions in Table 1 below. The PI must possess a minimum academic qualification of a PhD or the equivalent training.
Table 1: List of Professions |
Audiologist
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Dietitian
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Optometrist
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Prosthetist/ Orthotist
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Biostatistician
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Epidemiologist
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Pharmacist
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Radiation Therapist
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Clinical Pharmacologist
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Nurse
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Physiotherapist
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Radiographer
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Clinical Psychologist
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Occupational Therapist
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Podiatrist
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Speech Therapist
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For proposals involving patients, the clinical PI or co-I should be SMC registered; or should be able to demonstrate ability to access patients through SMC registered collaborators. For some IRG proposals it is recognized that some studies may be pre-clinical and not require the PI to be SMC registered.