HEAL India Initiative
HEAL India Initiative
Aug 2024 Recipients
Muhammed Noorudheen, Karnataka, Psychiatric Social Worker, 32 to present suicide prevention research at a conference.
Abhitesh Tripathi, Bihar, Physician, 35 for modeling ethical, comprehensive, rural private practice.
Bijayalaxmi Biswal and Shruti Bora, Goa, Physician and Psychologist, 29 and 26, for improving mental health support for lower caste university students.
April 2024 Recipients
Anupama T, Jharkhand, Physician, 38 for training in tuberculosis research to improve program implementation.
Janaki Dash, Odisha, Journalist, 51 for fearless reporting on rural healthcare access.
Swati Gehlot, Rajasthan, Public Health, 34 for exploring community health education.
Dec 2023 Recipients
Tanya Seshadri, Karnataka, Physician, 41 for reimagining hospital spaces.
Rampada Sabar, West Bengal, Community Health Worker, 28 for improving nutrition through available food diversity.
Krushnachandra Ataka, Odisha, Medical Student, 33 for general career development.
Anika Juneja, Delhi, Public Health, 34 for work on neighborhood environment and health access.
Tushar Garg, Uttar Pradesh, Epidemiologist, 31, for understanding the long-term health effects of the Bhopal gas tragedy.
Ketki Shah, Maharashtra, Dentist, 32, for advancing alternative livelihoods for tobacco workers.
About
We want to catalyze people and ideas that advance innovation, quality, and equity in health for India, particularly for those living at the margins.
We encourage the unusual and unorthodox towards positive social change.
No scholarship or fellowship is too small or short if it might change the trajectory of your life. We do not fund organizations. Support is one-time, or may be staggered payments to support a proposal. These can include, but are not limited to, support for attending a conference, visiting an organization, supplies to offer a new clinical service, resources to build a tool, device, or software, to enhance training and education, living expenses for education, research, or writing, and much more.
We welcome applications from all regardless of age, gender, caste, or formal training and appreciate the stories of those who are facing or have overcome barriers towards achieving their vision. Applicants must be currently residing in India.
We would like to acknowledge the following groups for inspiration:
How to Apply
We have paused applications for the moment.
Applications will be reviewed in batches and awards will be announced on April 1, August 1, and December 1. Please submit at least one month prior to your goal award date.
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(We are unable to answer applicant questions regarding the initiative or application at this time.)
Your contribution lets us discover and support more innovators:
The HEAL India Initiative is funded through FOJSS.
Friends of Jan Swasthya Sahyog, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the IRS. EIN: 45-4636240