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Ashoka Global Health Research Grant
The Ashoka Global Health Research Grant supports medical students and resident doctors in Nepal to conduct clinical and quality improvement research in hospital and healthcare settings. The grant aims to promote early research engagement and strengthen research capacity among future health professionals in Nepal.
The Grant Committee includes Ashok Devkota (Founder), Lila Bhattarai (Founder), Anu Aryal, Santosh Sapkota, Gopal Yadav, and Rajesh Sharma, who serves as Grant Manager. In 2026, Aakritie Sharma and Niranjan Ojha also joined the distinguished panel.
The 2025 grant cycle awarded funding to two resident doctors.
Dr. Manish Acharya
Institution: Maharajgunj Medical Campus
Research Project:
Bedside Ultrasonographic Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurement for Detecting ICP vs CT.
Dr. Kripa Maharjan
Institution: Patan Academy of Health Sciences
Research Project:
Developing and validating predictive models for emergency department (ED) mortality in critically ill patients.
Research Grant Awardees 2026
For the 2026 cycle, the program is supporting five medical student-led research projects, continuing its commitment to fostering research involvement among early-career medical trainees.
Bibek Shrestha
Institution: Maharajgunj Medical Campus
Research Project:
Utility of the BAP-65 Severity Score in Predicting Clinical Outcomes among Patients with AEC
Krish Rauniyar
Institution: B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Research Project:
Etiological Clustering of Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Nepalese Population: A Data-Driven Cross-Sectional Analysis.
Riwaz Dhakal
Institution: Lumbini Medical College
Research Project:
Status of well-being and help-seeking intention for common mental disorders among undergraduate medical students of LMCTH.
Sagar Mandal
Institution: Maharajgunj Medical Campus
Research Project:
Development and Validation of an AI Model for Detection and Differential Diagnosis of CNS Tuberculosis on MRI Scans: A 5-Year Retrospective Study at a Tertiary Care Center in Nepal.
Subal Khanal
Institution: Kathmandu Medical College
Research Project:
Echocardiographic Findings in Systemic Lupus Erythematous at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Nepal.
Sponsors
The Research Grant 2026 was supported by generous sponsors including Ashoka Foundation, Health Foundation Nepal (HFN), Dr. Kabita Karki, Dr. Bijay Yadav, and De Sachin Maskey from Dhana Yoga Foundation.
Contact Information
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