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Research to Reality – The Art of Physiotherapy Grant Writing
Jul 29, 2025
A grant writing guest lecture was organized by Father Muller College of Physiotherapy on 28th July 2025 titled “Research to Reality – The Art of Physiotherapy Grant Writing”. This lecture was designed to bridge academic insight with practical application in the crucial domain of research funding and proposal development in the field of physiotherapy.
The dignitaries who graced this event were Rev. Fr Faustine Lucas Lobo, Director, Father Muller Charitable Institutions, Rev. Fr George Jeevan Sequeira, Administrator, Father Muller Medical College Hospital and Prof. Cherishma Dsilva, Principal, Father Muller College of Physiotherapy. The welcome address was provided by Ms. Leah Mohandas, the organizing secretary of the event.
Our guest speaker, Dr. Sundar Kumar Veluswamy, Associate Professor at M.S. Ramaiah College of Physiotherapy, Bengaluru is an eminent academician, clinician, and researcher whose work spans over two decades across India’s premier institutions including CMC Vellore, Manipal University, and University of Delhi, as well as globally recognized contributions. His areas of expertise include exercise science, chronic disease rehabilitation, cancer care, and post-COVID-19 recovery research. He has been actively involved in numerous funded research projects, has over 500 citations, and his scholarly contributions are widely recognized in international journals. His accolades include several national awards for best presentations and fellowships such as the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Travel Scholarship, and he holds certifications from the American Heart Association, among others.
The guest lecture was very informative where details were discussed about the various sources of local, national and international level funding along with discussion of the challenges involved while pursuing this path. Our speaker was welcoming with all the questions that the audience had for him, and he also shared his personal journal on funding acquisition to educate on the various unexpected and less commonly tapped sources of funding. Overall, it was a great experience for everyone who attended the talk, and each person walked away with a lot of insight into the world of funding and grant writing.
