The Bravehearts Research Fellowship

Evidence for Dignity

Our Research Pillars:

CoEB-supported research is organised across three pillars. Each pillar contains multiple studies. Researchers may propose studies in any of the listed areas, or suggest closely related questions that fit the spirit of the pillar.

1. War-Injured Veterans ,Recovery and Rehabilitation:

 

The long-term medical, functional, and family realities of veterans wounded in service.

  • Spinal cord injury ,long-term care and complications
  • Prosthetic limbs ,what works, what doesn’t
  • The Invisible Injured ,PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and chronic pain among service-injured veterans
  • The Quiet Caregivers ,families of disabled veterans
2. Health Effects of Extreme Service

The long-term physical and psychological effects of extreme operational deployment on Indian veterans.

  • Long-term effects of Siachen and high-altitude posting
  • Cold injury and frostbite
  • Hearing loss in combat arms veterans
  • The unseen wounds of counter-insurgency ,long-term health of J&K and Northeast veterans
3. Veer Naris and Veer Parivars

The wellbeing, mental health, financial security, and entitlement realities of war widows, parents of fallen soldiers, and the families they leave behind.

  • Silent Grief, mental and emotional health of widows
  • Beyond the Pension ,financial wellbeing of Veer Naris
  • Parents of fallen soldiers ,health and grief
  • The Unclaimed Entitlement Study ,widows, parents, and disabled veterans who never receive what they are owed