IPSN Call for Applications: Catalytic grant fund for pathogen genomics
The International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) has launched the catalytic grant fund for pathogen genomics (2023/2024 cycle).
The IPSN received initial funding from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Wellcome. The fund is housed by the UN Foundation on behalf of the IPSN.
The fund will support projects across the world, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, to pilot projects and in doing so, create an evidence base for how to quickly scale-up pathogen genomic surveillance. The results of this kind of surveillance help countries and the world to respond more quickly and effectively to prevent outbreaks and to respond to them.
Scope:
The catalytic grant fund will support projects in pathogen genomic surveillance that will contribute to achieving the IPSN’s objectives and theory of change and that will:
- Contribute to create knowledge, research, or a research-enabling environment
- Produce outputs and evidence that can be applied in different countries
- Leverage international partnership and cooperation, with a preference for South-South partnership
Eligibility:
- Funding is exclusively available to IPSN member organisations, and priority will be given to applicants from LMICs.
- Applications may be submitted by individual IPSN member organisations from LMICs or in consortia in which the lead applicant is an IPSN member from a LMIC.
Funding details:
- grant amounts will be in the range of US$50,000 – US$250,000
- 12 months, but longer projects can be considered if justified.
Important dates:
- Webinar question submission deadline – March 4, 2024
- Q&A Webinars – March 5, 2024 (register for 10:00 – 11:00 CET or 17:00 – 18:00 CET)
- Concept note submission deadline – March 22, 2024
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