The SSRC – Mercury Project: 2023 Call for Proposals

The Mercury Project invites proposals to evaluate interventions designed to increase demand for vaccinations in low- and lower-middle income countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean.

In Fall 2021, the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) launched the Mercury Project, mobilizing social and behavioral scientists in a search for cost-effective and scalable solutions to build vaccination demand and healthier information environments.

Preference will be given to projects that:

1. evaluate the effects of interventions on behavioral outcomes, including vaccination uptake;
2. evaluate interventions that are designed and delivered in collaboration with governmental, NGO, and/or corporate partners;
3. have demonstrated potential to be cost-effective at scale;
4. include researchers and research institutions located in the countries in which the study is being conducted.

Read more here.

Application deadline May 1, 2023.