TDR Call for Applications: Impact Grant for Regional Priorities
The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) is calling for applications for the Impact Grant for Regional Priorities. This call is a joint initiative between TDR, the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO), who have a mutual interest in strengthening the capacity for health research in developing countries.
Impact Grants fund implementation research on infectious diseases of poverty that lead to health improvement of the population as well as strengthened research capacity of individuals and institutions in low- and middle-income countries. The grants also encourage cooperation between the research teams and national and international partners.
Programme objectives:
- Strengthen the research capacity of relevant individuals and institutions in countries.
- Generate new knowledge, solutions and implementation strategies that can be applied by countries for the control and elimination of infectious diseases.
- Encourage inter-sectoral dialogue and one health approach.
Research priorities:
- Health systems strengthening through implementation research
- Addressing complex public health issues through implementation research
- Implementation research for One Health and emerging diseases
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be researchers or health professionals working and based in African institutions, including national tropical/communicable disease control programmes, ministries of health, academic institutions, research institutes and nongovernmental organizations.
- Applications are particularly encouraged from qualified applicants who are in the earlier career stage, are women, or are from the group of least-developed countries.
- Research proposed must be conducted in the African Region.
- The Principal Investigator (PI) must be based in an institution in an African country or territory, including national tropical/communicable disease control programmes, ministries of health, academic institutions, research institutes and nongovernmental organizations.
- The research project must relate to the objective and scope described in the present call.
- If implementation is sought to be in a health centre, an authorization letter from the public health manager or director is needed.
- Proposals submitted should include an acknowledgement letter signed by the manager of the programme area or the person in charge of the programme related to the project at any level of the public health/ healthcare services (e.g. primary health care unit, municipal secretary of health, state department of health, or national ministry or secretary of health).
- Applicants must demonstrate experience in operational and/or implementation research.
- Proposals may be submitted in English, French or Portuguese.
Funding details:
- Up to US$ 15 000 per grant. Co-funding from domestic or other sources is encouraged.
- One year (12 months) duration.
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Application deadline October 26, 2022
