The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) is an organization dedicated towards development of new clinical interventions to fight HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in sub-Saharan African region. To achieve this goal, the organization works for integration of EDCTP-EEIG Member States national programmes, coordination and networking of African researchers, and establishing sustainable research capacity in sub-Saharan Africa.
EDCTP has issued a call for grant proposals from eligible projects in Sub-Saharan Africa aimed at supporting the establishment and strengthening of African national ethics committees and institutional review boards.
Purpose of the Grant
- Promote the establishment and strengthening of National Ethics Committees (NECs) and Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that are competent and independent in sub-Saharan countries.
- Encourage IRBs in countries where NECs do not exist, to contribute to the formation of a NEC.
General Requirements
- Applicants must provide a detailed description of the currently existing institutional and national ethics review structures as well as national regulatory authorities.
- Applicants should be from countries, institutions and ethical review boards that have not received funding from EDCTP before through this scheme.
- The maximum amount of grant requested from EDCTP should not exceed €50,000 per proposal. If the total budget for the project is over €50,000, applicants should specify the sources of the additional funds and provide formal letters of confirmation from the co-funding organisation
- This grant will only be awarded to projects with a maximum duration of up to 18 months.
Eligibility criteria and administrative requirements
- The application package should consist of Application Form including the embedded Work Plan and budget explanations, Budget Form, Legal Entity Form and Self-eligibility Check Form
- Project duration not exceeding 18 months
- Applicants should submit a support letter(s) from hosting institution(s). For applications from IRBs, an additional support letter from the NEC or appropriate body should be submitted.
Selection Criteria
All proposals will be reviewed based on the following criteria:
- Excellence (project quality, feasibility, impact, innovation, experience and track record of applicants)
- EDCTP relevance (public health relevance for developing countries, adequacy of proposal in context of the call)
- Networking (contribution to improved south-south and north-south networking and collaboration)
- Capacity building components (such as training and improvement of infrastructure)
- Project management (representation of required expertise, appropriateness of budget)
Last date for submitting the proposals is December 15, 2011.
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