Deadline: 28 January 2016
The Department of International Development (DFID), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Medical Research Centre and the Wellcome Trust (WT) jointly fund for its third annual call for the Health Systems Research Initiative.
A key component of this research programme is to build evidence within government systems. It is expected that researchers will already have engaged with key stakeholders in the research countries when developing the proposal. The aim of this initiative is to fund rigorous, high-quality research that will:
- Generate evidence on how to strengthen and improve health systems for people living in low- and middle-income countries.
- Use a health systems approach to inform the delivery of evidence-based interventions or structural changes i.e proposals must demonstrate how interventions relate to and effect wider elements of a health system such as governance, financing, health workforce, information systems, service delivery etc.
- Provide evidence that is of direct relevance to decision makers and users in the field.
Types of Grants
Applicants are invited to apply for two grants:
- Research Grants: Applications for research grants will be subject to a 2 stage review process. Only those successful at the outline stage will be invited to submit a full application and final funding decisions will be made in October 2016.
- Development grants: Applications for Development Grants will be reviewed at the March 2016 panel meeting following which funding decisions will be announced.
Grants available
Up to £5million is available for proposals to this call.
Eligibility Criteria
- The programme is open to researchers based in higher education institutions, research organisations or other organisations with a credible research capacity.
- Researchers may be based in either UK or LMIC based organisations with demonstrable research capacity.
- Principal Investigators (P-Is) must be employed by an eligible institution either in a low and middle income country, or in the UK.
- Priority will be given to research that benefits the most vulnerable populations and/or those in poorly resourced settings.
- All grants will be awarded to the institution of the principal investigator, and this institution will be responsible for the proper disbursement and accountability of all monies received.
How to Apply
Applicants must apply online through the website.
For more information, please visit Health Systems Research.
