Deadline: 15 February 2016
The Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health (LCIRAH) is currently inviting applications for its Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions (IMMANA Grants) Round 2 which aim to accelerate the development of innovative and interdisciplinary metrics and methods filling the key knowledge gaps.
Research Topics
- Develop a suite of indicators or a composite indicator to measure the impact of different interventions on agriculture and nutrition outcomes in a standardized way in different settings.
- Design and test nutrition metrics (such as indicators for diet quality, dietary transition in rapidly changing contexts and field-based low-cost diagnostic tools to assess status of various micronutrients) which can be used effectively across a range of target groups.
- Design and test appropriate methods and tools to measure the indirect effects of agriculture on health and nutrition outcomes, e.g. through effects on income, time allocation, environment.
- Develop innovative metrics to measure sustainable agriculture and sustainable food systems
- Develop analytical methods to measure and compare the contribution of different agricultureto-nutrition pathways to health and nutrition outcomes in different settings.
- Develop a market-based indicator to measure and monitor access to and affordability of a diverse, safe, and nutritious diet, taking into account seasonality.
- Develop innovative metrics and tools to measure and monitor different aspects of food systems including metrics for long-value chains and development of market-based indicators to examine nutritional/health aspects of food systems in rapidly transitioning environments.
- Develop innovative tools for food system surveillance, e.g. measures of access, preference and diet quality, to improve understanding of evolving food environment and its health and nutrition impacts.
- Evaluate or develop methods to analyse the impact of agricultural programmes on nutrition and health in emergency situations, as well as in fragile states and post-conflict or emergency situations.
- Link diverse sources of data through new tools to measure the effect of changes in agriculture or food systems on agriculture, health and nutrition outcomes.
- Develop or apply novel methods to examine the impact of policy interventions along the agriculture-nutrition pathways.
- Develop a methodology to measure the contribution of agriculture to nutrition outcomes.
Grants available & Duration
Each IMMANA grant in the second and final round of funding will be a maximum of £250,000. Up to 10 grants are expected to be awarded through a competitive selection process. The maximum duration for the second round of grants is two years with an estimated starting date on 1 November 2016.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must demonstrate the ability to conduct research of international standards of excellence in the topic proposed. Researchers and institutions from both developed and low and middle income countries (LMICs) are eligible.
- The panel will particularly welcome proposals that demonstrate strong partnerships, the added value that would be created by the proposed partnership, and the contribution it would make to enhance the scientific capacity of Southern partners.
- The roles and responsibilities of all named applicants should be defined accordingly, together with a description of the added value arising from the bringing together of complementary expertise.
How to Apply
- Applicants must download the concept memo template which includes a case for support and indicative budget.
- Complete the template offline.
- Complete the online form.
- Upload the completed concept memo in the online form.
For more information, please visit grant programme.
