Deadline: 15 August 2016
The Centre for Evidence-based Health Care is currently inviting applications for its Strengthening Capacity for Implementation Research in South Africa, program funded by the Alliance for Health Policy & Systems Research (AHPSR) in collaboration with the Special Programme for Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), and the Special Programme for Research and Training on Tropical Diseases (TDR).
Through this initiative, the development of and demand for locally generated research that is problem-focused and action-oriented will be supported. This initiative will develop the capacity of implementers to identify implementation barriers and opportunities that can be addressed through research.
Through this call it is aimed to enhance knowledge creation to inform better implementation of existent programmes; and strengthen the capacity of decision-makers (implementers) to use research as a means of addressing implementation problems that they face in the field.
Funding Information and Duration
Grants for research studies of 9-12 months will be funded up to a maximum amount of 140,000.00 South African Rand, depending on the scope and focus of the study as well as the study setting.
Eligibility Criteria
- Implementers of health programs in South Africa are the main target audience for this call.
- The practical orientation of the field of implementation research, and the kinds of questions it asks, makes it necessary for implementers to have a central role in the conceptualization, design and analysis of Implementation Research projects.
- While researchers are needed to provide their skills in research methods for the conduct of high quality studies, most often, it is the person working in the field, as opposed to the academic who asks the most important questions related to implementation.
How to Apply
All submissions must be sent via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: South Africa
For more information, please Alliance HPSR Call for Proposals.