Deadline: 15 October 2018
The WHO Western Pacific Region (WPR) and TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, have announced the 2018-2019 call for applications for the Joint WPR/TDR Small Grants Scheme for implementation research in infectious diseases of poverty.
The goal of the TDR strategy is to foster research on infectious diseases of poverty that lead to health improvement, strengthen research capacity of individuals and institutions in developing countries and develop implementation strategies and solutions that respond to the health needs of these countries. It also aims at translating research results into policy and practice, improving health and promoting the engagement of individuals and communities in using research evidence to reduce the disease burden in their respective countries.
The Small Grants Programme has been a joint initiative of TDR and WPR since 2006. TDR is a global programme of scientific collaboration that helps facilitate, support and influence efforts to combat diseases of poverty. TDR is hosted at WHO, and is sponsored by the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank and WHO.
Objectives
- Strengthen the research capacity of individuals and institutions in conducting implementation research; and,
- Facilitate and strengthen implementation research in countries for the control and elimination of infectious diseases of poverty, including research that addresses issues related to the culture and environment that contribute to these problems.
Priority Research Areas
- Prevention and control of infectious diseases of poverty, including malaria, tuberculosis and neglected tropical diseases such as dengue, lymphatic filariasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis, food-borne trematode infections, schistosomiasis, echinococcosis, cysticercosis, leishmaniasis, yaws, trachoma and leprosy.
- Knowledge gap related to an implementation issue that has a direct policy and programmatic relevance.
- Health systems, health service delivery, community-based approaches or qualitative research topics in the context of the diseases.
Funding Information
- Financial support: up to US$ 15 000 per project (exceptionally larger grants up to US$ 20 000 may be considered).
- Duration of research: No longer than 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals submitting proposals must be researchers or health professionals working in infectious disease programs of Ministries of Health, national universities, or research institutions; and who are from and are working in low- and middle-income countries of the WHO WPR.
- Proposals submitted must be:
- Developed in collaboration with the infectious disease programmes of the ministries of health. Staff of the national control programme should be part of the research team.
- An implementation research focusing on infectious diseases of poverty (malaria, tuberculosis, neglected tropical diseases such as dengue, lymphatic filariasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis, food-borne trematode infections, schistosomiasis, echinococcosis, cysticercosis, leishmaniasis, yaws, trachoma and leprosy).
- Clearly illustrate how the knowledge gap addressed by the research is relevant or important in the context of strengthening local health systems or disease program implementation. The linkage between the proposed research and the policies and programme within the country should be clearly demonstrated.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must download the application form via given website.
Eligible Countries: Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Federated states of, Mongolia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam.
For more information, please visit TDR/WPR Small Grants.
