Deadline: 22 January 2020
The Medical Research Council (MRC) has announced a “Systems based approaches to Public Health intervention development (PHIND)” to support the early stages of development of interventions that address an important UK or global public health issue.
MRC have been seeking to encourage the embedding of systems thinking and systems science approaches in the development of population level interventions which address an important UK or global health issue. This call aims to encourage the incorporation of systems thinking in population-level intervention development research.
Proposals should address the early stage of development of new interventions. This can include qualitative and quantitative primary research and the development of theory and logic models; however, emphasis should be placed on developing the intervention. Co-production with relevant stakeholders is strongly encouraged.
Within the application, the following should be addressed:
- Definition of the intervention
- Specification of the form(s) and function(s) of the intervention
- Identification of the individual components of the intervention and their inter-relationships
Funding Information
- Applicants can apply for up to £150K (MRC contribution), for a maximum of 18 months.
- Funds may be requested to support costs attributable to the study including investigator and research staff time, consumables, equipment and travel.
Assessment Criteria
Applicants should consider carefully the following criteria which will be taken into account by the Expert Review Panel when assessing proposals:
- The importance of the public health question and the need for an intervention to address the issue(s), taking account of the current landscape
- The proposed approach including methodology, innovation and likelihood of the outcomes of the proposed study to fill a current gap in knowledge
- The research team, research environment, stakeholder partners and user participation and engagement
- How novel the intervention is and whether it brings together disciplines and actors that may not normally be involved in public health research
- Impact:
- Existence of clearly thought through and acceptable pathways to impact
- Appropriate engagement plans with users and key stakeholders, such as policy makers, to accelerate impact
- Appropriateness of communication and knowledge exchange plans
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit https://mrc.ukri.org/funding/browse/pre-call-public-health-intervention-development-scheme-phind-november-2019/phind-systems-based-approaches-to-public-health-intervention-development/