Deadline: 18 September 2018
The Medical Research Council (MRC), in partnership with the National Institute for Health Research, the Department for International Development, and the Economic and Social Research Council have announced a third call to fund research grants to improve adolescent health in low and middle income countries (LMICs).
Funding Information
The total amount available for this call is £4 million, with the possibility of extra funds, dependent on quality.
Program Scope
Areas of particular research interest include:
- migration, displaced, and refugee populations
- research in conflict-affected and fragile states
- disabilities – both mental, intellectual, and physical
- mental health
- unintentional and intentional injury
- addiction
- tobacco
- maternal health
- sexual and reproductive health
- respiratory health
- neurodevelopmental disorders
- environmental exposures (such as endocrine disruptors)
- anaemia
- chronic disease (cancer, epilepsy, diabetes, etc.)
- biomarkers for adolescent disorders (such as nutrition)
- transitioning out of adolescence and quality of care during transition to adult specialists
- adolescent friendly health services
- health consequences of urbanisation.
Eligible research activities
- The research approach taken should be clearly justified in the proposal indicating why it is the most appropriate and robust methodology to address the proposed research questions.
- The following research activities are eligible for submission under this scheme:
- developing complex interventions that explicitly address health needs of adolescent populations
- using methodologies to assess the effectiveness of interventions specifically for adolescents, including adaptation of interventions of known effectiveness in other populations
- implementation research questions that address issues faced in making interventions of known effectiveness accessible to adolescent populations within the health system
- research that explores health system barriers to effective healthcare for adolescents, including user and provider perspectives, social and economic barriers, as well as policy and governance challenges
- capacity building, networking and community engagement.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
For more information, please visit MRC.