Deadline: 15-Jun-22
The Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean has launched a call for proposals for the Special Grant for COVID-19 Research 2022 to ensure priority COVID-19 related research is supported through a small grants scheme.
Priorities
- Health-related scientists, researchers and scholars based in countries of the Region are encouraged to submit proposals. While postgraduate students are not encouraged to submit research proposals on their own, they could support teams of investigators, accordingly.
Objectives
- General objective:
- to promote EMR-based COVID-19 research
- Specific objectives:
- The specific objectives of this call for proposals are to:
- Generate local knowledge relevant to COVID-19 pandemic;
- Assist capacity building for research;
- Strengthen the link between evidence generation and health policy making; and
- Enhance experience-exchange between the Region’s member states
- The specific objectives of this call for proposals are to:
Award Recommendation
- Based on the recommendations of the WHO/EMRO Selection Committee it is decided whether a proposal should be recommended / declined for an award. The entire review and selection process usually takes 2-4 months from the closing date for receiving proposals.
Eligibility Criteria
- Health related scientists, researchers and scholars based in EMR countries are encouraged to submit proposals. While postgraduate students are not encouraged to submit research proposals on their own, they could support teams of investigators, accordingly. The Principal Investigator (PI) must be a national of a member state of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) and the research site should be in one of its Member States.
- Individuals and Institutions
- Individuals and institutions engaged in EMR health research are considered eligible for submitting proposals which include:
- Ministries, academic institutions, research institutes in EMR countries.
- Non-governmental organizations: professional societies and civil service organizations involved in EMR health research activities.
- Individuals and institutions engaged in EMR health research are considered eligible for submitting proposals which include:
For more information, visit http://www.emro.who.int/entity/research/index.html?format=html