Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
https://www.elrha.org/funding-opportunity/research-to-support-covid-19-response-in-humanitarian-settings/
Sponsor/Award: ENHANCED LEARNING HUMANITARIAN ASSIST - COVID-19 RESPONSE IN HUMANITARIAN SETTINGS - 2020 RAPID RESPONSE COMPETITION

Grant Amount: VARIED
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Apr 02, 2020
Sponsor's: May 04, 2020

Subject Areas: Humanities, COVID-19, Low or Middle Income Countries
Description:

Elrha is launching an urgent funding call for research proposals to support the COVID-19 response in humanitarian settings. The call aims to fund public health research that will produce robust findings that will contribute to the effectiveness of the current humanitarian response and increase the evidence base for future responses to similar infectious disease outbreaks.

This Call for Proposals focuses on identified priorities related to the current COVID-19 outbreak in the context of humanitarian settings in low and middle income countries (LMICs). See call website for full details.

Application Details:

Vaccine and therapeutic research and development of diagnostics will not be funded through this call. Applications must demonstrate inclusion of appropriate research partners to ensure the feasibility of conducting research and ensuring rapid utilisation of findings to inform the response. Study teams must include research expertise required to deliver high quality and rigorous research findings.

Applications will be reviewed in three rounds, with dates of April 13, April 20 and May 4. the call deadline MAY be extended. The application should be submitted online using the Common Grant Application system. A link to the application site is available on the Call webpage.

10% IDC ALLOWED IF FULLY JUSTIFIED

NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission.
Western Contacts: Katsivo,Melanie Nyambura

Sponsor Contacts:

8 Cathedral Rd,
Cardiff, United Kingdom