This grant will provide funding for research groups in sub-Saharan Africa and Europe to conduct innovative, ambitious studies that will:
Deadlines and applications The deadline for preliminary applications is 14 February 2012. More information about this call and the application form is available on the Strategic Primer Grants call page. source: www.edctp.org/Announcement.403+M57eccb97ac8.0.html Each year, more newborns die as a result of preterm birth than from any other cause. Preventing Preterm Birth, a new initiative within the Grand Challenges in Global Health, is providing grants to discover new solutions to ensure healthy births around the world. The Challenge Discover biological mechanisms that lead to preterm birth and develop novel interventions to prevent them. Studies should explore gestational origins, biological mechanisms and the immunological response to infection and nutritional deficiency which lead to preterm birth, especially in the developing world. Interested? If you would like to apply for funding, please review the Request for Proposal and Letter of Inquiry instructions below. When you are ready, download and complete the Letter of Inquiry form and complete Steps 1 and 2 in the "Apply Now" section. Scientists in the developing world are encouraged to apply. Letters of Inquiry must be submitted by 31 January, 2012. Read more instructions at: http://gapps.org/index.php/research/healthy_birth Starting November 7, 2011, Grand Challenges in Global Health is seeking letters of inquiry for the new grant program Discover New Ways to Achieve Healthy Growth. This grant opportunity will be open until January 25, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. The Healthy Growth program will seek to discover new pathways or mechanisms that will aid the development of new interventions to prevent intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), stunting, and wasting of newborns and infants in the developing world. A growing body of evidence indicates that the first 1,000 days following conception is a critical window of time for growth and proper function of a wide range of organs and tissues. The developmental environment, which includes nutrients, hormonal signaling, and pathogen exposure has serious consequences for health in infancy, childhood, and later life. While application of existing interventions is important, universal application during pregnancy and early life in 99 percent of children would only decrease stunting by only one third. Therefore new research is needed to address the underlying biological mechanisms that lead to these adverse developmental outcomes, including examination of the role of infection, inflammation, and nutritional deficiency. APPLY FOR A GRANT
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is currently seeking letters of inquiry for the new grant program Biomarkers of Gastrointestinal (Gut) Function and Health. This program is part of a new biomarker grand challenge under the Grand Challenges in Global Health, a suite of grant programs intended to help overcome bottlenecks that prevent the creation of new and better health solutions for the developing world. This opportunity is open until January 11, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. With $9 million in funding, the goal of this grant opportunity is to identify and validate biomarkers capable of assessing gut function to improve the health and development of children in the developing world. This funding initiative is specifically intended to identify promising biomarkers that accurately reflect physical and physiological properties of the structural or functional integrity of the gut—especially the ileum or small bowel. APPLY FOR A GRANT
source: www.grandchallenges.org/biomarkers/Pages/Gut_Function_Biomarkers.aspx UN HABITAT - Youth Fund System 20/03/2011
This Fund supports urban youth in developing countries. It aims to advance the achievements of the Millennium Development goals and the Habitat Agenda by providing grants up to USD 25,000 to youth-led projects piloting innovative approaches to employment, good urban governance, shelter and secure tenure. For any kind of support, please send an email to support@unhabitatyouthfund.org Apply through this link : www.unhabitatyouthfund.org/Default.aspx The Ramsar Convention's Small Grants Fund 08/03/2011
Application information and requested forms are available in the Ramsar Small Grants Fund: Operational Guidelines for the triennium (Word) [PDF] (also available in French and Spanish) What is a suitable project proposal? Four main criteria
Full information at : www.ramsar.org/cda/ramsar/display/main/main.jsp CODESRIA 2011 Small Grants Programme for Thesis Writing Call for Applications OBJECTIVES: The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to announce its Small Grants Programme for Thesis Writing for the year 2011. The grants serve as part of the Council’s contribution to the development of the social sciences in Africa, and the continuous renewal and strengthening of research capacities in African universities, through the funding of primary research conducted by postgraduate students and professionals. Hence, candidates whose applications are successful are encouraged to use the resources provided under the grants to cover the cost of their fieldwork, the acquisition of books and documents, the processing of data which they have collected and the printing of their theses/dissertations. As the Council is strongly committed to encouraging African researchers to engage one another on a sustained basis, recipients of the small grants will also be supported to order books and journals produced by African scholarly publishers, including CODESRIA itself. They will also be encouraged to apply for participation in CODESRIA research methodology workshops. ELIGIBILITY: The CODESRIA Small Grants Programme is open to graduate students and professionals currently registered in African universities, and preparing their theses and dissertations in all social science fields and other disciplines involving social or economic analysis. Preference is given to those registered for doctoral studies (PhD or equivalent), though few grants are available for Masters theses. APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Grants are awarded solely on merit, that is, on the strength of each individual application received by CODESRIA. All applicants are required to use the application forms designed by CODESRIA which is made available along with this announcement. The application forms can also be downloaded from the CODESRIA website – www.codesria.org. In filling out the forms, applicants are requested to bear the following guidelines in mind: RESEARCH PROPOSAL: Candidates’ research proposals should each contain a clear statement of the research hypotheses, a critical review of the existing literature, the methodology to be used, the expected results of the work, and a detailed work plan and timetable. The research proposal should be based on an innovative problematic which sets out the originality of the theme in relation to on-going research in the same area. The proposal should not be more than 6 pages, single spacing, and 12 font-size. BUDGET: Applicants should present a detailed budget with expenses clearly linked to specific phases of their research. The budget should not exceed USD 3,000 for PhD (or its equivalents), USD 2,500 MPhil, and USD 2,000 Masters. Only trips for fieldwork in the country in which the research is actually conducted is funded under this grant. STATEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT: A statement is required from each applicant’s institution of affiliation, giving approval to the proposed research and an assurance of continued institutional support throughout the preparation of the thesis/dissertation. This should be done on the institution’s letterhead and must carry the official stamp. Contact details of the officer issuing the statement must also be included. LETTERS OF REFERENCE: Two letters of reference must accompany each application, one from the thesis/dissertation supervisor, assessing the applicant’s research proposal and abilities; and the other from a faculty member, assessing the applicant in relation to other graduate students, and commenting on the scientific merit and validity of the proposed research. Contact details of the thesis or dissertation supervisor must be included in the letter of reference. CURRICULUM VITAE: Applicants must include their current curriculum vitae which, among other things, indicates their discipline and nationality, and provides a list of their recent publications and on-going research activities. Please note that any application which is submitted without duly completed application forms will be automatically disqualified. APPLICATION DEADLINE: The deadline for the receipt of applications is Friday 17th June, 2011. Incomplete and late applications found to will not be considered. All applications should be submitted to: The Small Grants Programme for Thesis Writing CODESRIA BP 3304, CP 18524 Dakar, Senegal Tel.: +221-33 825 98.22/23 Fax: +221-33 824 12.89 E-mail: small.grants@codesria.sn Website: http://www.codesria.org 
The National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) invites research applications focused on the causes, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in endemic areas, including creating and sustaining research capacity in-country. Funds are awarded directly to foreign institutions located in endemic areas. The Tropical Medicine Research Centers (TMRCs) are intended to facilitate the NIAID global research agenda by targeting research efforts to: develop prevention and therapeutic strategies adapted for the unique needs of developing countries; create and sustain research capacity in-country; stimulate scientific collaboration and global partnerships; and work with in-country scientists to develop training, communications, and outreach programs. Find out more about this funding at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-11-001.html ABILIS Foundation gives small grants ranging from 500 to 10.000 Euros to projects initiated by disabled persons. If you live in one of the following countries : India, Bangladesh, Uganda, Kazakstan, Tanzania and Ethiopia, please contact our partner organisations (click here) for an application form. If you live in a country not mentioned above, please contact our office. Who can apply for a grant by Abilis? We support organizations that include persons with disabilities in their leadership. We support organisations of people with mobility, visual, hearing or any other type of disability. We can also support organisations that are run by parents of children with disabilities. You can apply for a grant from Abilis if the following is true for you:
ABILIS Foundation judges the applications according to the involvement of persons with disabilities, including their role in developing the project and in committing their own resources to the project (including time). The project must be realistic in its scope and expected results. The application must show how the project will continue to benefit the community once the project’s funding term has been completed. A minimum of 10 % of the project budget should be a contribution of time, money or other resources from the applicant group. For every project, two reference persons are required to provide an independent evaluation of the project’s feasibility. The reference persons should have thorough knowledge of the applicant organisation, of the project plan and of the general conditions existing in the project area. However, they should not personally directly benefit from the project. In other words, they should not be members or employees of the applicant organisation. There is a special form to be completed by reference persons. If you wish to apply for funding, call a meeting of your friends and colleagues. Then think carefully about your current priorities and take time to make a good plan. We encourage you to use the Abilis manual designed to assist you in this process. Contact us and we can send you the Abilis application form and guidelines for letters of recommendation. Please read them through carefully before applying. Please note that we can start analysing your application only after we receive all the following documents:
How are funding decisions made? The Abilis board of directors determines which projects will receive support. Who are we? The applications are first analysed by the office team who may ask the applicant to provide more information if necessary. Then they are discussed at the next meeting of the board of directors. The board may decide to accept or reject a project for funding, or possibly to request more information. In any case, the applicant is informed of the decision How are the grants paid? When a project has been accepted for funding, the foundation enters a formal agreement with the applicant. The applicant organisation commits in writing to spend the grant for the specific purpose stated in the application. Abilis transfers funds to the organisation only after the contractual agreement, with all the necessary signatures and attachments, have been received by our office in Finland. By following the necessary steps and including all the requested documentation, you ensure that the funds are sent to you without delay at every stage of the project. The currency used to calculate and approve budgets is the euro (the currency of European Union). The grants are paid to the bank account that belongs to the applicant organisation. If your organisation does not yet have a bank account, then you must first open a bank account in the name of your organisation before Abilis can transfer the funding. The grants are paid in three instalments. The first instalment is 50 per cent of the total grant, and it is paid at the start of the project. When the first instalment has been spent, the applicant sends Abilis a mid-term report. The mid-term report has two parts: the first part is a narrative report which describes in words what happened during the project. The second part is a financial report with a list of project costs. Abilis Foundation requires that the applicant organisation contributes towards the project. The value of this contribution must be 10 % of the total grant. Your contribution can be money, but it can also be your own work or materials. This contribution should be included and specified in the project budget. The second instalment, 40 % of the total grant, will be paid after we approve the mid-term report. When the project is over, the applicant organisation drafts a final report which consists of a narrative report and a financial report just like the mid-term report. The last instalment which is 10% of the grant is transferred only once the ABILIS Foundation has approved the projects final report. It is important to note that Abilis requires that an external and impartial auditor audit all the accounts of the organisation. The costs of the audit can be included in the project budget. Can we submit another application? Because Abilis receives far more applications than we can fund at any given time, it is highly unlikely that an organisation will be funded more than once, unless we have invited the application. Each year Abilis selects a few outstanding organisations, which have fulfilled all aspects of their agreement with Abilis, including fulfilling work plans and meeting deadlines. These organizations are invited to submit a new project after a one year period has passed from the date on which the final report on the first project was accepted. For more information, please visit this source link : www.abilis.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20&Itemid=4&lang=en Applications for IFS Research Grants are welcome from young scientists in developing countries to do research on the sustainable management, use or conservation of biological or water resources. This broad statement covers natural science and social science research on agriculture, soils, animal production, food science, forestry, agroforestry, aquatic resources, natural products, water resources, etc. Applications are accepted all year and are to be made on an IFS Application Form. Read more detail in the links below: Project proposals are welcome at the IFS Secretariat throughout the year. | Categories
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