University of Huddersfield Funded opportunities in Health Sciences and Healthcare Research
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University of Huddersfield Funded opportunities in Health Sciences and Healthcare Research

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The University of Huddersfield, School of Human and Health Sciences offers various funded and partially funded opportunities including scholarships with fee waivers for Master’s by Research and PhD, and fully funded PhD studentships. The opportunities below cross the disciplines of Applied Health Sciences (including Sport & Exercise), Healthcare (including Nursing and Midwifery) and Health and Wellbeing. We are a multidisciplinary school and also offer funded opportunities within the disciplines of Social and Behavioural Sciences, some of which relate to health and wellbeing.

All scholarship schemes are assessed on a competitive basis judged on academic record, aptitude for research, quality of research proposal and willingness to play an active role within our research community, contributing to seminars and other research events. If you are shortlisted then you will be invited to an interview, conducted remotely via video conferencing as appropriate.

University encourages students to discuss your ideas with potential supervisors in advance of application. Where there are no supervisor contact details included with a funded opportunity, you should identify potential supervisors yourself in advance of application, via our searchable Research Portal and check their availability to supervise your proposed research. 

Online Events

We understand that undertaking postgraduate research can be daunting, which is why we have created three informal, online events where you will be able to meet with Dr Dawn Leeming our School Director of Graduate Education, who will provide further information about research opportunities within Health Sciences and Healthcare Research and provide details about the application process and entry criteria. Pre-booking required.

  • Monday 6th March, 6pm – 7.30pm
  • Wednesday 29th March, 6pm – 7.30pm  
  • Wednesday 26th April, 6pm – 7.30pm

Enquiries

Enquiries about specific funded opportunities should be directed to the named supervisors.

General enquiries should be directed to Dr Dawn Leeming.

Application processing enquiries should be directed to HHSPhDApps@hud.ac.uk.

All funded opportunities listed below commence October 2023, apart from the July Scholarship (closing date April 24th). The closing date for October applications is Friday 26th May, 2023, apart from Vice Chancellor’s scholarships and Chancellor’s anniversary scholarship which close on 9th June.

Official Link: University of Huddersfield

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Asia Pacific Leaders’ Conclave on Malaria Elimination 2023

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The Asia Pacific Leaders’ Conclave on Malaria Elimination will convene country representatives from Asia Pacific, global partners, and renowned experts in bringing the global health community together to reaffirm commitments and galvanize action to end this ancient disease. This high-level meeting on malaria elimination in Asia Pacific will be chaired by the H’ble Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya and is hosted by the Government of India in partnership with Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA).

The Conclave will also be an opportunity to highlight malaria elimination best practices from the region and beyond and promote inter-sectoral collaboration to ensure a ‘whole of system’ approach that accelerates equity and investments towards the 2030 malaria elimination goal.

Countries in the Asia Pacific have made significant advancements, but our fight is far from over. Progress across the region remains uneven. With two billion people still at risk and malaria cases rising in some areas, it is critical that the elimination gains made in the region do not go to waste.

Join us in building pathways for cooperation and best practices to bring us closer to malaria elimination by 2030.

The Conclave will be held on 24 April 2023 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Ring Rd, Bhikaji Cama Place, Rama Krishna Puram, New Delhi 110066. The Conclave will be streamed live on Zoom. In-person attendance is by invitation only, but online participation is open to all.

Sign up now and register your place to join online.

More info: Official Link

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Massive open online course on implementation research (IR)

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TDR and the University of Ghana’s School of Public Health, the TDR-supported Regional Training Centre for the WHO African Region, are organizing a new session in English of the TDR Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Implementation Research (IR).

This free course is a step-by-step online training for public health researchers and decision-makers, disease control programme personnel, academics and others, that focuses on how to design and demonstrate robust IR projects to improve control of infectious diseases of poverty and generate better health outcomes.

This course is open to all applicants. No technical or scientific background is required, though a health background would be an advantage.

Language: English with subtitles in English, Spanish and French

The course starts on 3 April 2023.

To register, please send a request to: artc@ug.edu.gh

Consult the course flyer for more information.

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Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA)
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Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) 2023

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The Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) is a collaboration between the Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and the Singapore Management University (SMU).

PhD training will be carried out in English at your chosen lab at A*STAR Research Institutes, NTU, NUS, SUTD or SMU. Students will be supervised by distinguished and world-renowned researchers in these labs. Upon successful completion, students will be conferred a PhD degree by either NTU, NUS, SUTD or SMU.

Singapore is the gateway to some of the fastest-growing economies in the Asia Pacific region. And with SINGA, you can pursue your PhD education in Singapore, establish global links and take your research career to greater heights.

SINGA fosters a vibrant and culturally diverse research community of international students. You’ll be working in a multi-cultural environment alongside distinguished and world-renowned researchers in state-of-the-art facilities.

Pursue your PhD education in Singapore with SINGA and take your research to greater heights.

Research areas:

SINGA supports PhD studies in Biomedical Sciences, Computing and Information Sciences, Engineering and Technology, and Physical Sciences.

Please note that you will be required to indicate your choices of supervisor in the application form.

Eligibility for selection

  • Open for application to all international graduates with a passion for research and excellent academic results  Note: SINGA is intended primarily for international students studying for the first time in Singapore. Singaporeans, Singapore Permanent Residents and International students studying/who have studied in Singapore tertiary institutions are not eligible.
  • Good skills in written and spoken English
  • Good reports from academic referees

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive.
A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on prevailing scholarship policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice.

Benefits

The award provides support for up to 4 years of PhD studies including:

  • Tuition fees
  • Monthly stipend of S$2,200 which will be increased to S$2,700 after the passing of the Qualifying Examination
  • One-time airfare grant of up to S$1,500
  • One-time settling-in allowance of S$1,000
How to apply?

For more information: official website. 

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Asia-Pacific Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Research Forum

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The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) welcomes the submission of abstracts for the first Asia-Pacific CRVS Research Forum to be held from 3 – 4 April 2023. Hosted by ESCAP in Bangkok, this fully online event offers a major research, information sharing, and capacity-building opportunity for participants, who will be able to present at and attend paper presentations and interactive sessions, including networking opportunities. Funding for the Research Forum was provided by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative.

The two-day online forum will focus on innovative methods and approaches contributing to achievement of the goals of the Asia-Pacific CRVS Decade (www.getinthepicture.org), as well as showcasing country-level success stories. Depending on the number of papers received, plenary and parallel sessions may be held simultaneously to accommodate papers that meet criteria set by the Forum Organisers.

The primary target group is experienced CRVS practitioners (from National Statistics Offices, Ministries of Health, and Civil Registration/National Identity Authorities) from ESCAP Member States. Other welcomed participants include international organizations, academe, private institutions, and civil society. Authors from Asia and the Pacific will be given preference, but other submissions will be considered if they show relevance to the region.

Asia-Pacific CRVS Research Forum: Monday 3 – Tuesday 4 April 2023

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Call for Applications for ASTMH Travel Awards 2023

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Overview

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) is an international society committed to equity and global impact through the treatment and prevention of tropical infectious diseases. The Annual Meeting is a dynamic forum for the exchange of the latest scientific and clinical advances in tropical medicine and global health. These abstracts, presented as either oral presentations or posters, are the cornerstone of the meeting’s scientific content. The 2023 Annual Meeting will be held in person October 18-22, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Call for abstracts

Poster Presentation: Oral abstract presentations are 15-minute presentations within a Scientific Session, generally with 10 minutes allocated for the main presentation and 5 minutes for questions and transition of speakers.

Due to the large number of submissions, the selection process for oral presentations is especially competitive. Please note that many abstract submissions indicating a preference for oral presentation that are not accepted for oral presentation will be assigned to poster presentations.

Poster presentations: In-person poster presentations will be displayed at one of three lunchtime poster sessions in Chicago. In-person poster presenters are requested to be available to informally elaborate and discuss the poster with interested viewers.

Call for Applications for Travel Awards and Funding

ASTMH Young Investigator Awards
Eligibility requirements – Eligibility is limited to current student/post-doctoral members of ASTMH who had a primary role in various aspects of tropical disease research and experimentation. The applicants must be available to present their research during the Young Investigator Award competition held in the morning of the opening day of the Annual Meeting. 
Apply by March 29.

STMH/BMGF Annual Meeting Travel Awards
Travel Awards are offered to qualified students, early career investigators and scientists actively working in the tropical medicine field to attend the Society’s Annual Meeting. Now accepting applications for the Annual Meeting Travel Award. Apply by March 22.

Subgroup Travel Awards

American Committee on Arthropod-Borne and Zoonotic Viruses (ACAV)
Student/Post-Doc Travel Awards 
Eligibility Requirements – Eligibility is limited to graduate students and post-doctoral fellows who are actively conducting arbovirus research. The award recipients will present their research either orally or as a poster during the Annual Meeting. Additionally award recipients will present “lightning talks” about their research as part of the ACAV Annual Business Meeting, which occurs during the ASTMH meeting. Apply by March 22.

American Committee on Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers’ Health – Clinical Group (ACCTMTH)
ACCTMTH Clinical Research Award 
Eligibility Requirements – Eligibility is limited to students (within six months of completing undergraduate or master’s level training, including medical undergraduate degrees) and post-doctoral fellows who are conducting clinically-oriented research with scientific clinical content. The applicants must be available to present their work during the award competition during the Annual Meeting. Apply by March 22.

American Committee of Medical Entomology (ACME)
ACME Young Investigator Travel Awards

Young Investigator Travel Award – Graduate (Masters or Doctoral Career-Level in 2023)
Eligibility Requirements – Eligibility is limited to any graduate student who is currently conducting research that directly or indirectly involves arthropods of medical importance. The award recipient will present his/her research either orally or as a poster during the Annual Meeting. Apply by March 22.

ACME Young Investigator Travel Award – Post-Doctoral (Graduation to have occurred 2021-2023)
Eligibility requirements – Eligibility is limited to any post-doc who is currently conducting research that directly or indirectly involves arthropods of medical importance. The award recipient will present his/her research either orally or as a poster during the Annual Meeting. Apply by March 22.

ACME Young Investigator Travel Award – International (Country of primary institution must be non-US)
Eligibility requirements – Eligibility is limited to any international student who is currently conducting research that directly or indirectly involves arthropods of medical importance. The award recipient will present his/her research either orally or as a poster during the Annual Meeting. Apply by March 22.

American Committee of Molecular, Cellular and Immunoparasitology (ACMCIP)
Travel Award for Low and Low-Middle Income (LMIC) Trainees
Eligibility requirements – The ACMCIP student travel award will recognize an international student or trainee, not based full-time in the United States or other high-income country. Priority will be given to qualified applicants primarily living and working in a Low or Lower-Middle Income country (L/LMIC). The applicant must be a member of ACMCIP, and submit an abstract to the ASTMH Annual Meeting in the fields of molecular, cellular or immunoparasitology research. Apply by March 22.


ASTMH Committee on Global Health (ACGH)
Student/Post-Doc Travel Awards
Eligibility requirements – Eligibility is limited to graduate students, medical students, residents and post-doctoral fellows who are conducting global health research and actively participating in advocacy, program implementation or networking efforts for global health. The award recipients will present their research either orally or as a poster during the Annual Meeting. Apply by March 22.

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World Oral Health Day: Accelerate action to achieve universal coverage for oral health

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By Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia

On World Oral Health Day, WHO is urging countries of the South-East Asia Region to accelerate implementation of the Region’s new Action Plan for Oral Health 2022–2030, which aims to ensure that everyone, everywhere in the Region can enjoy the highest attainable state of oral health, with a focus on achieving universal coverage for oral health by 2030.   Globally, oral diseases affect an estimated 3.5 billion people worldwide. Between 1990 and 2019, estimated case numbers of oral diseases increased by more than 1 billion, which translates to a 50% increase, higher than the population increase of about 45% in the same period. Oral diseases are caused by a range of modifiable risk factors common to many noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including sugar consumption, tobacco use, alcohol use and poor hygiene, and their underlying social and commercial determinants.  

In 2019, the WHO South-East Asia Region had an estimated 900 million cases of untreated dental caries, severe periodontal diseases and edentulism. The Region has the world’s highest oral cancer incidence and mortality rates, with age-standardized mortality for both males and females more than double the global average. Across the Region, the disease burden shows strong inequalities, with higher prevalence and severity in poor and disadvantaged populations, who generally have lower access to prevention, care and rehabilitation.   Since 2014, WHO has provided actionable support to all countries of the Region to prevent and control NCDs – including oral diseases – as a Flagship Priority, achieving steady and sustained progress. Ten countries of the Region report having oral health screening for early detection of oral diseases in primary health care settings, where six countries also provide urgent treatment for emergency oral care and pain relief. Five countries have implemented taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, and the Region is currently on track to achieve the WHO NCD Global Action Plan target of a 30% relative reduction in tobacco use prevalence between 2010 and 2025.  

Recognizing the public health importance of major oral diseases and conditions, in 2021 WHO formulated a Regional Action Plan for Oral Health, based on the inputs of all Member States. The Plan was unanimously endorsed at the Seventy-fifth Session of the WHO Regional Committee in 2022, accompanied by a resolution to report progress every two years.   It is the first plan to be developed based on the new WHO Global Strategy on oral health, and is built on a situation analysis of the Region‘s progress, successes and challenges from its previous oral health strategy 2013–2020. It aims to achieve a 33.3% relative reduction of premature mortality from oral cancer and a 25% relative reduction in the prevalence of untreated dental caries of permanent teeth by 2030, with the overall aim of achieving universal coverage for oral health.   For that, the Region has several priorities.

First, strengthening national oral health programmes, which must be accorded high-level support and adequate financing. Ministries of health must have dedicated, qualified, functional, well-resourced and accountable oral health units that are integrated with existing internal structures and collaborate across programme areas.  

Second, expanding oral health promotion in schools, workplaces and other community settings. Every opportunity must be grasped to engage and empower, and to instil life-long oral hygiene practices, while also reducing common risk factors such as tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol and diets high in sugar, including by creating healthy environments.  

Third, introducing packages of essential oral health services that meet priority needs, and which are delivered in primary health care settings. In all countries, services for oral health prevention and care must be accessible to all, particularly vulnerable, deprived, disadvantaged and remote populations, and should be integrated into essential NCD care that is available within the community, close to where people live and work.  

Fourth, establishing and/or strengthening systems to collect detailed information on oral health services, along with feedback mechanisms that enable decision-makers to rapidly adapt interventions. Quality, timely information on service performance is essential to evidence-informed decision-making and will be critical to achieving the Region’s targets and goals. No one can be left behind. The Region’s inequitable oral health burden – and associated out-of-pocket costs – must be vigorously addressed, ensuring that everyone, everywhere in the Region enjoys the highest attainable state of oral health.

On World Oral Health Day, WHO reiterates its commitment to support all countries of the Region to achieve full implementation of the new Regional Action Plan for Oral Health, and with it, life-long oral health for all.

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Harness digital health for Universal Health Coverage

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New Delhi | March 20, 2023
A global conference on ‘Taking UHC to the last citizen’ today called for harnessing the boundless potential of digital health to accelerate progress towards universal health coverage. “Digital health is a great enabler in delivery of health care services and has the potential to support overall universal health coverage targets. India has adopted a two-pronged approach with a focus on digital health through policy framework and by creating a digital ecosystem for path breaking interventions which focus on not just availability, accessibility, affordability but also equity of health services,” said Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, at the inaugural of the two-day conference here co-hosted by the Ministry and the WHO South-East Asia Regional Office. “Digital health can significantly improve the quality, accessibility, affordability and sustainability of person centric health services and effectiveness of disease management.  Digital health is a critical imperative today as it can democratize healthcare and fast track what our Region has been working intensely towards since 2014 – the universal health coverage,” said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director WHO South-East Asia Region. 

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has particularly highlighted the importance of the application of digital technologies to health and its potential to strengthen health systems, prevent disease and enhance service delivery at the global, national and sub-national level, she said. Addressing the conference, Mr Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, said each country must have its own digital health strategy, which should be evolving and dynamic, and must be part of a network to benefit from skill sets from outside. Leveraging India’s presidency of the G20 and the prolific actions and commitments of previous presidencies, the global conference is aimed at invigorating a high-level global dialogue on the foundations of digital health for UHC – the policies, interoperability, standards, capacity, public engagement, and governance required for an impactful transformation. 

The conference is being attended by representatives and senior digital health delegates from about 40 WHO Member countries including G20 member states representatives, and global health development partners, philanthropies, multilateral financial institutions, health policy makers, digital health innovators and influencers. Over the course of the two- days, the conference will discuss actions to establish a global institutional mechanism to support ministries of health, specifically in low-and middle-income countries, and their health development partners to review, and access proven digital health solutions. The approach is to move from strategies to action and create impact on the ground. The deliberations will also focus on coordinated efforts to address the challenges of UHC with responsive deployment of current and emerging digital technologies. 

The conference will discuss pooling investments in developing Global digital public health goods by creating a pledge fund that can support resource constrained settings to build-up governance, institutional and workforce capacities, and connect digital health initiatives. Building an institutional framework, positioned within the WHO governance mechanism, to oversee the development of the global digital health mechanism, the common pathways of cross-border collaboration in services, solutions and innovations, and strategic management and administration of a pledge fund, is also expected to be discussed at the conference.

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International Confederation of Midwives Congress Bursary Bali 2023
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International Confederation of Midwives Congress Bursary Bali 2023

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The ICM Triennial Congress is often a life-changing experience for midwives. ICM and its partners are committed to helping midwives from Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) to have this life-changing experience through the Congress Bursary. 

The bursary includes:

  • A return air ticket (economy class), to Bali, Indonesia beginning and ending in the home countries of the sponsored midwife (costs vary, in the range of €500-€3,000)  
  • Visas (costs vary, in the range of €31-€190)  
  • Accommodation for 5 nights (10 – 14 June inclusive) in a shared room in a 3-star hotel at €50/ night   
  • Congress fees, €560 
  • Per diem, $35/day ($175) 

Eligibility 

Applicants must meet the following criteria to be considered for the Congress Bursary:  

  1. Be a midwife according to the ICM International Definition of a Midwife.  
  2. Be a member of an ICM member association in good standing (e.g. membership must be current, fees and other membership requirements must be met).  
  3. Live and work in low- or middle-income country (LMIC), as defined by the World Bank. 
  4. Did not receive funding to attend the 2021 Virtual Congress. 
  5. Have not secured funding to attend the Triennial Congress in Bali. 

Priority for bursaries will be given to 

  • Member Association Council Delegates 
  • Conference presenters 

Application process 

Please complete this form with the following information by Sunday, March 26th 2023 at 17:00 CET: 

  • Your contact information  
  • A short biography letter of motivation (500 words) that describes:
    • Your background, including your qualifications (year and place obtained) followed by a description of your most recent employment (last five years); and 
    • Your motivation for attending Congress: what do you aim to achieve at Congress and how will you use the experience of Congress attendance in your future work. 
  • A letter from your national midwifery organisation confirming you are a current member in good standing 
  • If you are a MA Council Delegate, a letter stating that you are one of your midwifery organisation’s appointed Council Delegates 
  • If you are a conference presenter, proof of abstract acceptance (e.g. confirmation email or letter). 

ICM has secured a limited amount of funding to provide a select number of midwives from LMICs bursaries. Priority will be given to Council Members and presenters, after which midwives from underrepresented regions who meet all the Eligibility Criteria will be put in a random draw to receive bursaries.  

Information about the awarded bursaries will be communicated by March 31st 2023. 

Partners who have contributed to the funding for these bursaries include ICM, UNFPA, UNFPA SEARO, BMGF. Other partners may still contribute. Should more funding be secured, midwives who are eligible may be contacted after the initial draw. 

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Enquiries about the application process may be directed to Arancha de la Horra, Global Research Nurses Coordinator, at Arancha.delahorra@ndm.ox.ac.uk or info@theglobalhealthnetwork.org Global Research Nurses is a programme funded by the Burdett Trust for Nursing
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GRN Pump-priming Research Workshop Grants 2023

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Overview

The Global Research Nurses hub and The Global Health Network are pleased to offer £14,000 in small pump-priming grants ranging from £2,000 to £7,000 for nursing and midwifery-led research capacity strengthening projects relevant to Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs).

Nurses and midwives are critical in delivering patient care and improving quality of life for patients. They play an essential role in research that helps to improve patient care through evidence-based decision-making.

There are two ways in which nurses and midwives can participate in research; first, through pure nursing/midwifery research that looks at improving nursing/midwifery interventions or practices, and second, through their nursing expertise, where they participate in an inter-professional group around a patient population, illness or injury. Examples of this could be looking at hospital-acquired infections, central line infections or pressure ulcers that patients get when lying down for long periods of time. Another example is studying the way that a team works together to resuscitate a patient during an emergency.

We are delighted to announce that Global Research Nurses and The Global Health Network (TGHN) are offering small pump-priming grants ranging from £2,000 to £7,000 specifically for nursing and midwifery-led research relevant to LMICs to host a local, national or regional workshop or meeting about nursing or midwifery research with a view to subsequently develop a research or research capacity project. The ultimate goal is to encourage the development of nursing and midwifery research through research capacity strengthening projects.

By providing these grants, we hope to support and empower nurses and midwives in LMICs to lead research efforts that can have a meaningful impact on the health and wellbeing of their communities. We encourage all eligible individuals and organizations to apply and take advantage of this exciting opportunity to contribute to the advancement of nursing and midwifery research in LMICs.

Funds for the scheme are limited and will be awarded competitively.

Eligibility

To qualify for these grants the lead applicant should:

  1. Be a member of Global Research Nurses at The Global Health Network (if you’re not already, just sign up now – it’s free.)
  2. Be employed by a non-commercial organization in LMICs (the list of LMICs is available here).
  3. Applicants must hold the role of a clinical nurse, research nurse or midwife (this award is open to all levels of seniority from junior nurses through to senior nurses, as well as nurses in leadership or management positions).

We are particularly interested in supporting new partnerships. So, your application may be enhanced by inclusion of other individuals from other TGHN working groups or outside TGHN. Please contact the group directly or us should you need an introduction. We would also like to support the awardees by embedding their project within Global Research Nurses regional activities and The Global Health Network regional team.

PLEASE NOTE: these grants are intended for activities relating to questioning / understanding / optimising nursing and midwifery led research. Applications relating to projects/studies that are not nursing or midwifery led themselves are not eligible.

What is included

Funds for the scheme are limited and will be awarded competitively. Each budget will be assessed individually by the panel of judges. All budgets must be submitted in GBP, budgets submitted in any other currency will be non-eligible. The following costs are included for workshops & research capacity strengthening activities: venue hire, catering, printing (e.g. of programmes, flyers, other promotional materials), audio-visual equipment, subsistence and associated expenses of speakers, and other reasonable administrative costs connected with running a workshop and publishing proceedings. No indirect or estate costs / overheads can be requested for this award application.

What is not included
  • Directly Allocated Costs: i.e. costs of resources used by a project that are shared by other activities, e.g. investigator or core staff salaries
  • Capital equipment (e.g. computers, laboratory equipment)
  • Per diems
  • For workshops: bags

All applications should be submitted online following the link below.

Deadline by midnight (BST) Sunday 30th April 2023.

Enquiries about the application process may be directed to Arancha de la Horra, Global Research Nurses Coordinator, at Arancha.delahorra@ndm.ox.ac.uk or info@theglobalhealthnetwork.org. Global Research Nurses is a programme funded by the Burdett Trust for Nursing

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