Short deadline - Thrasher Research Fund - Early Career Awards

The purpose of this program is to encourage the development of medical research in child health by awarding small grants to new researchers, helping them gain a foothold in this important area. The goal is to fund applicants who will go on to be independent investigators.

The Fund is open to a wide variety of research topics. They do not focus on a particulate disease, but always deal directly with children's health.

In the Early Career Award Program, the Fund is particularly interested in applicants that show great potential to impact that field of children's health through medical research. Both an applicant's aptitude and inclination toward research are considered. The quality of the mentor and the mentoring relationship are also considered to be important predictors of success.

Each project needs to be under the guidance of a mentor. The qualifications and experience of the mentor will be considered in the evaluation of the application.

There are no restrictions with regard to citizenship. The Fund is open to applications from institutions both inside and outside the United States.

Eligibility - Post-doctoral researchers who received the doctoral level degree no more than three years prior to the date of submission of the Concept Paper.

Budget available - maximum of $25,000

Duration - up to two years

Deadline - concept note - September 19 2017, full submission - November 3

Full details - www.thrasherresearch.org/SitePages/early-career-award.aspx

Stars in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

Grand Challenges Canada ( part of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) is seeking bold ideas for products, services and implementation models that could transform how persistent challenges in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health are addressed in low- and middle-income countries.

The bold ideas are expected to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health through one or more of the following pathways: improving use of essential health services, including sexual and reproductive health services; preventing, managing and treating communicable and non-communicable diseases that disproportionately affect pregnant women and young children (e.g., through improving access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation); and improving early childhood development.

Of particular interest are innovations to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health in humanitarian contexts, notably among internally displaced and refugee populations, as well as innovations that improve the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls, so that they are empowered and have greater influence over their lives and futures.

Eligibility: people in low and middle income countries ( this includes Thailand) and Canada.

Budget and duration: up to CAD $100,000 for up to 12–18 months to develop and test the proposed innovation

Deadline: 3rd August 2017

More information: 
http://www.grandchallenges.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170606-StarsRMNH-RFP-EN.pdf 
http://www.grandchallenges.ca/funding-opportunities/