Friday, March 10, 2017

Medical Research Council Thailand-UK Workshop and Pre-Call Announcement on Infectious Diseases and Non-Communicable Diseases

Date: 17 May 2017  - 19 May 2017   Venue: Bangkok, Thailand

Workshop opportunity and Call Pre-announcement

The Thailand Research Fund (TRF),  the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and Medical Research Council (MRC) are pleased to announce that they will be launching joint calls for research proposals on Non-Communicable Diseases and Infectious Diseases around the middle of this year.

TRF, NSTDA and MRC will be holding a workshop for researchers on 17-19 May 2017 in Bangkok to explore UK-Thai opportunities for collaboration in these research areas.

Two separate calls will be launched that will run in parallel with one another:
1) The MRC-TRF call will focus upon non-communicable diseases (NCDs); and
2) The MRC-NSTDA call will focus upon infectious diseases

Both research calls will focus on science areas of relevance to Thailand and the Thai population.
Under the MRC-TRF Non-Communicable Diseases call, the research proposals will focus specifically upon the following diseases:

Cardiovascular diseases  Diabetes Mellitus  Osteoporosis  Metabolic Syndrome
Under the MRC-NSTDA Infectious Diseases call, the research proposals will focus specifically upon the following diseases:

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) especially multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)  Emerging infectious diseases especially leishmaniasis and influenza Measles Mosquito Borne diseases

The funders, TRF, NSTDA and MRC will welcome research proposals that will have scientific outcomes of relevance to the prevention, treatment, management and/or control of the above listed diseases in Thailand. This may include, but will not be limited to, basic discovery research, understanding the mechanisms of the diseases, biomarker identification, novel detection and diagnosis through to the development of novel preventatives (vaccines) and therapeutics.
The call will be for proposals of duration of up to 3 years. All projects that receive funding must be completed by March 2021.

The workshop
The upcoming TRF/NSTDA/MRC workshop will be an opportunity for Thai researchers to meet researchers from UK institutions and explore opportunities for research collaboration. The agenda for the workshop will include time for networking and sharing information about UK and Thai research expertise and areas of interest, as well as visits to leading research centres in and around Bangkok.
How to apply to attend the workshop

We would like to see expressions of interest from academics who would be interested in representing their institution at this workshop in Bangkok, Thailand.

Due to a limited number of spaces, we will only be able to invite 20 attendees per call to attend. Therefore, attendees will be expected to represent the wider interests of their institution as well as their individual interests.

If you would like to represent your institution at this workshop please submit an expression of interest including;
 a one page cover letter outlining the research interest of your institution for collaboration with UK  a JPEG picture of yourself to be included in the briefing pack if successful in attending the workshop, your CV, a half page biography highlighting your professional interest in attending this workshop and your scientific expertise (please note, this information would be shared with the UK Researchers)

For Non-Communicable Diseases call, please submit any queries and applications to saengpetch@trf.or.th

For Infectious Diseases call, please submit any queries and applications to monta@nstda.or.th


The closing deadline for expressions of interest is at 16:00 on Tuesday, 21 March 2017.

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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle-Income Countries (mHealth)

Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle-Income Countries (R21) (PAR-16-292)


The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage exploratory/developmental research applications that propose to conduct research to develop or adapt innovative mobile health (mHealth) technology specifically suited for low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and determine the health-related outcomes associated with the implementation of the technology. Of highest interest are innovative, well-designed multidisciplinary projects that aim to generate generalizable knowledge for the field.

Eligibility

Deadlines

  • Letter of intent due date: 30 days prior to the application due date
  • Application due dates: August 31, 2017
The overall goal of the FOA is to contribute to the evidence base for the use of mobile technology to improve clinical outcomes and public health while building research capacity in LMICs and establishing research networks in this area. Applicants are required to propose partnerships between at least one U.S. institution and one LMIC institution and the proposed research plan should strengthen the mHealth research capabilities at the LMIC institution. 

For more details, click here 
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

MRC/AHRC GCRF Global Public Health; Partnership Awards pre-call announcement

  • The funding available for each call from MRC and AHRC is £2million in total. The duration of these grants should be between 18-24 months. The funding requested should be commensurate with the activities intended for these projects, but as they are not intended to fund pure research or basic science, the main costs for these are likely to be staff wages and travel costs. Costs of up to £200,000 fEC could be appropriate, although the scale of the awards will be flexible to meet the needs of the research.

  • Dates

  • Open date: 02 Feb 2017
  • Closing date: 31 Jul 2017 16:00 GMT+1
  • Please note this is a pre-announcement. The call will fully launch in mid-February and be open to applications from mid-March. Sign up to receive email alerts for a confirmed date.

    Eligible activities and funding available

The following activities are permissible under this partnership grant scheme:
  • establishing inter-disciplinary collaborative partnerships or consortia
  • developing strategy to strengthen research activity across the field
  • international knowledge sharing across research departments, or between Institutions and across sectoral boundaries
  • career development, inter-disciplinary skills enhancement, and capacity building
  • widening/extending the disciplinary breadth of existing teams/partnerships (e.g. through placements, embedding, ethnographic research, etc)
  • small scale, pilot, proof of principle, exploratory, inter-disciplinary, higher risk projects to explore innovative boundary crossing collaborations.
More details here

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Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (GID)

Program Overview


The Global Infectious Disease (GID) program addresses research training needs related to infectious diseases that are predominantly endemic in or impact upon people living in developing countries. The training programs include a variety of research training options to match the needs of the developing country institution. The ultimate goal is to build a critical mass of researchers and support staff to conduct independent infectious disease research in developing country institutions.

Announcement(s)

Deadlines

  • Letter of Intent Due Dates: 30 days prior to the application due date
  • Application Due Dates: July 27, 2017

Eligibility

Eligibility: Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43)
  • U.S. Institutions with a demonstrated collaboration with a researcher in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) institutions may apply.
  • Foreign institutions in LMICs may also apply.
  • Applicant institution must have robust and high-quality research ongoing in the area(s) proposed.
Eligibility: Planning Grant for Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D71)
  • Applicants may only be submitted by foreign institutions in LMICs, as defined by the World Bank Classification system.
  • Foreign applicants should apply in collaboration with U.S. institutions and must name an individual in the proposed institution as the major collaborator.
Applicant institutions for both the full institutional grant and the planning grant may submit more than one application, provided that each application is scientifically distinct.
More details here
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Thursday, February 2, 2017

Training, Intermediate, and Senior Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine


Training Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Key dates
Preliminary application deadline: 8 May 2017

Full application deadline: 17 July 2017

Interviews:  21 November 2017


Intermediate Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Key dates
Preliminary application deadline: 8 May 2017

Full application deadline: 17 July 2017

Interviews:  21 November 2017


Senior Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Key Dates
Full application deadline: 27 July 2017
Shortlisting: September 2017
Interviews: 28-30 November 2017


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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Investigator Awards in Science

Investigator Awards in Science offer flexible funding support to researchers at all career stages working on important questions of relevance to our scientific remit.

If you're a researcher at any stage in your independent research career, for example, you may be a newly appointed lecturer, a mid-career researcher, or a senior or emeritus professor, you can apply for an Investigator Award.

Career stage: Intermediate, Senior

Type of researcher: Basic, Clinical, Public health

Where your host organisation is based: Low- and middle-income countries


Level of funding:

From under £500,000 to around £3 million

Duration of funding:

Up to 7 years










What we're looking for

The research you propose for an Investigator Award should be distinct from, and not replace, activities already supported in your host organisation or by other awards. If you're employed at an eligible core funded-research organisation, an Investigator Award should not replace or lead to a reduction in existing or planned core support.
Our reviewers will assess: 

  • your track record relative to your career stage and research experience with any periods of part-time work, career breaks or time out of academic research taken into account
  • your standing in the field
  • the importance of your research question(s)
  • the feasibility of your proposal
  • the suitability of your research environment.

Dates

March 2017 round

  • Full application deadline: 7 March 2017

    Shortlisting: April 2017

  • Interviews: 11–13 July 2017

Start your application here

Full details can be found in this link: https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding/investigator-awards-science  
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Monday, January 30, 2017

NINR Clinical Trial Planning Grant (R34)

Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number: PAR-17-133 

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications that propose the complete planning, design, and preparation of the documentation necessary for implementation of investigator-initiated clinical trials. The application should propose the developmental work to be performed that would enhance the probability of reaching definitive outcomes in a clinical trial.

Eligibility

Eligible Organizations
Higher Education Institutions

Foreign Institutions
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply.
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

Key Dates

Open Date (Earliest Submission Date)   February 24, 2017
Letter of Intent Due Date(s)                    30 days prior to the application due date 
Application Due Date(s)                         March 24, 2017
AIDS Application Due Date(s)               June 7, 2017

Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections to errors found in the application during the submission process by the due date.

For more details: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-17-142.html 

If you have any queries and if you are interested in applying for this research funding opportunity, please contact us at the Office of Research Services and we will be pleased to provide further information and support 
e-mail: tropmed.mahidol.univ@gmail.com



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