Emerging Global Leader Award (K43)

Emerging Global Leader Award (K43)

The Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Award provides research support and protected time to a research scientist from a low- or middle-income country (LMIC) with a junior faculty position at an LMIC academic or research institution.  This intensive, mentored research career development experience is expected to lead to an independently funded research career. The award will provide salary and research project support.  Awardees are expected to increase their capabilities in advanced research methodology, analysis and data management, research administrative skills, responsible conduct of research, scientific presentation, publication and grants writing. 

Eligibility 

You must - 

• be a researcher in a therapeutic or scientific area of health priority for Thailand 
• have a full-time role with the Faculty 
• not have residence or citizenship in the US or another high income country 
• have at least a Master's, PhD is much preferred 
• currently hold an academic junior (mid-level) faculty position or research scientist appointment 
• have ( or be able to get) a mentor in the US and one in Thailand 
• have not yet received independent grant funding 
• have a clear project idea
• demonstrate a commitment to a research career 

Duration 

Between 3 and 5 years 

Budget and support 

The award will  - 

• pay salary and fringe benefits up to $75,000/year. (The salary must be consistent with salaries actually provided by the institution from its own funds)
• contribute $30,000  per year toward the research development costs of the award recipient

Research development costs include, but are not limited to, supplies, equipment, technical personnel, tuition or registration fees for activities related to the proposed career development plan, fees for statistical and computational services, and travel to research sites, research meetings, or training

You will also receive the benefit of structured mentioning and career guidance 

Details 

Deadline - December 14, 2017;

Full information and how to apply: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-17-001.html 

Modeling of Infectious Disease Agent Study Research Projects (R01)

Funding Opportunity Purpose

To support innovative research that will develop and apply computational tools and methods for modeling interactions between infectious agents and their hosts, disease spread, prediction systems and response strategies. The models should be useful to researchers, policymakers, or public health workers who want to better understand and respond to infectious diseases. This research opportunity encourages applications from institutions/organizations that propose to provide the scientific and public health communities better resources, knowledge, and tools to improve their ability to prepare for, identify, detect, control, and prevent the spread of infectious diseases caused by naturally occurring or intentionally released pathogens, including those relevant to biodefense.

Eligibility

Foreign Institutions

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

Number of Applications

Applicant organizations may submit more than one application, provided that each application is scientifically distinct.
The NIH will not accept duplicate or highly overlapping applications under review at the same time.  This means that the NIH will not accept:

• A new (A0) application that is submitted before issuance of the summary statement from the review of an overlapping new (A0) or resubmission (A1) application.
• A resubmission (A1) application that is submitted before issuance of the summary statement from the review of the previous new (A0) application.
• An application that has substantial overlap with another application pending appeal of initial peer review (see NOT-OD-11-101).

Key Dates

Open Date (Earliest Submission Date)   May 5, 2017 

Application Due Date(s)

Standard dates apply, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. All types of non-AIDS applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due on these dates.
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.

To see full text of the FOA, click here 

AXA RESEARCH FUND POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

The mission of the AXA Research Fund is to fund academic research dedicated to bettering our understanding of important hazards, risks and threats and our current global societal challenges within four clusters: Life & Health risks, Data & Technological risks, Climate & Environment risks and Finance, Insurance and Regulation Risks. 

 In 2017 the AXA Research Fund will be offering up to twenty-five (25) Post-Doctoral Fellowships to outstanding researchers. Each grant can be up to one hundred and thirty thousand euros (€130,000) at most and for a duration of eighteen (18) to twenty-four (24) month period.

The AXA Research Fund Advisory Board wishes to fund academic projects contributing to improve the ability of the Society to better manage global risks. In details, the following topics fall within the scope of priority thematic:

• Improving the Management of Life & Health Risks, and in particular: • Demographics, longevity and aging • Prevention, personalized health and behaviour change • Population health management • Management of chronic & non communicable diseases management and long term care • Efficiency of healthcare systems

• Improving the Management of Data & Technological Risks, and in particular: • Robotics, automation & autonomous vehicles • Artificial intelligence, data science & machine learning • Cyber risk & protection

• Improving the Management of Climate & Environment Risks, and in particular: • Risk modelling of natural hazards & weather events • Urban resilience • Sustainable resource management

• Improving the Management of Finance, Insurance and Regulation Risks, and in particular: • Asset valuation, risk modelling and behavioral finance • Responsible investment strategies & sustainable finance • Geopolitical & country risk • Systemic risk and macro-economic and societal role of insurance

 Only research projects with justified relevance to this list will be considered for funding.

• Candidate • Only candidates without a permanent academic position are eligible. 

• The applicant must have been awarded his/her first PhD (or equivalent doctoral degree) before the beginning of the Post-Doctoral grant and within the 3 years preceding the deadline for the submission of their research proposal.

 Institutions have until May 15th, 2017 noon (CET time) to request applications slots


Application Guidelines

MRC/DFID/NIHR Call for research to improve adolescent health in LMIC settings

The Medical Research Council (MRC), the UK Government Department of Health, and National Institutes of Health Research (NIHR), have launched a call for research to improve adolescent health in LMIC settings. Together the three funders have agreed to commit up to £10 million to this scheme.

This call for proposals seeks to provide the research evidence needed to effect real and practical changes to improve adolescent health in Low and Middle Income Countries.

Proposals should identify clearly the health issues and/or risk factors to be addressed. Applicants should describe the pathway for how the proposed approach can be scalable, as well as highlighting any potential generalizability of findings to improve the health of adolescents in other settings. Proposals should demonstrate how outcomes could be implemented within systems and seek to engage with related social and economic barriers within these systems. We encourage genuine interdisciplinary collaborations across social science, biomedical science and other disciplines.

Applications will be accepted from Principal Investigators based at organisations either in the UK or in Low, Lower-middle and Upper-middle income countries.

Closing date: 15 Jun 2017 16:00 GMT+1

https://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/browse/mrc-dfid-nihr-adolescent-health-lmic/mrc-dfid-nihr-call-for-research-to-improve-adolescent-health-in-an-lmic-setting/

UK Travel Grants - Researcher Links / Newton Fund

Researcher Links Travel Grants provide financial support for early-career researchers to undertake an international research placement to strengthen links for future collaboration, build research capacity in developing economies, and enhance the researcher's career opportunities.

Researchers that reside in the UK can apply for funding to visit a university or research institution in one of the partner countries, and those residing in one of the partner countries can apply for funding to come to the UK. The mobility must occur between 01 February 2018 and 31 January 2019

PARTNER COUNTRY
Thailand. Researchers that reside in the UK can apply for funding to visit a university or research institution in Thailand, and those residing in Thailand can apply for funding to come to the UK.

DEADLINE
13 June 2017, 16.00 (UK time)

National co-funder: Thailand Research Fund (TRF)                                                
Minimum duration: 4 weeks
Maximum duration: 24 weeks

Research priorities: 1. Social Science and Humanities 2. Agriculture and Agritech 3. Climate and environment (eg. Climate change, green technology, sustainable development, ecosystem services, resource scarcity) 4. Sustainable energy for all
The call is also open to other fields of Health and Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering.

TRF will fund Thai researchers. The rates requested will be paid in Thai Baht using the exchange rate of: 43.30 THB/ GBP. Flight ticket: 70,000 THB, Preparation cost: 10,000 THB, Subsistence cost: 19,000 THB per week (As TRF is unable to grant a budget for Child-care, this is to be paid upon arrival in the UK at £21.25 per week (5% of £425 subsistence per week)) Visa cost: 6,750 THB,  Insurance cost: 2,900 THB per week, Consumables: 2812.50 THB per week

See  https://www.britishcouncil.org/education/science/current-opportunities/travel-grants-newton-april-2017 for further details and contact the ORS for guidance.

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.

http://www.trf.or.th/index.php/component/attachments/download/4267

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

• Applicants are required to propose partnerships between at least one U.S. institution and one LMIC institution (with LMIC defined by The World Bank as low-, lower-middle-, or upper-middle-income economies).
• Program Directors/Principal Investigators may be employed in either a U.S. or LMIC institution, but should plan to build capacity in mHealth research in the LMIC institution(s). See full Eligibility Information for more details.

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