NIHR launches Third Call for Global Health Research Groups Programme
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has launched a third call for its Global Health Research Groups Programme.
The strategic aim across the Global Health Research Groups programme is to:
- address locally-identified challenges in LMICs through equitable research partnerships between researchers and institutions in the UK and ODA-eligible countries
- to generate the scientific evidence that can improve health outcomes for people in low resource setting through improving practice and informing policy.
- Strengthen research and research management capacity and capability to support future sustainability of research in partner countries.
Scope
- Global Health Research Group awards will support: Applications which propose applied health research programmes that primarily and directly address the challenges faced by people and patients in ODA-eligible country/ies.
- Include multi-disciplinary applied research teams with relevant expertise and a track-record of ensuring research is transferred into benefits for patients.
- Include relevant engagement with policy makers, patients and the public, civil society organisations and charities throughout the life of the proposed programme.
- Demonstrate equity and collaboration in programme leadership, decision-making, capacity strengthening, governance, appropriate distribution of funds, ethics processes, data ownership, and dissemination of findings.
- Propose a coherent and sustainable plan for capacity and capability strengthening at individual and institutional level.
- Demonstrate the strength of institutional commitment to the research partnership.
The NIHR Global Health Research programme supports high-quality applied health research for the direct and primary benefit of people in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) on the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) list, using Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding.
In order to be eligible to receive NIHR Global Health Research funding, applications must demonstrate how they meet ODA compliance criteria and outline:
- Which country or countries on the OECD DAC list of ODA-eligible countries will directly benefit?
- How the application is directly and primarily relevant to the development challenges of those countries?
- How the outcomes will promote the health and welfare of people in a country or countries on the OECD DAC list ?
Where some elements of the research are not undertaken in an ODA-eligible country during the course of the award (including where a country graduates from the DAC list during the lifetime of the award or there is a need for specialist expertise) the application must clearly state the reasons for this with due consideration to the benefit of the research to ODA-eligible countries.
This is an open competitive call for new funding awards open to new applicants to the NIHR Global Health Research funding and to existing Global Health Research award holders (including Global Health Research Unit and Global Health Research Group award holders). As this is a competitive process, applicants who have previously received NIHR Global Health Research Units or Global Health Research Groups funding are not guaranteed to receive funding again. Existing NIHR GHR award holders are eligible to apply to this call provided there is assurance they have sufficient plans in terms of time and resources available to them to deliver concurrent awards successfully.
All applications must have two Joint Lead Applicants (one at an eligible LMIC institution and one at an eligible UK institution).
Joint Lead Applicants will normally be researchers employed by a research institution, or a Higher Education Institution (HEI) or a not for profit organisation. Dependent on the nature of the partnership, there may be other affiliated Co-applicants (in addition to the two Joint Lead Applicants), and Collaborators including service level providers.
Funding and contracting must take place via the UK administering institution (UK Joint Lead Applicant) which would be normally be a HEI or Research Institute or a research active not for profit organisation.
There is no limit on the number of Global Health Research Group applications for any organisation wishing to apply as a Joint lead. Each Global Health Research Group application must be distinct in its aims and objectives.
No limits will be placed on the number of Co-applicants/Collaborators necessary to effectively deliver the aims of Global Health Research Group research awards.
Under the second call for Units and the third call for Groups, an individual cannot be named as Joint Lead on more than one application i.e. Joint Lead for a Global Health Research Unit, or Joint Lead for a Global Health Research Group. Individuals can be Co-applicants on other applications and there is no limit on this, though they will need to be mindful of the FTE that would be required should all be funded and ensure this is realistic.
If you are unsure of eligibility, please contact nihrglobalhealth@nihr.ac.uk.
