PHA-Exchange> Call for applications: Strategic Social, Economic and Behavioural Research

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.From: Dr Johannes Sommerfeld <sommerfeldj at who.int

Call for applications: Strategic Social, Economic and Behavioural
Research
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Source tdr-scientists at who.int

TDR is inviting applications for the award of collaborative research 
grants to research institutions and scientists from least developed 
endemic countries (LDCs), and from high-burden countries for TDR tar-
get diseases on:
* Determinants of inequality of access to prevention, therapy and in-
  formation;
* Implications of changing economic, social, political and civil
  structures (including health reforms) for disease persistence,
  emergence, resurgence and factors affecting them such as drug and
  insecticide resistance.

Financial support will not normally exceed US$ 25,000 per year for a 
period of one to two years. The Committee is particularly interested 
in supporting projects that involve South-South and South-North part-
nerships between institutions and individuals and will contribute to 
research capacity building for social science research in disease en-
demic countries. For group projects, and in exceptional cases indi-
vidual projects, the Committee will consider projects that require 
greater levels of funding. Applications will be reviewed by the 
Steering Committee for Strategic Social, Economic and Behavioural Re-
search (workplan: http://www.who.int/tdr/grants/workplans/seb.htm).

Further details, specific objectives, and full details of how to ap-
ply, are available - in full text at:
http://www.who.int/tdr/grants/grants/seb2.htm

in Adobe PDF (39 Kb) at:
http://www.who.int/tdr/grants/grants/files/seb.pdf

or on request from TDR (mailto:tdr at who.int).

How to apply

Applicants should complete the collaborative research grant applica-
tion form (form and instructions are available at: 
http://www.who.int/tdr/grants/grants/collgrant.htm
or on request from TDR).

Please read and carefully follow the instructions for completing the 
application. Applicants are invited to be succinct, but may exceed 
the page limits given in the instructions.

Please note the committee's ground rules for proposal submission:
http://www.who.int/tdr/grants/grants/seb2.htm#seb

Applications can be submitted in English or French only. The steering 
committee encourages research teams from other major language areas 
(e.g., Spanish, Lusophone, or Arabic-speaking countries) to apply in 
English or French.

Applicants are advised to submit an early letter of intent to the SEB 
secretariat (details below) to request feedback before developing a 
full proposal.

Dr Johannes Sommerfeld
Manager
Steering Committee on Strategic Social, Economic and Behavioural Re-
search
UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in 
Tropical Diseases (TDR)
WHO
20 Avenue Appia
1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-791-3954 
Fax: +41-22-791-4854
mailto:sommerfeldj at who.int

Applications must be received by Friday, 20 June 2003