{"id":631,"date":"2022-03-13T21:04:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T21:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecosystems\/idrc-call-for-proposals\/"},"modified":"2022-04-29T14:33:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T11:33:06","slug":"idrc-call-for-proposals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/news\/idrc-call-for-proposals","title":{"rendered":"IDRC Call for Proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Deadline: 12-Apr-2022 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canadian Institutes of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.fundsforngos.org\/category\/health\/\">Health<\/a>\u00a0Research (CIHR) and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.fundsforngos.org\/tag\/social-sciences\/\">Social Sciences<\/a>\u00a0and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are inviting applications for the Two-stage Call for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.fundsforngos.org\/tag\/proposals\/\">Proposals<\/a>\u00a0for Research Teams for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.fundsforngos.org\/tag\/women\/\">Women<\/a>\u00a0RISE.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span id=\"Scope\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Scope<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Scope\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Scope<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Objectives\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Objectives<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Components\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Components<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Specific_Research_Areas\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> Specific Research Areas<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Funding_Information\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> Funding Information<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Eligibility_Criteria\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">6<\/span> Eligibility Criteria<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The following types of research are considered in scope:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Epidemiological studies that describe and analyze patterns of diseases or health among women and consider different population and occupational factors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Population health research that explores diverse women\u2019s experiences as individuals and within the society (e.g., family and community, intergenerational relationships, socioeconomic groups, work groups and enterprises).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Intervention and Implementation research focused on exploring how policies, practices and strategies already put in place to alleviate the impact of COVID-19 influence the relationships between women\u2019s paid and unpaid work and their health.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Women RISE is a CAD22,000,000 initiative that aims to support action-oriented, gender-transformative research on how women\u2019s health and their work (paid or unpaid) intersect and interact in the context of preparing, responding to and recovering from COVID-19. This research will inform immediate and medium-term solutions for COVID-19 recovery that improve gender equality and health equity and will contribute to an evidence-base for preparedness and responses to future health emergencies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span id=\"Objectives\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Women RISE objectives:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fund action-oriented research that applies a gender equality and a health equity lens to understand the relationships between women\u2019s work and health before, during, and after COVID-19.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Support population and public health research aligned with research priority.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Support the use of research findings on the relation between gender, work and health into gender-transformative policies and interventions that improve health.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Develop global health researchers\u2019 expertise to conduct gender-transformative research and research on the relationships between women\u2019s work conditions and health status and nurture a community of practice in this area.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span id=\"Components\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Components<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Strengthen research collaboration and learning exchange between researchers in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.fundsforngos.org\/tag\/canada\/\">Canada<\/a>\u00a0and LMICs, especially emerging researchers in this area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Two components are planned to achieve the Initiative\u2019s objective.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Component 2 \u2013 Two-Stage Call for Proposals for Research Teams:<\/strong>\u00a0Component 2 will support RTs conducting action-oriented research that applies a gender equality and a health equity lens to understand the relationships between women\u2019s paid and unpaid work and health before, during and after COVID-19. RTs are invited to submit Concept Notes for two-year research projects. Teams successful at the Concept Note stage will be invited to submit Full Proposals. Each RT must be led by a low-and middle-income country (LMIC) Principal Investigator based at an LMIC eligible institution, and they must include a Canada-based Co-Principal Investigator and at least one Decision-Maker(s) Co-Principal Investigator from the LMIC country where the research is taking place. For teams working with Indigenous communities, at least one member of the RT must self-identify as Indigenous or provide evidence of having meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous Peoples. Women-led research teams are strongly encouraged to apply.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span id=\"Specific_Research_Areas\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Specific Research Areas<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A subset of funds is available to support research that is relevant to the scope and objectives of Women RISE and specifically addresses one of the following three Specific Research Areas:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Infectious diseases<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>research<\/strong>\u00a0focused on understanding how relationships between women\u2019s work and health have been shaped by and are shaping disruptions to infectious disease prevention, immunization programs and care services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.fundsforngos.org\/category\/hiv-and-aids\/\">HIV<\/a>\/AIDS STBBI research<\/strong>\u00a0specific to women living with HIV\/AIDS, COVID-19-related disruptions to HIV and STBBI prevention or care services, or the health of women in occupations that put them at increased risk for HIV and STBBI acquisition.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Pandemics and other health emergencies research<\/strong>\u00a0that investigates ways the COVID-19 experience can inform, improve, and safeguard women\u2019s health and socioeconomic well-being against future health emergencies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span id=\"Funding_Information\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Funding Information<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Duration:<\/strong>\u00a0Up to 24 months.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The total amount available for this Call for Proposals is CAD20,000,000, enough to fund up to twenty (20) teams. Projects will have a maximum\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.fundsforngos.org\/cat\/develop-budget-project-proposal\/\">budget<\/a>\u00a0of CAD1,000,000 per grant.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Of this CAD20,000,000:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">CAD16,000,00 is available to fund research projects relevant to the objectives and scope of the Call;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">CAD1,000,000 is available to fund research projects specifically relevant to the infectious diseases research area;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">CAD1,000,000 is available to fund research projects specifically relevant to the HIV\/AIDS STBBI research area; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">CAD2,000,000 is available to fund research projects specifically relevant to the pandemics and other health emergencies research area.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span id=\"Eligibility_Criteria\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Eligibility Criteria<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>For an application to be eligible:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The Research Team must include:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A Principal Investigator (PI) who is an LMIC researcher (citizen or permanent resident of an LMIC country\/territory) based in the LMIC Lead Applicant Organization and residing in an eligible LMIC country\/territory where the research is proposed. Women researchers are strongly encouraged to apply. The PI will be the team lead and will work in close collaboration with the two following members:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>A Canada-based Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) who is:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">An independent researcher (Canadian based) affiliated with a Canadian postsecondary institution and\/or its affiliated institutions (including hospitals, research institutes and other non-profit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.fundsforngos.org\/tag\/organisations\/\">organizations<\/a>\u00a0with a mandate for health research and\/or knowledge translation). OR<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">An individual affiliated with an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and\/or knowledge translation mandate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A Decision-Maker Co-PI based in the same country as the Lead Applicant Organization or in a country where the research will take place. Decision-Maker Co-PIs can be local, district or national level Decision-Makers but must have responsibilities within the government relevant to the proposed research. She\/he will need to have within their responsibility and authority to support the identification of research questions, roll out of the research and uptake of the results at the appropriate level. If the Decision-Maker Co-PI is not from a government entity, the team needs to justify how the chosen Decision-Maker Co-PI has the ability to support the research, act to implement the research findings and influence relevant levels of government.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">For applications involving Indigenous communities, the RT must include at least one member who self-identifies as Indigenous or provides evidence of having meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous Peoples in an Indigenous Health Research\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.fundsforngos.org\/category\/environment-conservation-climate-change-and-ecology\/\">Environment<\/a>. This team member could be the PI, Canada-based Co-PI or Decision-Maker Co-PI or could be an additional Indigenous Co-PI who is an Indigenous community member or leader, Indigenous Elder or Indigenous Knowledge Keeper. The RT must submit an attachment describing how they meet this requirement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The Research Team must also include the following organizations:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The Lead Applicant Organization must:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Have a legal corporate registration and be based in an eligible LMIC.;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Have independent legal status (or \u201clegal personality\u201d) and the ability to receive and administer funds;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Be eligible to conduct or coordinate independent research in the study countries; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Have a corporate policy to allow researchers to publish without institutional restrictions in the international academic literature.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The Canadian Co-Applicant Organization must:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Be a Canadian post-secondary institution and\/or its affiliated institutions (including hospitals, research institutes and other non-profit organizations with a mandate for health research and\/or knowledge translation) or an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with research and\/or knowledge translation mandate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Have a legal corporate registration in Canada, be capable of contracting in its own right and name and will be responsible for managing grant funds issued in Canada.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deadline: 12-Apr-2022 The International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canadian Institutes of\u00a0Health\u00a0Research (CIHR) and the\u00a0Social Sciences\u00a0and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are inviting applications for the Two-stage Call for\u00a0Proposals\u00a0for Research Teams for\u00a0Women\u00a0RISE. ScopeContents1 Scope2 Objectives3 Components4 Specific Research Areas5 Funding Information6 Eligibility Criteria The following types of research are considered in scope: Epidemiological studies that describe and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=631"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2818,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631\/revisions\/2818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}