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NIHR Global Health Groups and RIGHT calls

Please see the below information regarding the NIHR calls for Global Health Research Groups and Research and Innovation Global Health Transformation (RIGHT).

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We are taking a coordinated approach to both calls, and any proposals will need to be submitted via an online form to us for tracking and coordinating purposes via an online form. Please view the process below and contact me if you have any queries.

NIHR - Global Health Research Groups (Call 4) and RIGHT (Call 6)

The NIHR have launched the fourth call for their Global Health Research Groups (round 4) funding, alongside their call for their Research and Innovation Global Health Transformation (RIGHT) call (Call 6).

The deadline for the Global Health Groups call is 23 November 2022, and for the RIGHT call is 30 November 2022 (for RMS registrations) and 14 December 2022 for applications.

With this in mind, and with similarities between the calls, FMD would like to take a coordinated approach for both calls.

Background to Global Health Research Groups Call (4)

The NIHR Global Health Research Groups programme funds research to:

  • Build global research capacity by supporting specialist UK researchers to pivot to global health through new equitable and diverse UK-LMIC partnerships and networks.
  • Support UK-LMIC partnerships seeking to expand research programmes into new health areas and/or geographies.
  • Deliver high quality applied global health research targeted at the needs of people in LMICs, including e.g., scoping studies, needs analyses, economic analyses, pilot studies and potentially trials.
  • Generate robust new scientific evidence that will improve health outcomes for people in low resource settings through improving practice and informing policy.
  • Develop research leaders of the future and strengthen research management capability to support sustainability in partner countries.

Background to RIGHT Call (6)

The Research and Innovation for Global Health Transformation (RIGHT) programme funds applied health research for the primary and direct benefit of people in low and middle income countries (LMICs).  RIGHT aims to strengthen capacity for research and boost knowledge exchange through funding equitable partnerships between researchers in the UK and those in LMICs.

The programme promotes interdisciplinary approaches to research, including, but not limited to, collaborations between clinical, health economics, statistics, qualitative and social sciences disciplines.

Guidance & Information

To ensure we have the best opportunity for funding, we would like applicants to let the FMD research team know which award they are planning to apply for utilising the following process.

Application process: We are taking a coordinated approach to these funding calls at the Faculty level, so in preparation for applications we ask that groups that are planning to submit a bid complete an online form briefly outlining the following information:

  • Lead applicant
  • Co-applicant
  • Institute
  • Project title
  • Proposed funding amount

In addition, we aim to “badge” applications under our key research themes and will provide support with background information to the themes as part of the application process. Please also send a succinct CV (with 4* papers and major grant awards from 2015) to: p.whitelaw@qmul.ac.uk. Please complete the internal application by 23 October 2022.

For further information about both calls, please view the NIHR documentation here:

Next steps

  1. Submit online form outlining proposed submission - this is for coordination and tracking purposes – internal deadline 23 October 2022
  2. Submit succinct CV outlining 4* papers and major grant awards from 2015 – internal deadline 23 October 2022
  3. Prepare bid submission through the following portals

    As part of the submission we will be aiming to provide a short statement linked to one of FMD’s research themes; please contact enh-mdt@qmul.ac.uk for further support.

  4. Submit stage 1 application by 1:00pm (UK Time) 23 November 2022 (for Global Health Groups Call) and 1:00pm (UK Time) 14 December (for RIGHT call).
  5. Confirm that you have submitted a completed stage 1 application by contacting enh-mdt@qmul.ac.uk

For further information, please contact p.whitelaw@qmul.ac.uk

Pauline Whitelaw
Research Project Manager 
Environment & Health

 

 

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