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Call for Proposals: Strengthening the Evidence Base for Prevention of
Sexual & Intimate Partner Violence in Low & Middle Income
Countries
Application Deadline 10 March 2014
Through this call for proposals, the SVRI aims
to support research or research related activities that will strengthen
the evidence base for the prevention of sexual and intimate partner violence in
low and middle income countries.
Projects should be for a maximum of 12 months duration, and the grant is
expected to cover all, or the majority of, the project costs. The common
characteristic of these grants is the provision of limited funding for a short
period of time with clear measurable outcomes. Grants to a maximum of
USD100,000 may be awarded. Awards will only be made to institutions and not to
individuals. For more information, view the guideline information
online.
Types of projects that may be supported through this call for proposals
include:
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Pilot or feasibility studies
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Secondary analysis of existing data
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Small, self-contained research projects that are either stand alone or
fit within a larger project which will build on, or support primary prevention
of SIPV efforts
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Development of methods and tools for SIPV prevention research
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Development of new and or/adaptation of promising primary prevention
interventions
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Support for an additional component / arm of a study already underway
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Dissemination of research findings through publications, presentations
at workshops or conferences or visits by or to partner scholars
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Development of methods and tools for scale up of promising practices in
the field of SIPV prevention
If the funds are sought
for secondary analysis of data, scale up or dissemination activities, the
application must provide sufficient information to enable the scientific
quality of the original study to be assessed as well as a description of the
activities for which funds are requested.
The closing date for applications for the current round of small
research grants is 10th March, 2014 at 11:59:59pm South African
Standard Time (4:59:59pm EST). Late applications will not be accepted.
Applications for the RFP - Building
evidence base for primary prevention of sexual and intimate partner violence in
low and middle income countries, can
be made online at:
https://proposalcentral.altum.com/default.asp?GMID=108.
To access this grant opportunity you must first create an account on proposalCENTRAL.
Please ensure that the South
African Medical Research Council is selected as the Grant Maker on the drop
down menu. All information needed for proposal submission is available online.
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Sexual violence is a global issue that requires coordinated
evidence-based responses.
The Sexual Violence Research Initiative is hosted by the Medical Research
Council, South Africa. The SVRI aims to promote research on sexual
violence and generate empirical data to ensure sexual violence is recognized as
a priority public health problem. To learn more about the SVRI visit our
website www.svri.org
or contact us at svri@mrc.ac.za