The International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) are pleased to announce the Rapid Research Fund for Ebola competitive Call.
The Rapid Research Fund (RRF) for Ebola Virus Disease Outbreaks supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) aims to support social science and humanities, population and public health and/or health systems research to increase collaboration and adaptive scaling of past evidence-based interventions that have proven successful in curbing Ebola Virus Disease transmission, promote novel approaches to remaining challenges, and link existing resources and expertise across the globe to inform the response to the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease that started in April 2018 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as well as inform prevention and response to future outbreaks of Ebola Virus Disease and other similar diseases.
Opportunity
The purpose of this call is to support research projects that apply social science and humanities, population and public health and/or health services research approaches to the current Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the DRC and/or risks of extension to the surrounding region. Objectives include:
- Enhancing the mobilization of interdisciplinary Canadian and African health and social scientists and humanists, as well as knowledge users, to help contain the current Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the DRC;
- Enhancing the adaptive scaling of successful interventions in curbing Ebola transmission (and other diseases of similar relevance), and support the exploration of novel approaches to remaining challenges of outbreak mitigation and control;
- Improving understanding of an effective role for international agencies in preventing and responding to Ebola Virus Disease outbreaks in Africa, including how international institutions can better engage local leadership to ensure that responses are culturally appropriate, community specific, and leverage local characteristics; and,
- Supporting collaboration and policy making that promote evidence-based practices to prevent or mitigate the impact of future Ebola threats in the DRC and surrounding region.
Eligibility
Partnerships between African and Canadian researchers are mandatory, including the following:
- Application from one Canadian lead applicant and an African co-lead applicant.
- Application from one African lead applicant and a Canadian co-lead applicant.
- Eligible organizations are legal entities, such as accredited universities, nongovernmental or government-funded research organizations.
- African – Canadian partnerships may include other co-applicant research partners from eligible organizations.
- Intergovernmental organizations (e.g. United Nations system) and CGIAR Centres cannot apply to this Call as lead or co-applicants. Intergovernmental organizations may participate as third-party organizations.
- The lead applicant and co-applicants may negotiate and develop funding arrangements directly with third-party organizations for specific services. IDRC will not contract directly with third-party organizations. Applications that involve third-party organizations must clearly justify their involvement and explain their role(s).
- At most, a person can apply as the lead applicant for one project and be a co-applicant for one additional project.
Funding Available
- IDRC, CIHR and SSHRC will contribute to a total CA$1.5 million towards this Rapid Research Fund.
- Project funds will be disbursed and administered by IDRC on behalf of the IDRC/SSHRC/CIHR partnership.
- A minimum of four successful teams will be eligible to receive Research Grants up to CA$360,000 over two years (2018-2020).
- The number of supported projects will depend on the number, quality, review and ranking of eligible proposals by an external peer-review process.
Useful Links
- For further details about funding categories, eligibility criteria and deadlines, click here.
- Application Guidelines
Deadlines
| CORIS Internal Review | Please contact Heloise Emdon |
| cuResearch Checklist | July 6, 2018 |
| Submission to Sponsor | July 13, 2018, 12 PM ET |
Submitting Your Application
- Applications must be submitted via cuResearch, through which Departmental and Associate Dean’s approval must be provided to complete the online application process.
- More information on cuResearch can be found here.
Internal Contacts
If you would like assistance with proposal development and/or a substantive review of your proposal, please contact Heloise Emdon.