Call for applications: Joint SEARO/TDR Small Grants Scheme for Implementation Research in Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Submission deadline: 20 June 2016

Only applicants from the low- and middle-income countries of the WHO South-East Asia (SEARO) Region

The World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia (SEARO), in collaboration with the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), is pleased to announce the 2016 call for applications for the Joint SEARO/TDR small grants scheme for implementation research in infectious diseases of poverty.

Proposals are invited from researchers and health professionals working in disease control programmes of ministries of health, other health sector partners, universities, research institutions and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) of the South East-Asian region.

Applications from SEAR Member States with limited health research capacity and/or research infrastructure are especially encouraged.

Complete information and application process 

ABOUT TDR

TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, is a global programme of scientific collaboration that helps facilitate, support and influence efforts to combat diseases of poverty. TDR is hosted at the World Health Organization (WHO), and is sponsored by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and WHO. For more information, visit: www.who.int/tdr