Call 5 for NIHR Research and Innovation for Global Health Transformation (RIGHT) Initiative Announced
Established in 2006 and primarily funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funds health and care research in the UK.
The Research and Innovation for Global Health Transformation (RIGHT) programme forms part of NIHR’s Global Health Research programme and funds cutting-edge interdisciplinary applied health research in key areas in Official Development Assistance (ODA) eligible countries where a strategic and targeted investment can result in a transformative impact. The aims of the scheme are to:
- Deliver applied health research for the direct and primary benefit of low and middle-income countries (LMICs), typically through research in key thematic areas for the prevention of ill health and optimal disease management.
- Strengthen capacity for research and knowledge exchange through equitable partnerships between researchers involved in the research.
- Promote interdisciplinary approaches to working (including, but not limited to, clinical, health economics, statistics, qualitative sciences and social sciences), to ensure that research objectives can be delivered.
- Generate new research knowledge and evidence on interventions to improve the health outcomes of people in LMICs.
The fifth RIGHT call is seeking applications for programmes of applied health research that can strengthen health service delivery and resilience in LMICs in the context of extreme weather events caused by the changing climate. Projects should focus on developing and evaluating interventions to address one or more of the following priority areas:
- Strengthen emergency preparedness and resilience of health services in areas prone to climate-related extreme weather events.
- Adapt existing health services following disruption caused by an extreme weather event.
- Deliver climate-informed health services able to effectively and sustainably respond to extreme weather events.
Applications must be led by either:
- A Principal Investigator (lead applicant) employed by an LMIC higher education institution (HEI) or research institute, or
- A Principal Investigator employed by a UK HEI or research institute (UK joint lead applicant) to jointly lead with a Principal Investigator employed by an LMIC HEI or research institute (LMIC joint lead applicant).
The contracting institution must be a HEI or research institute. An LMIC or UK research institute is considered to be a not-for-profit research organisation with a proven track record in the field or discipline in which funding is being applied for.
Awards of between £1 million and £3 million for 3-5 years are available. The amount requested and the length of the funding period should be fully justified according to the nature of the proposed research. Direct costs and certain indirect costs can be funded.
Application is a two-stage process: Stage 1 (mandatory outline stage) and Stage 2 (for successful applicants at Stage 1 to produce a full application). Applicants successful at Stage 1 and invited to submit a Stage 2 application are eligible to apply for funding of up to £10,000 through the Proposal and Partnership Development Award (PPDA) to support proposal and partnership development during the Stage 2 application process. The PPDA application must be submitted at the same time as the Stage 1 application.
The Stage 1/PPDA submission deadline is 29 June 2022 (13:00).