Internal Deadline: May 23, 2022 External Deadline: July 2022
Instructions for electronic submission: To apply for the SVRI Grant, please submit the materials requested below to this link no later than May 23, 2022, at 11:59 PM.
Budget: Between $40,000 to $150,000. Award period: Between 12-18 months. Indirect costs are permitted but may not exceed 15% of total costs.
Number of Applications: 2 applications (not shared with Ithaca)
Program Description:
The SVRI - on its own since 2014 and in partnership with the World Bank Group since 2016 - has supported and funded 68 innovative research projects in 37 countries, infusing more than $7 million USD into the field of VAW and VAC research. Furthermore, a partnership with the OAK Foundation has provided funding for regional projects in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda for an amount of $340,000. The SVRI, in partnership with our funding partners including Sida and an anonymous donor, is proud to issue grants to unique projects that might not otherwise have received funding, such as secondary data analysis, enhancing qualitative components or adding an additional arm to a study or research on methods. In funding a broad range of methodologies, the SVRI is contributing to the technical development of the field of violence against women (VAW) and violence against children (VAC) research.
The SVRI is inviting proposals for action-oriented, policy relevant research that will serve to improve and expand VAW, VAC and other forms of GBV prevention and response efforts in LMICs.
See the SVRI Grant website for details.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be affiliated with a recognized, legally constituted research institution or organization with existing research or programming capacity on VAW and VAC. Grants will only be made to institutions and not to individuals.
- Where appropriate, involve partnerships between multiple organizations, for example, a local NGO, practice-based agency and an academic institution, or local government and an NGO or an academic institution. Preference will be given to academic/researcher-practitioner partnerships. The partnership arrangement must be clearly outlined and reflected in the proposal and budget allocation.
- Preference will be given to proposals submitted and led by organizations based in LMICs.
- Where appropriate, have as an objective strengthening the research capacity of the implementing agency.
Guidelines:
Projects supported by the SVRI should:
- Challenge the gender hierarchy that contributes to VAW and VAC in order to promote gender equality.
- Be conceptualized within a human rights framework.
- Adhere to international safety and ethical guidelines.
- Strive for innovation in ideas, new methodologies and partnerships, while building on evidence.
- Apply feminist and women-centred principles and partnerships.
- Strive to be collaborative, cross-sectoral and multi-disciplinary.
- Promote equitable participation and bring diverse voices from LMICs (researchers, survivors, marginalised groups) to the field.
- Where relevant and appropriate, endeavor to engage the community where the research will take place.
- Inform policy, programs and services and serve to strengthen access to comprehensive care and support for survivors.
- All projects under this call should focus on VAW and VAC prevention and/or response in LMICs.
- If the funds are sought for 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.
Application Requirements
WCM is limited to submitting 2 nominees. Due to this limitation an internal selection process will be coordinated. Department Chairs/Division Heads may submit no more than two nominations from their department/division. Note: Chairs/Division Heads submitting more than one nomination must comment on the relative strengths and weaknesses of the two nominees. The same comment should be repeated in both nomination letters.
Submissions should contain the following information:
- A 1- to 2-page letter of nomination (from Department Chair/Division Head) detailing why the candidate should be considered.
- A 2-page description of the candidate's proposed research. Include a brief statement of how receipt of the award would benefit the candidate and why the research is personally significant to them. Any references must be included in the two page limit;
- A 1-page budget outline in column format showing major categories for each year of the project and detailing how the funds would be utilized; and
- A Biosketch
Submit the items listed above here no later than May 23, 2022 at 11:59 PM in the order listed as one PDF document using the naming convention PI last name-first initial_SVRI2023.pdf (see example below).
Example: Smith-J_SVRI2023.pdf
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anesthesiology
- Basic Science
- Biochemistry/Biophysics
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular
- Clinical Science
- Community Health
- COVID-19/SARS-CoV2
- Dermatology
- Diabetes
- Drug Development
- Endocrinology
- Genetics
- GI
- Healthcare Policy
- Hematology
- Hepatology
- HIV
- Immunology
- Medical Education Research
- Medicine
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology/Cell Biology
- Nephrology
- Neuroscience
- Nursing/PA/Allied Professions
- Obstetrics/Gynecology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedic
- Pathology
- Pediatrics
- Pharmacology
- Physiology
- Precision Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Psychology/Behavioral Science
- Pulmonology
- Radiology
- Regeneration
- Surgery
- Translational Science
- Urology
- Faculty
- Institutional
- Junior Faculty
- MD Students
- New Investigator
- Postdoc/Residents/Fellows
- Under 40 years old
- Under 50 years old
- Under 60 years old
- Underrepresented Groups
- Women