Subject: Announcement: International Awards to Support Cooperation in
Health Research for Development




INTERNATIONAL AWARDS TO SUPPORT COOPERATION IN HEALTH RESEARCH FOR
DEVELOPMENT

To be announced at The International Conference on Health Research for
Development, Bangkok, 10-13 October 2000

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

A number of International Health Research Awards will be made in
association with the International Conference on Health Research for
Development to be held in Bangkok, Thailand in October 2000. The awards,
funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, are intended to encourage
cooperation between institutions to enable the environment for health
research. Applications are invited from institutions in Africa, Latin
America, the Caribbean, South and South East Asia, China, the Middle East,
the Pacific islands, or Eastern Europe. A council of distinguished
researchers from amongst these regions will select the awards.

Proposals are requested from partnerships of institutions representing, or
proposing to create, national or regional initiatives targeting several of
the following themes:

Strengthening national or regional health research agendas Increasing
awareness of the importance of research among stakeholders Promoting good
ethical practices in health research Improving communication and
dissemination of research results Translating research into action
Improving the processes and indicators for evaluating the impact of
research Strengthening capacity in the management of research

Preference will be given to proposals that meet the following criteria:

Potential to catalyze national or regional health priorities
Multi-disciplinary approach with a mix of senior and junior researchers,
and some evidence of proven track record within the team Ability to
monitor and evaluate the initiative Demonstration of likely long-term
sustainability and capacity building potential Low administrative costs
relative to likely research impact, with efficient financial
administration between institutions Leadership ability to coordinate the
proposed activities within the partnership Creative partnerships,
especially those involving non-governmental organizations that could give
the initiative greater relevance to communities or policymakers

These non-renewable awards will cover a 2 to 3 year project period and
will likely total between USD$200,000 and USD$300,000 each. Applications
should identify one lead institution to receive and manage the award. This
institution should hold charitable, not-for-profit status, and the
proposed activities must not include advocacy efforts that involve
lobbying for legislation. Awards to individuals will not be considered.

Proposals of between 5-10 pages should reach the Awards Selection Council
Secretariat no later than June 30, 2000 and should be organized under the
following headings:

Background
Objectives and how they relate to the spirit of the awards
Partners including letters of support/agreement from all participating
institutions
One page curriculum vitae for each key investigator
Methodology and proposed activities
Time frame with evidence of longer term sustainability
Budget: the total budget, indication of any other sources of funding and a
breakdown of the proportion of the budget requested for the award, in USD$.
Expected results and means of dissemination
Monitoring and evaluation procedures

Applications should be sent to : The Awards Selection Council Secretariat,
c/o College of Public Health, Chulalongkorn University, 10th Floor,
Institute Building 3, Soi Chula 62, Phayathai Road, Bangkok 10330,
Thailand. To facilitate the selection process, applications should ideally
be sent electronically by email to [log in to unmask] or by fax to 4122
7914169 or 662 2556046. Requests for further information should be sent by
email to [log in to unmask]

Final selection of successful initiatives will be made by the Awards
Selection Council by the end of July 2000, with notification to all
applicants in August 2000. The awards will be announced at the Bangkok
Conference on Health Research for Development.