There are several funding possibilities for joint research in the health sector between Norway and South Africa. Please comment to the list below by e-mail to .
EU 7FP will run from 2007 to 2013. The broad objectives of the programme have been grouped into four categories: Cooperation, Ideas, People and Capacities. For each type of objective, there is a specific programme corresponding to the main areas of EU research policy. All specific programmes work together to promote and encourage the creation of European poles of (scientific) excellence.
Applying consortiums should include at least three countries. Norway and South Africa will be considered as equal to EU member states.
Health is one of ten programmes under Cooperation.
Among the activities are:
First calls will be announced 22 December 2006.
Deadline 11 April 2007 and 18 September 2007.
More information: cordis.europa.eu/fp7/spe_programmes.htm
Development Marketplace is a competitive grant program of the World Bank that funds creative, small-scale development projects that deliver results and have the potential to be expanded or replicated.
The Global Development Marketplace is held every 12-18 months and is open to all ideas that meet the published eligibility criteria. Awards range from US$50,000 to US$200,000 while the average award size is roughly US$140,000.
Each global competition theme addresses some of the most demanding challenges in a particular sector. Themes rotate across sectors – past areas of focus included the environment, and energy, water, and sanitation. Projects are being implemented in more than 60 countries by a wide array of development actors including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academic institutions, private businesses and government agencies. The results from the global competitions help to inform thinking and knowledge-sharing within the World Bank and the development community-at-large.
More information at www.worldbank.org. Search for Development Marketplace
The goal of the programme is to establish the basis for long-term research co-operation between Norway and South Africa through the funding of joint research projects. The main objectives are to promote research excellence and quality and build the foundations for sustainable co-operation and long-term research collaboration beyond the end of the current Norwegian development assistance to South Africa.
The joint research projects should include one or more of the following elements:
Grants are available for a maximum of three years. The total amount applied for cannot exceed NOK 1.8 mill. per project for the whole period.
More information:
South African SecretariatNational Research FoundationCo-ordinator: Ms Mpozi NdudaneEnquiries: (012) 481- 4277E-mail: Home page: www.nrf.ac.za
Norwegian SecretariatResearch Council of NorwayCo-ordinator: Jan M. HaakonsenEnquiries: +47 22 03 72 54E-mail: Home page:www.rcn.no/southafrica
The Global Health programme started up in 2005 and has already published two calls for proposals. The result is a number of research projects, based at Norwegian institutes but with international partners, contributing to knowledge on poverty-related diseases. The aim of this programme is a strengthening of this type of research, which previously has not received any national funding. In addition the programme will contribute to Norway’s international obligations in the field of global health. The programme is financed by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and currently has a budget of ca NOK 11 millions yearly.
Next call will be March 2007.
More information:: www.rcn.no/globalhelse
The programme’s priority research areas include social and health policy target areas such as social inequality, physical activity, diet, mental health and substance abuse. In addition, the programme will fund intervention research and studies with causal analyses that add to the knowledge base in important areas of public health such as tobacco use, the use of prescriptive medicines, osteoporosis, dental health, abortion prevention, protection against infection resulting from health-related sexual behaviours, complementary and alternative medicine, and gambling addiction.
Next call will be April 2007.
More information:: www.rcn.no/folkehelse
European-South African Science and Technology advancement Programme will enhance the support and assistance available to both South African and European researchers to optimally leverage mutual benefits from this partnership. ESASTAP also offers a Partner search database.
More information at: www.esastap.org.za
Norad is providing just over NOK 120 million to support international NGOs and networks in 2006. They are leading organisations in priority areas where there are few or no alternative channels and where global efforts are important. Funding shall be used for international non-governmental and multinational organisations and networks involved in long-term development-oriented activities, primarily within the following thematic areas:
More information at www.norad.no. Go to Civil Society
Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) in NORAD is defined according to WHO: "All significant funding for the sector supports a single sector policy and expenditure programme, under government leadership, adopting common approaches across the sector and progressing towards Government procedures to disburse and account for funds".
Sector Wide approach means:
More information at www.norad.no/swap
The Global Health Program focus their funding in two main areas:
Grantmaking are funded primarily through letters of inquiry (LOIs).In general, the foundation accepts LOIs in the following three areas:
More information at /www.gatesfoundation.org/GlobalHealth
The Open Society in South Africa is a grant-making organisation, and is a member of the International Soros Foundations Network.
The Open Society Institute aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform.
More information: www.osf.org.za/
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Published December 5, 2006
