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Concerned by the growing research gap and high maternal/child mortality, the McGill Global Child Health Program (GCHP) is launching this call for applications for research proposals and quality improvement projects on maternal and child health in low and lower-middle income countries (LMICs). The grants have been categorized to target students and health professionals separately.
The funding provided for this competitive grant is up to CAD$3,000 per proposal. Applicants need to submit a scientific project proposal with execution achievable within one (1) year. The proposal should demonstrate how this research will contribute to the current evidence on maternal and child health, and support the achievement of SDGs 3.1, 3.2, 3.7 and/or 3.8. Additionally, the project should be feasible given the funds available (through GCHP and/or other funders), justified by its potential impact in the local and global lens, and demonstrate clear and realistic outcome measures with an effective knowledge mobilization plan.
The research proposals will be particularly assessed for their novelty, practicability, evidence-based rationale, and relevance to maternal and child health. Competitive preference will be given to applications that 1) foster interdisciplinary research, 2) have more impact on child health, and 3) have more junior researchers in the research team. The submissions will be independently reviewed by the grants sub-committee.
Applicants should be training or working in one of the following health fields: Community Healthcare, Medicine, Midwifery, Nursing, Occupational and Physical Therapy, Pharmacy, Public Health or any other healthcare professions. Individual and group (max. 5 members) applications are welcome. If requested, the GCHP is able to match successful applicants with McGill Faculty for academic mentorship throughout the research period. Kindly note that you can only submit one proposal as a primary applicant.
Grant recipients may require ethical approval and, if so, evidence of the approval will be requested. For awardees requiring ethical approval, majority of the funds will be withheld until the approval is obtained. If ethical approval is not granted, this award may be withdrawn. The grant recipients will be prompted for quarterly updates and are expected to submit a report of the project to the GCHP within three (3) months of project completion. Recipients will give credit to the GCHP on any publications and presentations arising from the work done with this grant.
Please refer all inquiries about the grants to the McGill Global Child Health Program team at gchp [at] mcgill.ca.
The eligibility criteria and requirements for each grant category (for students and healthcare professionals) are detailed in their individual webpages.
