International Engagement Awards: Engaging with global health
Announcing a new international funding scheme http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/internationalengagement from the Wellcome Trust.
To add value to its wide range of international scientific activities http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/node2291.html, the Wellcome Trust is now providing support for public engagement with health research in developing countries.
The International Engagement Awards http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/internationalengagement aim to strengthen the capacity of researchers and communicators in developing countries to facilitate public engagement with health research.
From debate about access to treatment to concern around informed consent, health research raises big questions on local, national and global levels. The scientific landscape in many countries is changing apace: people are becoming aware of scientific issues and realising the power and impacts of science. The accurate and effective communication of research is becoming key to all aspects of social and economic development.
Funding scheme:
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/internationalengagement
The scheme is open to a wide range of applicants including media professionals, educators, science communicators, health professionals and researchers in bioscience, health, bioethics and history. Partnership projects are also welcomed.
We expect most project activity to take place in developing countries http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_WTX033620.html , although partnerships can include individuals based in the UK working with partners based in developing countries.
Grants of up to £30 000 are available, for projects lasting a maximum of three years.
First deadline for applications is 25 April 2008.
For full details of the scheme and how to apply, visit:
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/internationalengagement.
Or contact our grants team:
International Engagement Awards
Wellcome Trust
Gibbs Building
215 Euston Road
London NW1 2BE, UK
T +44 20 7611 2100
F +44 20 7611 8269
mailto:internationalengagement@wellcome.ac.uk
The Wellcome Trust is the UK's largest medical research charity, established in 1936 by Sir Henry Wellcome's will. We continue to expand our support for global health research; in 2006 we spent 69 million out of a total expenditure of 500 million on health research in developing countries.
In addition to the International Engagement Awards, we fund a wide range of activities in research for health in low-income countries:
- Public health, clinical and tropical medicine research
- Career support and training
- Capacity strengthening
- Biomedical ethics
For more information about funding in these areas, visit http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/globalhealth <http://svc024.wic454dp.server-web.com/plugins/bulletin/trackhit.asp?SendID=&RecipientEmail=l.evans@wellcome.ac.uk&Link=http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/globalhealth>
The Wellcome Trust is a registered charity, number 210183.
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Lucy Evans
mailto:l.Evans@wellcome.ac.uk