Global Health Nursing & Midwifery
Request for Proposals to Improve the Lives of Mothers, Children and Newborns
Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Global Health (CGH) is excited to launch a $100,000 Translational Grant to accelerate innovative health technologies to improve the lives of mothers, children, and newborns in resource-constrained settings. We are interested in technologies that close the gap between patients and providers in the poorest regions of the world. This inaugural grant is designed to provide one-year of research and/or development support for an early stage, appropriate technology.
Eligibility
The Translational Grant is open to graduate students, post-doctoral trainees, or faculty from Massachusetts General Hospital, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard University, Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals, Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Mbarara, Uganda, and members and affiliates of the Lata Medical
Research Foundation in Nagpur, India.
Translational Grant
The recipient will be awarded based on a one year budget, to commence in 2012. The maximum award is $100,000 total costs; up to 25% indirect costs may be included in the budget. Funds may be used alone or as a supplement in conjunction with other funding to support a project.
Submission Deadline: February 1, 2012
For additional information, please see the Center for Global Health website:
http://www.massgeneral.org/globalhealth
*Cross-posting courtesy of MGH Center for Global Health
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Request for Proposals to Improve the Lives of Mothers, Children and Newborns (external URL) Link leads to: http://www.massgeneral.org/globalhealth/assets/mnch/MNCH%20RFP%20and%20FAQs.pdf
Summary: Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Global Health (CGH) is excited to launch a $100,000 Translational Grant to accelerate innovative health technologies to improve the lives of mothers, children, and newborns in resource-constrained settings. We are interested in technologies that close the gap between patients and providers in the poorest regions of the world. This inaugural grant is designed to provide one-year of research and/or development support for an early stage, appropriate technology.
Eligibility
The Translational Grant is open to graduate students, post-doctoral trainees, or faculty from Massachusetts General Hospital, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard University, Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals, Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Mbarara, Uganda, and members and affiliates of the Lata Medical
Research Foundation in Nagpur, India.
Translational Grant
The recipient will be awarded based on a one year budget, to commence in 2012. The maximum award is $100,000 total costs; up to 25% indirect costs may be included in the budget. Funds may be used alone or as a supplement in conjunction with other funding to support a project.
Submission Deadline: February 1, 2012
For additional information, please see the Center for Global Health website:
http://www.massgeneral.org/globalhealth
*Cross-posting courtesy of MGH Center for Global HealthSource: Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Global Health
Keywords: Maternal and Newborn Health, Research, translational research
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