STDF : Announces about One Health Research and Innovation Grant
2023-02-04 14:54:12

    One Health Research and Innovation Grant (OHRIG) aims to support interdisciplinary research and innovations that strengthen collaboration across multiple sectors (medical, veterinary and environmental) to improve disease management and solve current health threats in Egypt. OHRIG will fund research projects that applies One Health approach to study infectious diseases at the human-animal-environment interface to improve human health, animal population and promote environmental sustainability. This grant is directed towards research themes addressed in the Ministry of Health and Population and Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Strategic Goals, 2030.

Grant Objectives

 Proposed research should address topics relevant to at least one of the following One Health threats:

• Zoonotic Diseases
• Vector-borne Diseases
• Antimicrobial Resistance
• Food Safety

One Health research projects should be in line with two or more of the following objectives:

• Molecular characterization of the isolated pathogens through advanced sequencing technologies to better understand the origin, genetic mechanisms, and spread of pathogens and their responses to vaccines (if available) and drug therapies.
• Study the antibiotic susceptibility of the isolated pathogens and designing an empirical plan for using antibiotics to reduce the threats of antibiotic resistance in human and animal.
• Develop innovative methods for the rapid detection of relevant diseases to enhance preparedness, and response to epidemics and outbreaks.
• Advances in the detection and prevention of food-borne pathogens in humans, animals, plants and the implementation of novel approaches (metagenomics) for management practices.
• Identify prevalence and risk factors of current health threats in Egypt.
• Strengthen multi-sectoral information systems to promote effective national response to health threats.

Eligibility Criteria

• One health proposed research projects should focus on health threats in Egypt with tangible outcome.
• An applying research team must be led by an Egyptian researcher (PI) affiliated to Egyptian research entity. The PI should hold a PhD degree with a distinguished research experience.
• Young researchers are highly encouraged to apply as a team leader and the experience will be considered according to their recent achievement in the relevant fields (other bibliometric indices may be considered).
• Proposals submitted by research consortia (partnerships between at least two research entities in Egypt) that integrates expertise in One Health approach must identify a lead applicant organization that will be responsible for managing research project and grant funds to be dispersed to each of the collaborating institute.
• The research team operating within a university, or a research institution should consist of a Principal Investigator (PI), in addition of at least another PhD qualified researcher and a number of doctoral and master postgraduate students.
• Applicant must provide the current laboratory activities, methods (sampling, sample transportation, sample preservation, pathogen isolation, gene sequencing, etc.,), all present equipment and lab systems that ensure fulfilment of the research proposed.
• The implementation period of the project should not exceed 2 years, without any further extension.
• To achieve decisions at country level, applicants should share generated data of their research project, in compliance with STDF policies and regulations with Ministry of Health and Population.
• Proposals must be in English language; however, an Arabic summary is requested.
• According to STDF policy, all submitted proposals will be checked for plagiarism.

Budgetary Information

• Grants up to 3,000,000 Egyptian Pounds (EGP) can be awarded to an accepted project throughout the entire duration of the project
• Grants up to 7,000,000 EGP can be awarded only to projects that include two or more research entities in Egypt (Consortium).

Deadline for submission: 19 February 2023 at 2:00 p.m.

If you have any queries, please contact, Program coordinator Dr. Manar Mohamed E-mail address: manar.mohamed@stdf.eg