R2HC Annual Funding Call - Full Proposal Guidance

Congratulations on your successful Expression of Interest. This page is intended for applicants who have been invited to develop and submit a Full Proposal under our 2020 Call of the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) programme. Please note that you can only submit a Full Proposal if your Expression of Interest was shortlisted. Please read the information and documents below carefully before developing your application. It provides information on the application process and the forms to be completed, along with important information for applicants. The deadline for the submission of the Full Application is 17:00 GMT on 29 March 2021. No extensions to this deadline will be granted, and applications submitted after this date will not be eligible for consideration for funding.

Research Uptake

Our Research Uptake Guidance Note provides advice on developing clear and achievable uptake plans for your study. It will help you prepare the impact section of the Full Proposal.

Ethics

To help you complete our Ethics Template, we have created an Ethics Tool to stimulate reflection and discussion about ethical issues that could arise in research during humanitarian crises. Further details about the tool can be found in the introduction document.

Evidence Review

Your Full Proposal should make reference to how your research addresses gaps identified in the Humanitarian Health Evidence Review. If conducting a relevant project, please also make reference to our Evidence Review of Gender-Based Violence Research Methodologies.

Full Proposal documents &; guidance

Application documents: (The following documents must be completed and uploaded with your application on our online portal)

• Full Proposal Application (OPEN research stream): English and French
• Full Proposal Application (FORMATIVE research stream): English and French
• Ethics Template: English and French
• Research Team &; CV Template: English
• Full Proposal Budget: English

Key documents: (The following documents are essential reading for those applying for a grant)

• Annual Call 2020 Guidelines: English and French
• Annual Call 2020 FAQs: English and French
• Full Proposal Guidelines: English and French
• Eligible Costs: English and French
• Foreign Currency Guidance:  English and French
• Guidance notes on translation: French
• Research Uptake Guidance Note: English and French
• Partnerships and Impact checklist: English and French
• Annual Call 2020 Video series.

Background resources: Additional resources to help you prepare your research proposal.

• Humanitarian Health Evidence Review
• Updated Ethics Tool and introduction to the tool.
• Evidence Review of Gender-Based Violence Research Methodologies (if conducting a relevant project)
• Research Methodologies in Humanitarian Crises review
• Mitigating Operational Challenges in Humanitarian Health Research

Les priorités et formulaires de candidature en français au l’appel annuel à propositions de recherche 2020 du programme R2HC:

Les principaux documents de base sont désormais disponibles en français, ce qui permet aux candidats potentiels de comprendre les critères du l’appel annuel à propositions de recherche 2020 à propositions du programme R2HC et d’accéder aux instructions relatives à la candidature en français. Vous devrez soumettre votre proposition complète de recherche en anglais, mais la candidature pourra être préparée en français, puis traduite en anglais par un professionnel avant soumission. Veuillez lire le document ci-dessous pour plus de détails: Conseils pour l’appel annuel à propositions de recherche 2020.



A webinar series for R2HC applicants was held in January 2021. This provided general guidance about what the R2HC Funding Committee is looking for in a strong application and the resources and support available to you. There was also an opportunity to answer your questions. The slides and recording of the webinar are available below.

Webinar slides - 13th January

Webinar Recording - 14th January

Webinar slides - Partnerships - 27th January

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The completed forms should be returned to [email protected] by the 14 January 2021. Seed Funding is subject to due diligence and contracting by R2HC. Further details can be found on our Grantee Support page. Please note the following regarding Seed Funding:

• All Seed Funding activities must be completed by 29 March 2021.
• The grant is normally paid in arrears and on the satisfactory submission of a final report (see below).
• Seed Funding is primarily aimed at allowing studies to convene an in-person meeting between the different research partners. Site visits and some preliminary data collection may also be permissible.
• Seed Funding cannot be used for research activities, staff time / consultants to prepare the Full Proposal, overheads or other activities not directly related to the study.

If you receive a Seed Funding grant, you must provide a final report on the activities delivered by 30 April 2021 using the forms below.

Seed funding application form

Seed funding budget and financial report template

Seed funding final report

A Seed Funding Webinar was held on Thursday 7^th January at 2pm GMT. The slides and a recording of the session are available below.

Presentation slides

Webinar recording