Request for Letters of Intent (LOI)

The Hanoi School of Public Health in collaboration with the Alliance for Health Policy & Systems Research (AHPSR), the Special Programme for Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), and the Special Program for Research and Training on Tropical Diseases (TDR), is soliciting letters of intent for research that seeks to enable the effective implementation of health programmes in Vietnam. Grants of US dollars $10,000 will be available to support research studies of up to 12 months in duration.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Implementers working with researchers are eligible to submit proposals in response to this call. The Principal Investigator must be an implementer—an individual directly involved in the implementation of health programmes in Vietnam Programme managers, district health officers, practitioners, and front line health workers are typical examples of such individuals. Additionally, the research team must include at least one researcher affiliated with an academic or research institution based in the study country. Please note that both these conditions must be met for the proposal to be eligible for funding.

SELECTION CRITERIA

 Letters of intent will be judged on the potential of the research to make a difference in the delivery of health programmes. Other criteria that will be taken into account include value for money, institutional capacity, as well as ensuring diversity in terms of issues addressed by the research.

DEADLINES

The deadline for the submission of a two page letter of intent (LOI) is 15 August 2016. Invited full proposal submissions will be due on 30 September 2016.

HOW TO APPLY

All submissions must be sent to the following email address: htqt@huph.edu.vn

Title of the email: LOI - IR – Đăng ký Nghiên cứu triển khai