Restricted call: NIHR Global Health Research – Researcher-led bands 1 to 3

NIHR has announced a new annual Global Health Research (GHR) opportunity. This call funds research that aims to improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable people in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Research must address evidence needs that are locally identified and prioritised, and must promote health equity, aligning with the aims of Sustainable Development Goal 3. Applications can span from broad, ambitious programmes of research to projects with a narrower scope.

This call replaces the previously run GHR Units and Groups Programmes and commissions research through 3 programme bands:

GHR – Researcher-led band 1 (funds £4-7m; up to 5 years)

This is for more established research partnerships and experienced teams. This band is suitable for teams proposing a broad, ambitious programme of research and capacity strengthening.

GHR – Researcher-led band 2 (funds £2-4m; up to 4 years)

This is for developing or less mature research partnerships with varying levels of experience proposing to undertake a significant new programme of research, extend existing research and capacity strengthening, and/or include more LMIC settings.

GHR – Researcher-led band 3 (funds £0.25-2m; up to 3 years)

This is for new research partnerships and/or less experienced teams. This band is suitable for teams proposing a research project which may be at an early or developmental stage. It may be delivered in a single country context.

For more information on each band, please see the call website.

This is a two-stage competition, and funding is available to researchers in the UK and LMICs. Leadership models can be:

  • one Sole Lead employed by an eligible LMIC institution. Sole Leads from UK institutions are not eligible to apply

or

  • two Joint Leads - one must be employed by an eligible LMIC institution. The other Joint Lead can be employed by a different eligible LMIC institution, or an eligible UK institution. UK based lead organisations can only apply in equitable partnership with a LMIC Joint Lead organisation (please refer to the funder’s equitable partnership guide)

For more information please refer to the call website, core guidance and stage 1 application guidance.

University Internal selection: