Applications Invited for Social and Behavioral Research Grant 2023-24

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About the Organization

The Sabin Vaccine Institute is a leading advocate for expanding vaccine access and uptake globally, advancing vaccine research and development, and amplifying vaccine knowledge and innovation.

Through our Vaccine Acceptance and Demand initiative, we aim to increase acceptance of vaccines and immunization among communities in low- and middle-income countries. Our programs invest in research to further explore the social and behavioral dynamics of vaccine acceptance, including the use of social media interventions to address vaccine acceptance and demand barriers. We bring together communities of social science researchers and scholars, global health experts, and other stakeholders to share and disseminate knowledge. We also engage with media professionals and health workers with educational resources to strengthen their communications about vaccines and immunization and connect journalists to health experts to help them report accurately on immunization.

About the Grant

Sabin is launching its fourth funding cycle of the Social and Behavioral Research Grants program. Successful applicants will be awarded funding for projects to conduct research and implement solutions for up to 18 months beginning in March 2023. Sabin intends to make awards of up to US$70,000 per funded project.

The Sabin Vaccine Institute’s Vaccine Acceptance & Demand (VAD) initiative partners with organizations around the world to better understand the social and behavioral drivers of vaccine acceptance and demand in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and to better inform traditional health information gatekeepers about vaccines and immunization. Through VAD’s Social and Behavioral Research Grants program, we invest in a global network of interdisciplinary researchers and partners who support the design, piloting, and evaluation of community-based and social media and digital health interventions within LMIC populations. Working with professionals closest to communities, we leverage and translate contextualized and evidence-based knowledge into action. Findings and recommendations surfaced from the research shape advocacy to inform and influence policy and programs across the global landscape to improve vaccination uptake.

This year Sabin is inviting proposals for research projects that fall within the following tracks:

• Recovering lost gains in routine childhood immunizations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Building effective adult immunization and life-course vaccination programs in a post-pandemic world
• Operationalizing the WHO Behavioral and Social Drivers (BeSD) framework

Join a dynamic and multidisciplinary cohort of researchers working to improve vaccine acceptance and demand around the globe!

Eligibility

Primary applicant organization and any proposed subaward organization(s) must:

• Be a not-for-profit entity, as this program supports individuals and institutions with limited opportunities and resources for funding. Proposals from for-profit entities will not be considered.
• Conduct the research project in LMIC settings; projects in high-income settings will not be considered
• Have established partnerships with local immunization program(s), civil society organization(s), and/or other non-governmental organizations

Proposed project Principal Investigator(s) and Co-Investigator(s) across primary applicant organizations and any sub-award organizations must:

• Be interdisciplinary in nature and exhibit proof of skillsets from at least three disciplines (e.g., medical anthropology, communications, global health)

While multiple proposals may be submitted by the same Principal/Co-Investigator, Sabin will only fund the individual(s) for one project.

How to Apply

Proposal narratives – in written English – are not to exceed three written pages using 10-point font. A list of key personnel with contact information and institutional affiliations, an annotated budget, project timeline (Gantt Chart), and references are not included in this three-page allotment. Any proposal submitted in alternate languages will not be reviewed. Any proposal that does not include an annotated budget or project timeline with a Gantt chart will not be reviewed. Any proposal exceeding the three-page limit for the specified sections, will be deemed ineligible. Proposals must include the following  (#1-5):

• Research proposal narrative (maximum three pages) to be uploaded within the online application system as a PDF file
• List of key personnel with contact information and institutional affiliations: Principal Investigator(s), Co-Investigator(s), Technical Advisors, Grant Managers
• Annotated budget proposal for up to US$70,000 with explanation of anticipated line items.
• A project timeline in the form of a Gantt Chart, which outlines a maximum of an 18-month project (March 2023 – August 2024) and accounts for pre-protocol implementation activities (e.g., ethics approval), protocol implementation activities (e.g., data collection and analysis), and post-protocol implementation activities (e.g., results dissemination, reporting).
• A reference list detailing any citations included throughout the proposal

Additional requirements within the online submission system

• Brief summary (maximum 250 words) outlining the primary applicant organization team’s experience, skillset, and connection to the proposed project, with particular focus on its interdisciplinary components.
• Brief summary (maximum 250 words) outlining any proposed subaward organization teams’ experience, skillset, and connection to the proposed project, with particular focus on any complementary aspects to be provided through collaboration.
• Short description (maximum 250 words) of the established partnerships the project team has with local organizations and the community where research is to be conducted.

The full application may be submitted here.

Deadline for Submissions: Monday, October 31, 2022, 11:59pm EST

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