CIPHER Grants for HIV Research

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Deadline: 26 November, 2012
Open to: early-stage investigators – from inside and outside the field of HIV research
Grant: $75,000 per year up to two years of research

Description

With the generous support of an unrestricted grant from the ViiV Healthcare Paediatric Innovation Seed Fund, the Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research (CIPHER) Grant Programme was established in 2012 to provide a total of US$1 million for research projects that address priority research gaps in paediatric HIV. The CIPHER grant offers early-stage investigators up to $75,000 each for up to two years of research.

The purpose of the CIPHER Grant Programme is to fund research projects that contribute to the optimization of diagnosis, prevention, treatment and care of infants, children and adolescents affected by HIV in resource-limited settings. 

It is targeted at early-stage investigators – from inside and outside the field of HIV research – to address critical research questions related to the long-term impact of HIV infection and treatment on growing children, as well as to examine the impact of HIV or antiretroviral perinatal exposure in uninfected children. Supporting and attracting investigators to the field of paediatric HIV research can help encourage innovative ideas and fundamental research for providing a better understanding of key unresolved questions.

Eligibility

The principal investigator must:

  • be an early-stage investigator, i.e., an individual who obtained her/his final research degree (e.g., PhD or MD followed by research training) less than 10 years before the application deadline.
  • serve for the first time as primary PI for a non-training research grant.
  • fulfill one of the following criteria prior to the submission deadline for the Letter of Intent:
    1. He/she is a clinical/research trainee (e.g., fellow, senior resident) at an academic institute or an institute whose primary mission is research.
    2. He/she has a faculty or comparable position (e.g., assistant professor, lecturer) at an academic institute or an institute whose primary mission is research.
    3. He/she has an established position at an organization with adequate research infrastructure to undertake the proposed research activities.

The research project should demonstrate the potential to contribute to the optimization of HIV diagnosis, prevention, treatment and care for infants, children and adolescents affected by HIV in resource-limited settings by responding to identified research gaps (list of eligible research topics).
Applications are encouraged from any country, but preference will be given to applicants from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) according to the World Bank Clasification.

Grant

Awards will be funded for up to two years and for up to $75,000 per year (including direct research costs and applicable indirect costs).

Application

Application deadline is 31 October 2014. Submit a letter of intent online HERE.

For further details visit official website.

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