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The Mercury Project The Mercury Project: 2023 Call for Proposals

In Fall 2021, the Social Science Research Council launched the Mercury Project , mobilizing social and behavioral scientists in a search for cost-effective and scalable solutions to build vaccination demand and healthier information environments.

With $25M in funding from The Rockefeller Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, and the National Science Foundation, the teams in the Mercury Project consortium are evaluating a portfolio of interventions in 17 countries that vary in settings, target populations, and risk/reward ratios, with the goal of identifying those interventions that most cost-effectively and scalably increase science-based health decision making.  

We are excited to announce a new call for proposals with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Mercury Project now invites proposals to evaluate the causal impacts of online or offline interventions designed to increase demand for vaccinations consistent with national priorities, including childhood vaccines, HPV, polio, measles, and Covid-19 vaccinations, in low- and lower-middle income countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean.

Applicants are encouraged to consider the Mercury Project’s Research Framework in developing proposals. Preference will be given to projects that:

• evaluate the effects of interventions on behavioral outcomes, including vaccination uptake;
• evaluate interventions that are designed and delivered in collaboration with governmental, NGO, and/or corporate partners;
• have demonstrated potential to be cost-effective at scale;
• include researchers and research institutions located in the countries in which the study is being conducted.

Proposed projects may have a duration of up to 30 months. Primary applicant organizations must be tax-exempt organizations or the equivalent in the local context (e.g., nonprofit organizations, universities, governmental units). Proposed budgets should be appropriate to cover project costs, with indirect costs not exceeding 15% of direct costs. 

Proposals will undergo confidential peer review by a panel of scientific experts. Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of scientific merit, potential to cost-effectively increase vaccination demand at scale, and research team inclusivity. Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis; we encourage applicants to submit proposals earlier rather than later. Applications will not be accepted after May 1, 2023.

Proposal Requirements

Applicants will be asked to provide the following information through the Mercury Project application portal.

• Identities of primary applicant organization and any proposed subaward organizations, including organizations’ tax-exempt (or equivalent) status;
• Identities of principal and co-investigators, including disciplinary and institutional affiliations, links to investigator websites or CVs, and contact information for principal investigator;
• Project description, including intervention design, proposed strategy to make causal inferences (e.g., randomized controlled trial or quasi-experimental design), potential causal mechanisms, sample size and power analysis, outcomes of interest, evidence for likely cost-effectiveness at scale, project duration and timeline, discussion of ethical considerations (6 pages maximum);
• Letters of collaboration from implementing partners;
• Project budget and budget narrative, with indirect costs not exceeding 15%.

Mercury Project Research Consortium

Grantees will be expected to participate in the Mercury Project research consortium, including regular monthly virtual research team meetings, at least one in-person convening of grantees and other invited parties, and the development of research and policy briefs written for policy impact. Additional funding for these activities will be provided by the Mercury Project.

If you have questions, please review the FAQ page . Please note that we cannot review materials in advance of submissions. For further questions not addressed in the FAQs, please contact [email protected] . 

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Open Research Area for the Social Sciences Seventh Call for Proposals 2021

Aboriginal peoples, community, regional & enterprise development, creative arts, culture and heritage, governance and public policy, social justice.

Academic Unit: Inquire within your unit

Memorial Deadline: Tuesday 9th, November 2021

External Deadline: Wednesday 17th, November 2021

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The seventh round of Open Research Area (ORA) for the Social Sciences is based on an agreement among the ANR , France; the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Germany; the Economic and Social Research Council of UK Research and Innovation (ESRC), UK ; and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canada.

With the goals of funding high-quality research within their own countries and strengthening international co-operation by working with some of the best researchers internationally, ANR , DFG , ESRC and SSHRC are launching a seventh ORA call for proposals in order to fund the best joint research projects. The scheme will provide funding for integrated projects by researchers coming from at least three of the four subscribing countries.

Proposals may involve any of the disciplines, thematic areas or approaches eligible for SSHRC funding. However, the disciplinary coverage varies according to the involvement of the national agencies. Applicants who are uncertain of whether their proposal would be eligible should contact the relevant national agencies for clarification.

There is also a special opportunity for co-operation with projects in Japan. With the aim of strengthening co-operation between researchers in Japan and ORA partners, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), as the national funding organization of Japan, offers a funding scheme to support projects associated with ORA . For details on the Japanese call, please visit the JPSP ’s website .

ORA  7 will have a new format as compared to earlier ORA funding opportunities. This competition will follow a one-stage, one-application process consisting of a full proposal with a deadline date of November 17, 2021.

National funding agencies will fund proposals according to their respective policies and regulations and the affiliation of the researchers. Canadian teams participating in successful ORA  7 international projects will be funded by SSHRC based on the funding request outlined in the SSHRC National Financial Form .

For questions, please contact: [email protected]

Additional information can be found here.

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Seventh Call for Proposals 2021

The seventh round of the Open Research Area (ORA) is based on an agreement between the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR, France), the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, Germany), the Economic and Social Research Council of UK Research and Innovation (ESRC, UK), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC, Canada).

In order to strengthen international cooperation in the field of social sciences, wishing to fund high quality scientific research within their own countries, and aware that some of the best research can be delivered by working with the best researchers internationally, ANR, DFG, ESRC, and SSHRC are launching a seventh ORA call for proposals to fund the best joint research projects in the social sciences. The scheme will provide funding for integrated projects by researchers coming from at least three of the four subscribing countries – in any combination of three or four countries.

Proposals may be submitted in any area of the social sciences. However, the disciplinary coverage varies according to the involvement of the national agencies. Applicants who are uncertain of whether their proposal would be eligible should contact the relevant national agencies for clarification.

There is again a special opportunity for cooperation with projects in Japan. With the aim to strengthen cooperation between researchers in Japan and ORA partners, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), as the national funding organisation of Japan, renews the funding scheme to support projects, which are associated with ORA.

ORA 7 will have a new format as compared to earlier ORA iterations: the call will follow a one-stage, one-application procedure consisting of a full proposal.

Funding will be distributed among the national agencies according to the affiliation of the researchers, and according to the funding rules of each agency.

How to Apply

Deadline for the submission of proposals is Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 16:00 (CET) . Proposals submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. ANR is the coordinating agency for this round. All proposals for this call will be submitted through the ANR Electronic Submission System SIM.

Webinar for potential applicants

We will hold a webinar for potential applicants to this call on 22 September 2021, which we strongly encourage you to attend. The webinar will be open to participants from around the world, and will provide information and guidance from the funders on the requirements of the call as well as an opportunity for questions and answers. To allow for different time zones we will be holding two identical webinars at 13:00 CET (7:00 ET) and 20:00 CET (14:00 ET), which will each last approximately one hour.

Further Information

Please note the DFG’s data protection notice on research funding, which can be viewed and downloaded at:

• www.dfg.de/privacy_polic y

If necessary, please also forward this information to those individuals whose data will be processed by the DFG due to their involvement in your project.

For details on the JSPS cooperation please see the JSPS website for the Japanese call:

• www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-bottom/02_d_apply.htm l

The complete call documents can be found on the ANR homepage (call secretariat):

• https://anr.fr/ORA 7

All queries relating to this call should be directed to the call Secretariat at:

• [email protected] a

Information on previous calls is available on the DFG homepage:

• www.dfg.de/or a

If you have any further questions, please contact:

Canada, SSHRC

France, ANR

• Sylvie Contrepois Project Officer [email protected] r
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WADA launches call for proposals for 2022 Social Science Research Grant Program

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to launch a call for proposals for its 2022  Social Science Research Grant Program (Grant Program); regarding which, we kindly ask Expressions of Interest (to be submitted via the Agency’s  WADAGrants  platform, by:

• 31 January 2022 (23:59 GMT) for smaller Tier 3 projects.

As part of WADA’s  2020-2024 Social Science Research Strategy – which aims to support WADA’s 2020-2024 Strategic Plan  by focusing on impactful research – WADA’s  Education Committee  oversees the Agency’s Social Science Research for anti-doping, including the work undertaken by WADA’s  Social Science Research Expert Advisory Group . The Social Science Research Grant Program was restructured last year following a review by WADA.

While a full overview of the restructured Grant Program is available in the  Overview and Guidance for Applicants  document, the key changes are as follows:

• There are now three tiers of funding, which are defined by the scale and scope of the research project. Projects in Tier 1 and 2 are subject to a two-stage application process as outlined below, while smaller projects in Tier 3 need only submit a full application.
• There is now a two-stage application process for larger research projects in Tier 1 and 2, which allows for an initial Expression of Interest form to be submitted for consideration and review before a project is approved to progress to the full application stage.
• There are defined research priorities that are of interest to WADA.

WADA welcomes Expressions of Interest in relation to any of the following 12 Social Science Research priorities for the 2022 Grant Program. These priorities were approved by WADA’s Education Committee and are fully described within the  Overview and Guidance for Applicants  document.

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• Horizon scanning (learnings from other sectors/industries that can be applied to Clean Sport)
• Evolution of sport practices
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• People investment
• The role and influence of athlete support personnel
• Clean Sport behaviors

The Education Committee will review the recommendations from the Social Science Research Expert Advisory Group for WADA-funded research projects in April 2022, prior to seeking formal approval from WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) in May 2022; after which, applicants will be notified.

In order to assist applicants, in addition to the Overview and Guidance for Applicants document, WADA has also published four short videos on how to apply for the grants, the structure of the WADA Social Science research Grant Program, and subjects the Agency is interested in funding. Furthermore, in November, WADA’s Education Department will host a webinar series to support applicants from the traditionally underfunded regions of Africa, Asia and Latin America. WADA will communicate more details in the coming weeks regarding its November webinar schedule.

For further information regarding the 2022 Social Science Research Grant Program, please refer to  the Overview and Guidance for Applicants  and Frequently Asked Questions section of the  WADAGrants  platform; or, contact the Agency’s Education Department at  [email protected] .

WADA’s 2021 Social Science Research Grant Program

As it relates to WADA’s 2021 Social Science Research Grant Program, as announced on 9 September 2021 , in May 2021, WADA’s ExCo approved 18 projects out of 62 full applications received, for a total of USD 475,000. This funding will cover research projects in 14 countries, across five continents. This is the highest number of projects ever to be funded by WADA in an annual cycle of the Program; the most countries that will receive funding; and, the largest total sum of money awarded.

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