Important Dates
Application deadline: October 30, 2023
Awards announced by: November 20, 2023
Details
Administrator: Dalal Najjar (dnajjar@cugh.org)
Category: Sponsored funding opportunity, 2023 cycle duration for 24 months for IRB timelines.
Discipline/Subject area: Use of the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index (HGWHI) data set to improve girls or women’s health.
Number of applications per applicant: 1 per applicant.
Number of possible awardees: Up to 4 awards of $10,000 USD per grant award.
Hologic Global Women’s Health Index Overview
A mission of the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index, as established by Hologic, Inc., is to convene groups of academics, women’s health leaders, policymakers, global and country leaders to use these unique data from women and girls aged 15 years and older (further referred to as “women”) covering 94% of the world’s population showing the current state of women’s health and as a guide and strategic framework for action. The objectives of this grant program are to empower the global credibility, utilization, and relevance of this data set to improve women’s health policies and practices based on the strategic framework provided by the HGWHI. Hologic’s strategy is to lead with our data contribution, convening, forming partnerships, and ultimately improve women’s health through action such as: care model transformation and implementation; technical innovations; engagement of policymakers; and women’s health leaders. It is notable that while the HGHWI is based on women’s voices, men are included in this survey as well. This inclusion allows a view of gender disparities and gender gaps in healthcare. In this work, women and men are defined by personal gender identification.
Grant Program Description
This grant funding is directed toward early career medical, policy, and public health professionals as individuals or teams (including graduate students) in the same areas of study. The opportunity focuses on the health women across their life span and the importance of women to families, communities, and economies. In the HGWHI, health is defined broadly by five categories as: preventive care, basic needs, opinions of health and safety, individual health, and emotional health (referred to as “five dimensions of health”). A successful application will: use the HGWHI data and the five dimensions of health framework to increase knowledge and understanding of challenges and opportunities for female health; to transform care models to be more inclusive; to determine a plan to improve health policies for women; and to prioritize women’s health in a country or region.
Projects regarding the following topics will be considered:
- Research on effective healthcare models, programs and policies.
- Research on innovations that improve women’s health including: the social determinants of health; prevention; diagnosis; treatment; and palliative care gaps.
- Actions in a country or region for education/awareness on important women’s healthcare topics.
- The importance of women’s health to human health, societies, and economic development. This can include research on the social and political obstacles that impede women’s health and how they could be addressed.
- Research in the setting of gender disparities and determinants of the Program of Action of the ICPD1994. As women and men were included in the survey, these data are available to review and consider gender disparities and gaps in care in this research.
Grant Program Objectives
- Grant Program Objectives
- Demonstrate how this unique, large data set based on women’s healthcare experiences and perceptions can be used to understand challenges and opportunities as well as entry into the solution space to improve the health of women and girls.
- Support and strengthen partnerships that advance awareness, prioritization, care model transformations and policies to improve women’s health.
- Identify gaps and obstacles to improving the health of women and how these could be overcome.
- Utilize the HGWHI and identify its effectiveness as a tool for improving women’s health.
- Demonstrate the importance of women to families, societies, and economies and how health is inseparable from empowerment.
- Demonstrate the critical connection between women’s health and gender equity globally.
Funding Restrictions
Funds are intended for research support including, but not limited to, technical support, statistical support, research supplies, travel (economy) and publication costs. Indirect fees to implement these projects are non-allowable expenses. Other cost support may be discussed.
Not allowed:
- Post-dated events (events after the project end date)
- Travel or attendance for professional conferences or events; sending healthcare professionals to third-party meetings/conferences including destination travel.
- Sponsoring a fellow for private practice
- Sponsoring a meeting of healthcare professionals.
- Requests for restricted grants (not allowable)
- Advertising, marketing, promotion, or purchase of advertisement
- Purchase of Hologic Equipment is not allowed as this has the appearance/is promoting the Hologic business.
- CUGH conference registration is a non-allowable expense.
- 50% of the grant will be paid upon approval of the application. The remaining 50% will be paid upon delivery and acceptance of the final report, both narrative and financial reports.
- Grantees are responsible for all taxation associated with the grant.
Eligibility
- Faculty and graduate students, must be full-time at a university, who is an institutional member of CUGH or AFREhealth (institutional membership only).
- Research partnerships are encouraged- within university settings, among research institutions and individuals with similar research interests. This could also include private sector partnerships, where impactful.
- Eligible submissions cannot exceed 24 months from the start of the project. The start date will be included in the award notification letter.
- In accordance with human subjects’ policy, proposals involving human subjects must be approved by or under review of an IRB from all institutions—both primary and partnering.
- The 24-month timeline is inclusive of the IRB approvals and investigators must be aware of this potential impact of the regulatory review process on the project.
- While these data are available based on the entire survey including men and women, as well as the HGWHI, supplemental human subject data sets may be required to complete a research project. As such, an addendum or a new IRB could be necessary.
- Ideally there is a clear goal for additional funding for continuation of the project.
Application Requirements (Deadline 5:00 pm ET, October 30, 2023)
- Two-page limit narrative including project title, describing the project focus, significance, potential impact, scalability, expected outcomes, and dissemination plan.
- Project budget and justification (excel sheet). Please include your budget narrative on the excel sheet.
To include in proposal narrative:
- Research partnership: Describe research partners and their roles in the project.
- Expected or available co-funding, if any
Application Review Criteria
- The review will be completed by the CUGH grant review team on behalf of Hologic.
- Scientific Approach: Rigor and technical merit.
- Research partnerships and collaboration.
- Significance- relevance to the grant’s objectives.
- Feasibility in a 24-month timeframe, this timeline includes IRB submission and approval.
- Inclusion of a communication and distribution plan for a study’s findings.
- Potential for future funding: Possibility of continuation, collaboration, and expansion leading to funding from additional sources.
Budget
Cost-effectiveness and availability of support from research partners, mentors, or additional funds. Please note that grantees will be responsible for any taxation associated with this grant. Individuals will be required to submit a W-9 with their application. These funds are being awarded with no indirect fees. This should be included in the 2-page limit.