Call for Applications to Injury Mini-Grants

We are pleased to announce the opportunity to submit mini grant proposals for unintentional injury non-research projects.  Countries are welcome to submit multiple proposals.  Please be sure to follow the proposal guidelines (attached).  These projects should focus on some area of unintentional injury.  This may include (but is not limited to) developing injury surveillance systems, analyzing and reporting injury surveillance data, or implementing and evaluating prevention efforts (e.g., road safety, prevention of injuries to children). 

Please be sure to include (1) a descriptive title of the proposed project, (2) the name, address and e-mail address of the principal investigator; (3) anticipated impact of the project; and (4) the names of participating institutions (e.g., Ministry of Health, university).

Please apply online via the TEPHINET website at the following link: http://www.tephinet.org/content/unintentional-injury-mini-grant-application

Note: You must create an account at www.tephinet.org and be logged in to access the application form.

The deadline for applications is Friday, March 2, 2012

If you have any questions about your projects acceptability for funding or general technical questions about your project that you would like help with before submitting, please email those to: zzb0@cdc.gov .  If you have any questions about how to submit the application online, please email: dsalas@tephinet.org. 

You will have 5 months to complete your project, once it is awarded.  We anticipate funding no more than 4-5 projects, and the average award is expected to be approximately $5,000 USD.

Regards,

TEPHINET Team, in collaboration with CDC/NCIPC