Saving lives at birth in low-resource settings
50% of the annual funding has been earmarked for practically oriented research projects that may help achieve the UN Sustainability Goal number 3, aiming at reducing both maternal and newborn mortality by 2/3 from 2010 to 2030.
The Board will prioritize projects relating to interventions on day of birth – including prevention of stillborn deaths.
Priority will be given to applications that:
- Extend beyond local impact, demonstrating long-term practical value and inspiring advancements in other regions or countries.
- Have innovative approaches to more efficient education and implementation.
- Present collaborative initiatives relating to scale-up of proven concepts.
- Take place in the Foundation’s focus countries: Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi, Bangladesh, India, and Nepal.
Application considerations
- Make sure to present a realistic budget.
- If your total project budget should exceed the grant, the Board will consider the likelihood that the project can be carried out with additional funding from other sources.
- Institutional overhead/administration cost related to the project (up to 10%) may be covered and should be included in your budget.
- Practical experience of the applicant(s) to deal with the special challenges typically found in low-resource settings, and a strong commitment for participation also from local partners, are other factors that will be considered.
- We only accept 2 applications per institution/organization.
- Application deadlines are April 1 and October 1 each year. All applications must be submitted through the Foundation’s application platform.
Funding resources
We expect to fund up to 20 projects per year in this category, with a maximum amount of USD 50,000 per project and an average award of approximately USD 30,000.