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HRCI/HRB Joint Funding Scheme 2024

Introduction

The Rotunda Foundation is pleased to announce that it has launched a call for research applications to take part in the HRCI/HRB Joint Funding Scheme 2024.

The Rotunda Foundation is a member of Health Research Charities Ireland (HRCI- formerly Medical Research Charities Group), which was founded in 1998 with the aim of supporting charities in Ireland to increase both the quality and quantity of healthcare research being done in Ireland. The HRCI represents the joint interests of charities within its membership that specialise in restoring health through medical research, diagnosis and treatment and, where possible, the prevention of disease.

The HRCI-HRB Joint Funding Scheme aims to fund researchers and research teams to conduct internationally competitive and innovative research in areas of strategic relevance to each charity.

The Rotunda Foundation will prioritise research applications that are consistent with our research objectives: To promote and foster the carrying out of high-quality, internationally relevant research, including new procedures and encourage the investigation of the action and effects of various treatment procedures that will be of benefit to women’s health and social care in relation to the delivery of services provided by the Rotunda Hospital.

Funding

The HRCI/HRB Joint Funding Scheme will provide funding for projects up to a maximum of €300,000 per award for projects that have a duration of between 12 – 36 months. (The Rotunda Foundation will provide a budget of up to a maximum of €150,000.) The earliest start date of the grant will be 1^st October 2024.

How To Apply

Opening Date of Expression of Interest: 18^th September 2023

• Applicants wishing to express their intention to submit an application should send an email to: contact@rotundafoundation.ie with the following information:-

1. A brief outline of their application
2. Proposed Project Title
3. Funding Cost of Project
4. 5 key words
5. Which strategic area(s) is the proposed project addressing
6. Name of the Host Institution
7. The name and contact details of the Lead Applicant.

Closing Date for Expression of Interest: 30^th September 2023

• The Foundation will subsequently invite these submissions to make to a full application with the downloaded HRCI/HRB Joint Funding Scheme documents, collated and sent to contact@rotundafoundation.ie

Closing Date for Full Applications: 5pm, Tuesday 31^st October 2023

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