How to Apply for Funding Research teams interested in applying for funding should become familiar with Ecohealth priorities, approach, and current calls for proposals: web.idrc.ca/ecohealth, and read IDRC guidelines on how to apply for funding. Research teams applying for funding from the Program must be based in organizations capable of administering funds. Individuals seeking funds for research or training should consult the IDRC Fellowships and Awards Program web.idrc.ca/awards. There is strong competition for limited funding. Competitive Calls for Proposals Current Ecohealth Competitive Calls for Proposals are posted in Ecohealth News. All IDRC-managed Calls are also posted on Current IDRC Competitions and announced through the monthly IDRC Bulletin. Regular Ecohealth FundingEach year, in addition to strategic programming and competitive calls for proposals, the Program explores new research ideas. Interested researchers should develop a short concept note (3-5 pages) describing their idea, fit with Ecohealth program priorities, proposed approach, partners, and intended outcomes. Research team expertise, an initial budget outline (including any other sources of funds) and a timeline should also be included. Researchers should contact an IDRC Research Officer or Program Officer to discuss the suitability of their research idea. Send inquiries to ecohealth@idrc.ca. Concept notes are reviewed at least twice a year. Deadlines for 2011 are March 1st and October 1st. Applicants will receive a confirmation message upon submission of an idea. After review, unsuccessful submissions will be acknowledged with a short message. Ideas of possible interest to IDRC will be followed up by a Program Officer within 6 weeks of the submission deadline. For successful ideas, it can take 6 to12 months from the submission of a concept note to finalising a grant. Due to limited funding, it will not be possible to fund all interesting ideas. IDRIS+: Browsing through the Program website and IDRC's project database (IDRIS+) can help researchers to better understand the types of projects funded by IDRC and to identify knowledge gaps that may be of interest to the Program. This database can also serve as a tool to find potential research partners. Canadian collaboration: consistent with the mandate of IDRC, the Ecohealth Program strives to respond to the research ideas and priorities of developing country partners, and support research capacity in developing countries. Collaboration with Canadian (and other developed-country partners) can be considered. In such instances, IDRC requires strong Southern leadership or co-leadership of the research, and prefers that the Southern partner institution hosts the project. Exceptionally, the Ecohealth Program will consider requests to support research ideas led by a Canadian or international organization.
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