Grant opportunity
Joint AFRO/TDR Impact Grants for Implementation Research for Regional Priorities 2026-2027
Small implementation-research grants for African researchers working with disease programmes on communicable diseases, health systems and climate-related health challenges.
- Funder
- World Health Organization African Region and TDR
- Applications close 15 September 2026 at 17:00 CEST
- Applications close 15 September 2026 at 17:00 CEST: Sep 15, 2026
- Award
- Up to USD 15,000 per grant
- Applicant
- Researchers based in the WHO African Region working with national disease programmes on implementation research for communicable disease elimination and regional health priorities.
- Discipline
- Implementation Research and Infectious Diseases of Poverty
- Region
- WHO African Region
- Posted
- Aug 31, 2026
Call summary
Overview
WHO AFRO and TDR are inviting implementation research applications that address regional priorities and are developed in close collaboration with disease-control programmes.
Who can apply
Applicants should be researchers based in the African Region and should align their projects with the official priority areas and application conditions.
What it supports
- Infectious diseases of poverty
- Health systems strengthening
- Climate-related health challenges
- Disease programme collaboration
Funding and duration
- Up to USD 15,000 per grant
Applications close 15 September 2026 at 17:00 CEST
Applications close 15 September 2026 at 17:00 CEST: Sep 15, 2026
How to apply
Download the official advert from the WACCBIP notice and submit through the eTDR portal or official route stated in the call materials.
Call details
Source-based overview
The call is designed to support applied implementation research that helps national programmes remove delivery bottlenecks and accelerate control or elimination of communicable diseases in the African Region.
Eligibility
Applicants should be researchers based in the African Region and should align their projects with the official priority areas and application conditions.
Funding and benefits
Up to USD 15,000 per grant
Themes and supported activities
Infectious diseases of poverty
Health systems strengthening
Climate-related health challenges
Disease programme collaboration
Deadline and timeline
Applications close 15 September 2026 at 17:00 CEST: Applications close 15 September 2026 at 17:00 CEST: Sep 15, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Download the official advert from the WACCBIP notice and submit through the eTDR portal or official route stated in the call materials.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.