Wellbeing of Women

Research grants

Wellbeing of Women awards Research Project Grants annually.

We invite applications for projects in basic science, clinical or translational research in the areas of Pregnancy and Childbirth, including pre-term birth, miscarriage and fertility, Quality of Life issues such as menopause, incontinence and prolapse, sexual health, menstrual disorders and endometriosis and Gynaecological Cancers.

We would particularly like to encourage applications for research into gynaecology of menopause.

The upper grant award limit for these grants is £200,000 in total over two to three years. Research must be undertaken in the UK.

The deadline for this round is Friday 3rd September 2010. Please apply using the process outlined below.

The process:

Award of a project grant is subject to the acceptance of the Wellbeing of Women’s Terms and Conditions for Research Grants. We do not pay indirect costs.

Applications are subject to external peer review by at least three assessors from either the UK or abroad. Assessors are asked to comment on the significance of the topic to Wellbeing of Women’s aims and objectives, the details of the proposal, the people and workplace, value for money, ethical and other considerations, translational potential or potential for clinical outcome.

All applications are then considered at the meeting of our Research Advisory Committee in January whose members then make recommendations to our Trustees. The Trustees’ decision will normally be made by early February.

Award of the Wellbeing of Women/Sands Project Grant will be made following assessment by the Wellbeing of Women Research Advisory Committee and by agreement with the Trustees of both charities.

Once a decision has been made, successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified. Applicants are sent anonymised copies of external and internal reviews.

On receipt of a research grant, the principal applicant and officer responsible for administering the grant at the host institution[s] must sign a declaration accepting Wellbeing of Women’s Terms and Conditions before the grant can be activated. All necessary legal and regulatory requirements in order to conduct the research must be in place, and all necessary licences and approvals obtained before the research funded by the Wellbeing of Women grant commences.

Grant holders are required to submit reports during and at the end of their award, and to inform the charity of any publications and presentations resulting from their research work to enable the charity to promote dissemination of the research funded to experts and beneficiaries.

Application Form and Application Guidelines
Please read the guidelines carefully before completing the application form.
GUIDELINES
APPLICATION FORM
One e-mail version (word format), plus one original signed version and 1 copy on disc of the form must be received by:
Philip Matusavage, Research Grants Manager by 5pm on 3rd September 2010
email: pmatusavage.wellbeingofwomen@rcog.org.uk
mail: Wellbeing of Women, 27 Sussex Place, London NW1 4SP