Royal Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygene Small Grants

Purpose of small grants
To enable early career researchers and global health professionals in the field of tropical medicine or global health to undertake clinical or scientific research or fieldwork, as standalone projects or distinct elements within a larger project.

Small grant value and timescale

The maximum RSTMH small grant awarded is £5,000 (including VAT).

Small grant permitted use

Small grants can be used for the following expenditure:

• Consumables • Field expenses, including salaries or per diems • Field transport • Travel • Accommodation • Items of equipment or software

Thematic priorities

Applications focused on the thematic areas listed in RSTMH’s five-year strategy will be prioritised.

These are listed below:

• Neglected tropical diseases, with a particular focus on their overlap with noncommunicable diseases and the Sustainable Development Goals • Malaria, with a particular focus on drug resistance • One Health and wider planetary health. The consideration of human health alongside animal health, and the environment, in the context of social, economic and political factors • Topical issues including, but not limited to, emerging diseases
• Drug resistant infections

Guidance for applications

Application criteria

Applicants for a small grant can be based anywhere in the world and can be of any nationality.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be early in their career. Guidance for this is below, we do not define this in terms of years of work or study • Have a clear research plan for which they are seeking support • Ideally be employed by, or affiliated to an organisation, though we will consider applications from those not affiliated or employed • Demonstrate limited alternative sources of funding • Have access to adequate supervision • Have the appropriate insurance to carry out the research • Hold a registered bank account • Be a RSTMH member. Applications can be submitted from non-members but, if successful, winners would need to join RSTMH • Have not received a RSTMH small grant in the last two years • Submit only one application for a small grant per year

Applications must meet the following criteria:

• Be full and complete • Be submitted through our online system by the deadline of midnight GMT on 15 April 2019 • Not be for retrospective work