International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

The International Development Research Centre is a Canadian federal Crown corporation, created by an Act of Parliament in 1970 as the world’s first agency dedicated to funding research led from low- and middle-income countries. As part of Canada’s foreign affairs and development work, it funds high-quality research in developing regions and helps move the findings into the hands of researchers and policymakers. IDRC works closely with African institutions through its regional offices in Nairobi and Dakar and regularly funds African-led research teams, so a number of its calls are open to University of Malawi staff.

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IDRC — Addressing Neglected Areas of Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights in sub-Saharan Africa (ANeSA)

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) · Canada

Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) underpin healthy, productive lives, yet evidence on sustainable, equitable, gender-transformative SRHR interventions for under-served populations in sub-Saharan Africa remains thin. ANeSA, co-funded by IDRC, Global Affairs Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, funds implementation research that improves SRHR service design, policy and systems. This call supports a second cohort of up to six Implementation Research Teams.

Deadline: LoI launch 29 June 2026 · Letters of Interest deadline 23 August 2026 (00:00 ET)40 days left
Value: Up to CAD 1,200,000 per team (up to 6 new teams); shortlisted LoIs receive a CAD 50,000 proposal-development award
Focus: Medicine & health · Public health

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