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The World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology Africa Network (WAAVP-AN) is an umbrella network working towards the control of parasitic diseases of animals, and the advancement of the practice of veterinary parasitology on the continent of Africa. This network aims to consolidate efforts towards reducing the economic and health impact of animal parasites, including those that co-infect humans (zoonoses). WAAVP-AN also aims to establish a framework to train and retain the human resources that underpin long-term sustainable parasite control efforts on the African continent.
The support under this funding scheme aims for an improved control of veterinary parasites. Thus, the objective of the sub-grants is to support research and/or training; bringing the financial ability to drive veterinary parasite control to the members of the network, and support to initiatives that include any activity that demonstrates impact to drive improved control of ecto/endo parasites of animals on the African continent. The grant will support a range of activities such as research, capacity building (postgraduate training - MSc, PhD, Postdoctoral, short-term trainings related to parasite diagnosis & management, parasite management tools development, among others.
Proposals should focus on the control of parasites and parasitic diseases of animals, where new solutions would significantly reduce the burden of animal parasites in Africa. These solutions should target sustainable management and surveillance of parasites & parasitic diseases of importance in Africa, and the reduction of the use of antiparasitic drugs, while demonstrating commitment to climate change mitigation. Four thematic areas have been identified as being research priority areas for the 1st Call for WAAVP-AN Innovations and Capacity Building Grants: a. Integrated & sustainable parasite management including antiparasitic resistance management, b. Capacity building and education in veterinary parasitology (short-course training on parasite diagnosis, symposia, creation of pedagogical material etc.), c. Veterinary parasite characterization, diseases mapping and prediction. d. Socio-economic impacts of veterinary parasites including One-Health
The total grant for this call is US$750,000 which shall comprise of small grants of up to $25,000 and large grants of up to $200,000. Supported projects will be in research and capacity building towards the advancement of veterinary parasitology and control of animal parasitic diseases in Africa. Travel fellowships will be considered as a small research grant and should be associated with a specific research question within the thematic areas. The duration for all projects under this call shall not exceed three (3) years (36 months), including the time required for project set-up, research activities and final reporting. The inclusion of project set-up (buffer time) is important because projects will not be extended beyond 36 months. The organization/institution managing the awarded funds shall be considered as the implementing partner (within the project team) and shall not sub-grant any portion of the funds to third parties. That is, it shall not be allowed to make calls for proposals for subprojects. The proposals need to: a. provide details of potential benefits/outputs from the project. b. demonstrate consideration (if any) of the potential environmental impacts of project activities. c. demonstrate how gender inclusivity will be promoted and adopted with respect to the following: i. project team composition and leadership, ii. the design and implementation of the proposed activities. WAAVP-AN is under no obligation to issue any funds prior to the applicant returning a fully executed Grant Agreement to WAAVP-AN. WAAVP-AN reserves the right to cancel this call at any time without prior notice and/or not to issue any grants under this call.
Concept notes that meet the following eligibility criteria will be considered for technical evaluation during the first stage. 1. The lead applicant must be an African citizen and African-based professional working in the field of veterinary parasitology for a legally recognized African Institution (public or private), 2. The lead applicant must be a member of the WAAVP-AN Community of Practice 3. The project team must comprise at least 2 applicants (1 lead applicant and 1 co-applicant) from different organizations. Collaborations between different African countries will be given priority, 4. The project team should be gender inclusive. Teams led by women and early career scientists/professionals will be given priority. However, this should not compromise the expertise needed to accomplish the project objectives, 5. The concept note submitted must be in the format recommended by WAAVP-AN 6. Applicants from the International Research Institutions including the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) centres are not eligible as lead applicants but are eligible as co-applicants or collaborating organizations.
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