Deadline: 15-Jun-23

Do you have practical ideas for enhancing equity and inclusivity within institutional research mentorship? If yes, then apply for the Equity & Inclusivity in Research Mentorship Program.

TDR Global “HEalth Research MEntorship in Low and Middle-Income CountrieS” (HERMES) practical guide identified substantial disparities in the practice of research mentorship. Many under-served groups have fewer mentorship opportunities. Underserved groups such as women, early to mid-career researchers, and those above retirement age and not formally engaged in research institutions are often left out. Local mentors are neglected, and high-income country mentors are prioritized, continuing vicious cycles. This open call focuses on age and gender dimensions of mentorship and examines how age intersects with gender to influence mentorship options, opportunities and disadvantage or privilege. This highlights the need to make institutional research mentorship more equitable and inclusive in LMICs.

Purpose

• The purpose of this open call is to identify innovative strategies to enhance equity in the practice of institutional research mentorship programmes, with a focus on age and gender related dimensions.
• This will include ideas to create more equal opportunities within research mentorship programmes in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and identify methods for measuring equity as it relates to institutional research mentorship.

Prize Details

• Exceptional ideas will be recognized by the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR).
• Selected finalists will receive tailored feedback from judges. Each finalist team will receive 500-2000USD to pilot their ideas. Supported financially to present the ideas in a relevant conference.
• Successful pilots will inform a revision of the HERMES Practical guide in 2024.
• Also, selected finalists will be invited to Join TDR Global and have their profiles featured on the TDR Global platform.

Eligibility Criteria

• Any one above 18 years of age who work or live in LMICs are eligible to submit to this open call. They are particularly interested in ideas from woman-identifying, non-binary identifying individuals as well as those serving as mentees or mentors.
• Language for the entries
  • Submissions in all six official languages of the UN are welcome. This includes English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and Russian.

Judging Criteria

Submissions will be judged on a 1-10 scale according to the following four criteria:

• Clear description of ideas focused on equitable mentorship using one or more social stratifiers for equity. They are particularly interested in age and gender dimensions that influence mentorship
• Potential for enhancing inclusivity in research mentorship in LMICs
• Innovation in resource constraint settings
• Potential for implementation and sustainability

For more information, visit Social Entrepreneurship to Spur Health (SESH).