WAHSA programme Action on Pesticides: Call for pre-proposals for grant writing workshop

The Work and Health Programme in Southern Africa (WAHSA) is calling for the submission of pre-proposals (2 page research ideas) from researchers in the SADC region for a grants writing workshop to be held in May 2006. WAHSA is a collaborative programme to develop capacity in occupational health in Southern Africa funded by SIDA and focused on the SADC region.

Pre-proposals are invited in the following four areas that form the priorities of the Action on Pesticides component of the WAHSA programme.

1. Surveillance for pesticide use, exposure and health impacts.
2. The effectiveness of hazard communication mechanisms (labelling and safety data sheets) for working populations
3. Risk perceptions and risk communication amongst those groups dealing with pesticides
4. Training in pesticide safety

Applications will be reviewed by a scientific committee and successful applicants invited to a 2-day grants writing workshop in May 2006. Successful applicants will be expected to interact with members of the scientific committee via email prior to the workshop so as to develop their research ideas further as preparation. At the workshop, participants will be taken through a process of turning their two-page outline into an application for funding. Researchers experienced in writing grant proposals and project officers with experience of funding agencies will share their expertise as part of the workshop.

The outputs of the workshop will be twofold:
1) Training in how to write a good grant proposal;
2) A proposal on a topic within the focus areas of the WHSA Action on Pesticides which can be submitted to funders.

Please note that WAHSA will not be funding the actual research, only the preparation of grant applications, and cannot guarantee any funding application success.

More detail on the background to the project and process are contained in the attached files, or will be posted on the WAHSA website.

WAHSA
c/o Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health
Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine,
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Private Bag X7, Congella, 4013
South Africa
Tel: 27 31 260 4507 Fax: 27 31 260 4663
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.wahsa.net