Sponsor

Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN).

Program

HIV Endgame Program [1]

Description

The HIV Endgame Program - Game Changer Awards, supports people and projects (including innovative, discovery-based and investigator-driven-game-changing projects) that have the potential to:

• Meet the needs of populations in Ontario most affected by HIV.
• Drive changes in policy and practice across the HIV prevention, engagement, and care cascade.
• Lead to more integrated health and social services.
• Identify effective ways to address the social determinants that have a negative impact on the health of communities most affected by HIV.
• Contribute to a rapid learning HIV health and social system.

The Game Changer Awards provide project funding to generate game-changing knowledge, and pilot and scale-up game-changing interventions. There are two types of Game Changer Awards: Breaking New Ground [2] and Implementation Science [3].

Eligibility

For eligibility criteria, please refer to the application guidelines related to the award on the HIV Endgame Program  [4]website [1].

Maximum Project Value

Breaking New Ground: $50,000 to $150,000.

Implementation Science: $150,000 to $250,000.

Indirect Costs

0%.

Project Duration

Breaking New Ground: up to two years.

Implementation Science: up to three years.

Special Notes

Please note that research activities carried out in the context of COVID-19 need to adhere to the University of Guelph COVID-19 research principles, policies, guidelines and processes as they may be updated from time to time and communicated on the Office of Research web-page [5].

How to Apply

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to the application guidelines related to the award on the HIV Endgame Program website [1].