THE SDG CHALLENGE: SFI/Irish Aid Future Innovator Prize 2021 104 views

Fund for collaborative research teams. Free entry. An overall prize award of €1M. Deadline 6 Oct 2021.

THE SDG CHALLENGE: SFI/Irish Aid Future Innovator Prize 2021

About THE SDG CHALLENGE: SFI/Irish Aid Future Innovator Prize 2021

The SDG Challenge 2021 call will support solutions that contribute to SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, and related goals and targets.

This theme encompasses areas directly relevant to health and well-being, including infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, health systems strengthening, maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health, and mental health amongst others, as well as related areas such as malnutrition, water sanitation, education and sustainable cities and consumption, where a clear impact on health and well-being can be demonstrated.

Solutions must demonstrate context-specific impact in one of the eligible partner countries where Ireland’s ODA is directed, but applicants are also encouraged to consider shared challenges where solutions may have wider impact.

What are the objectives of the SDG Challenge?
The overarching purpose of the SDG Challenge is to develop transformative, sustainable solutions that will contribute to addressing development challenges under the UN SDGs in Irish Aid’s partner countries.

Who can participate?

The SDG Challenge is intended to support highly motivated, transdisciplinary teams committed to developing transformative, sustainable solutions that will contribute to addressing development challenges under the UN SDGs in Irish Aid’s partner countries. It is expected that teams will encompass a range of technical and non-technical skills to address barriers associated with challenge definition and solution deployment, and that they will represent collaborative partnerships between researchers in Ireland and the partner country.

Teams must include expertise in the STEM research area underpinning the proposed solution, but should also include knowledge or experience in areas such as, for example, international development, development economics, or behavioural or social sciences, in order to inform the adoption and impact of novel interventions.

Applications to the prize must identify a core applicant/leadership team comprising a minimum of three or maximum of four members:

• Team Lead (mandatory)
• Partner Country Team Co-Lead (mandatory)
• Team Co-Lead (optional)
• Societal Impact Champion (optional)

Eligible partner countries for this SDG Challenge Call are: South Africa, Ethiopia, Malawi, Uganda, Vietnam, and Tanzania.

Awards/Prizes

Deadline

The deadline for submission of applications to this call will be 6th October 2021 (13:00 Dublin Local Time).

Entry fee

There is no entry fee.

Some useful information

Please visit rules, FAQ and previous winning entries from the official website to take part in THE SDG CHALLENGE: SFI/Irish Aid Future Innovator Prize 2021.