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THE DISCOVERY FOUNDATION AWARDS
DISCOVERY FOUNDATION AWARDS FOR HEALTHCARE IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS
The Discovery Foundation aims to address the shortages and quality of healthcare in rural and underserved areas in South Africa. It does so by providing grants to senior doctors, registrars in training, and specialists in family medicine and other major clinical disciplines that deliver and support healthcare services in rural and underserved areas.
The Discovery Foundation also focuses on building the capacity of institutions and supporting institutional partnerships through direct institutional awards.
APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON 15 JANUARY 2019
THE GRANT
Awards are made in three main categories:
Individual Awards
These awards support the training and development of specialists for rural and underserved areas, and for senior doctors practising in these areas. There are two groups of awards: Awards for registrars (MMeds) and Awards for senior medical doctors.
- Awards of up to R25 000 provide research support for registrars in family medicine and disciplines related to providing specialist services in rural and underserved areas.
- Awards of between R250 000 and R500 000 support senior medical doctors who work in rural and underserved areas. These awards enable recipients to take sabbatical leave of three to six months to undertake training, conduct research or take part in other development activities.
Institutional Awards
This award aims to help improve the quality and delivery of healthcare through support for capacity building.
A grant of between R250 000 and R500 000 is given to an institution that supports training and capacity development for healthcare in rural and underserved areas.
Institutions may apply for grants of between R250 000 and R500 000 yearly for a maximum of three years.
Distinguished Visitor Awards
Grants of up to R250 000 are provided to institutions providing services to both rural and underserved areas and beneficiaries through experienced clinicians (retired or still in active practice) who can provide clinical guidance and mentorship for healthcare in rural and underserved areas. In each case, the institution will secure an agreement with the receiving health service and use the funding to support such visits.
Selection criteria
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Individual Awards
Registrars
Applications are invited from registrars in relevant medical specialist training and from registrars in training in family medicine who have a demonstrated commitment to a future career in healthcare practice in rural or underserved areas.
Evidence of how the training will be applied in practice will guide the selection.
Senior medical doctors
Applications are invited from senior medical doctors (including specialists) who have been practicing in rural or underserved areas for more than five years.
Applications should include a motivation for the sabbatical leave, with a programme of work to be undertaken during the proposed period.
The host institution must provide a letter of agreement to host the successful applicants and a commitment to support the proposed work.
Institutional Award
Applications are invited from facilities that provide support for healthcare capacity development in rural and underserved areas.
Applicant facilities must be linked to an academic institution and provide evidence of a formal partnership.
Requests for support should focus on education, training and development activities which can strengthen individual and institutional capacity.
Distinguished Visitor Awards
Applications should be made by the institution that has secured the services of an experienced clinician and should include evidence of the required service, facility or individual request for assistance, and of the visiting individual and supporting institution’s commitment to comply
All applications must be accompanied by an operational plan.
The application should demonstrate how capacity at the rural or underserved institution will be strengthened.
All applications should therefore make allowance for the potential provision of relevant resources to develop capacity of individuals and the institution as a whole.
Application process
WHAT YOU NEED
Individual Awards
Applicants for individual awards must have South African citizenship or permanent residency.
Registrars applying for a grant must provide formal evidence of acceptance for study, and a letter of support for the application from their academic institution.
Senior medical doctors applying for support during a sabbatical must provide a written commitment from the academic institution that will host them or with which they will be associated.
Each applicant must complete the relevant application form.
Please note: Short-listed applicant must be available for an interview, if required.
Institutional Award
Facilities applying for this award must include a motivation from the academic unit with which they are linked.
Each applicant must complete the relevant application form.
Please note: Short-listed applicants must be available for an interview, if required.
Distinguished Visitor Awards
Applications must be made by the rural or underserved institution.
The nominated distinguished visitor in this category will not be required to hold South African citizenship or permanent residency.
Each applicant must complete the relevant application form.
Applications should provide evidence of the service, facility or individual request for assistance, and of the visiting individual and supporting institution’s commitment to comply
All applications must be accompanied by an operational plan.
The application should demonstrate how capacity at the rural or underserved institution will be increased as well as promote skills transfer.
All applications should therefore make allowance for the potential of developing training resources to ensure skills transfer and increased capacity at the rural institution.
Terms of funding
the fine print
Grants for the Individual Awards will be paid in portions directly to the recipients.
Grants for an Institutional Award will be paid as a lump sum directly to the institution or to an affiliated, registered Trust or a Public Benefit Organisation (PBO).
Grants for the Distinguished Visitor Awards will be paid either to the institution applying for the visitor’s grant, to the institution where the requested visitor works, or to a registered Trust or PBO associated with these institutions.
The Distinguished Visitor Award may be used to cover salary-related costs up to R5 000 and for logistical arrangements such as travel and accommodation.
Payments cannot be made into provincial or local government bank accounts.
If a multi-year grant is approved, the amount of funding will be at the discretion of the Discovery Foundation
If a multi-year grant is awarded, payments will be made in portions subject to certain conditions being met.
Reporting
WHAT WE NEED
For each award category, a detailed written progress report will be required within 12 months of receiving the grant.
A narrative and financial report must be submitted at the end of the grant period.
Closing date: 15 January 2019
DISCOVERY FOUNDATION AWARDS FOR HEALTHCARE IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS
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