Randomized Controlled Trial on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Reproductive Tract Sequelae in Non-Pregnant Women

June 10, 2025

Contact

rid-grantsmgt@ug,edu.gh

Deadline

Jul 07, 2025

The Gates Foundation is seeking letters of intent (LOIs) from organizations to conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in sub-Saharan Africa comparing STI screening and standard of care syndromic management. This Grand Challenge on Randomized Controlled Trial on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Reproductive Tract Sequelae in Non-Pregnant Women aims to fill critical gaps in understanding of the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and related sequelae attributable to STIs and to evaluate the impact of etiologic STI screening and treatment on morbidity.

 Award Budget and Project Duration

Awards of 8 million to 10 million USD per project, with a grant duration of up to 48 months

 Eligibility

  • This initiative is open to nonprofit organizations, for-profit companies, international organizations, government agencies, and academic institutions.
  • Study design must be randomized controlled trial or comparable, robust prospective in Sub-Saharan African settings.
  • Applicants are encouraged to build upon existing and/or complimentary projects/studies/trials and to collaborate with other institutions.
  • Particularly, applications involving projects led by African Primary Investigators (PIs), women, early-career researchers, and practitioners seeking to innovate in women's health measurement, or from women-led organizations and applications from institutions based in LMICs are encouraged.

 Webinar

 June 17 from 7:00-8:00 AM Pacific Time. To participate, please register and submit your questions ahead of time.

 Application Due Date:

Jul 07, 2025, 11:30 am PDT

 For more information on the call, kindly see attached or visit: https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/challenge/randomized-controlled-trial-sexually-transmitted-infections-stis-and-reproductive-tract

 All interested person(s) are to communicate their intention to submit an application to RID Grants Management Office at rid-grantsmgt@ug,edu.gh