Application and reporting forms

Calls for letters of interest (LoI)

The Scientific Advisory Committees and the Special Project Teams may issue Calls for Letters of Interest (LOI) as an initial step to identify potential research groups and promising ideas to be considered for funding or further proposal development.

Please submit individual letters of interest as instructed on each TDR application call, listed in the left hand links.

Grant application assessment review form

This form is designed to:

• Inform prospective applicants of how applications are reviewed and provide a framework for critical and objective assessment of the proposal
• Provide comments as feedback to the applicant with a clear indication of the strengths and weaknesses of the proposal as appropriate
• Provide a clear recommendation to WHO/TDR on whether or not to fund the proposed research project or proceed with the implementation of the protocol.
• Make recommendations / suggestions which will guide the investigator in the development or improvement of the research protocol where the proposed research has enough merit to justify funding

• Sample grant application assessment review form
  pdf, 52kb

Reseach grant application form

Please note: the completed research grant application must be sent by email or post to the email address on the research call to arrive no later than the deadline stipulated in the call for proposals. Facsimile (fax) copies or submissions arriving after the deadline will not be processed for review. In addition, Part I (administrative information) and the budget (with original signatures) must be sent by post/courier to TDR offices in Geneva:

World Health Organization/TDR
20, Avenue Appia
CH–1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland

• Research grant application form
  doc, 640kb

Progress and renewal report assessment review form

This form is designed to:

• Provide a critical and objective assessment of the work done in the past 12 months and inform investigators of how reports are reviewed.
• Provide feedback to the investigator with a clear indication of the strengths and weaknesses of the document.
• Provide recommendations to WHO on whether to continue funding, suspend or end the research project.
• Make recommendations to guide the investigator in the subsequent stages of the project.

• Progress and renewal report assessment review form
  doc, 388kb

Progress and renewal report form

For annual progress reports, requests for renewal or changes in scope, and final reports on research and development projects supported by TDR.

• Progress and renewal report form
  doc, 519kb

Final report form

• Final report form
  doc, 454kb
• Sample final report assessment review form
  pdf, 44kb

Financial report form

• Financial report on technical services agreement
  xls, 86kb