Accelerating Innovation in Vaginal Formulations in Support of Women’s Health South Africa

Description

1) Objective

They are soliciting applications that contribute to development of vaginal formulations that promote optimal drug delivery within the vaginal compartment while positively supporting the vaginal milieu, and that also possess beneficial effects, even if unrelated to the API intended effect, that a user might consider desirable, such as enhancement of sexual pleasure. They anticipate identifying product-agnostic features that promote vaginal health and that broadly appeal to women to advance product development and formulations for women’s health. They welcome innovations at any stage of development that meet the scope of this call.

2) Eligibility

This initiative is open to research institutes, NGOs, academic institutions, government agencies, and for-profit companies, with priority given to women-led projects and collaborations based in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Projects must be based in South Africa and led by South African principal investigators, who are citizens or permanent residents.

3) Location

Actions must take place in South Africa.

4) Budget

Projects with a duration of up to two years and a maximum requested budget of Up to $250,000 USD (~R4.5 million) per project are eligible for funding. Exploratory projects with shorter durations/lower budgets that focus on high-risk, innovative areas are strongly encouraged and will be given priority.

5) Application