Yale University: Pilot Projects in HIV/AIDS Prevention Research

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Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS: Pilot Projects in

HIV/AIDS Prevention Research

Guidelines for International Proposals

Research projects conducted in other countries pose special

challenges. Applicants should address the following issues in their

proposals:

1. CIRA's international work is focused in Russia, China, India, and

South Africa. CIRA welcomes proposals for research in other

countries as well, provided that the applicant can demonstrate that

he/she either has or is associated with an existing collaboration (in

HIV or other health research) in the country where the research will

take place. CIRA is particularly interested in developing work in

Latin America.

2. Demonstrate an understanding of the HIV/AIDS situation in the host

country and explain the significance of the research project in that

context.

3. Demonstrate the feasibility of conducting the proposed research

within the setting of the host country, given the one-year timeframe.

a. Enumerate any major problems you expect to encounter that are

specific to this research setting, and how these problems will be

addressed.

b. Explain how the day-to-day oversight and supervision of the

project will be accomplished. We expect that the Principal

Investigator will spend sufficient time on-site to direct the project

and that there will be a strong on-site collaborator.

c. Consider language issues. Do you speak the language of the host

country? Will you need a translator or translation services? How

will survey instruments be developed and translated?

4. Demonstrate how this pilot project could lead to a larger study,

bearing in mind that applications for a National Institutes of Health

grant will greatly benefit from an academic (university or other)

collaborator in the host country. For work in Russia, China, India,

or South Africa, CIRA's International Research Core can aid in

linking investigators with academic collaborators (contact Charlene

Caprio: charlene.carprio@...).

5. Address ethical and IRB issues specific to the research setting.

a. It is likely that your IRB will require approval of the project by

an IRB in the host country. State your plans for obtaining this

approval.

b. State how collaborators and research staff in the host country

will receive IRB training in human subjects protection.

6. The proposed host country salary and other expenditures should be

appropriate for that country.

http://cira.med.yale.edu/dev_training/interprojectguide.doc