Applications Invited for SVRI Research Grant 2027 Data to Evidence Grant

About SVRI

The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) is a global organisation committed to advancing research on violence against women (VAW) and child sexual violence (CSV), and other forms of gender-based violence (GBV) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Since 2014, SVRI has supported close to USD 11 million in research across LMICs, building a network of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working to address violence driven by gender inequalities. SVRI’s grant-making is guided by its commitment to research that is locally-led, ethically rigorous, and directed toward strengthening policy and practice in the communities where violence is most prevalent.

About the Grant

The SVRI Research Grant supports innovative research projects that generate evidence to address critical knowledge gaps related to violence against women, violence against children, and gender-based violence. The current Data to Evidence Grant supports researchers based in low- and middle-income countries to analyze existing, ethically sourced datasets and generate new evidence to answer unresolved research questions in the field.

Objectives

The grant aims to:

- Generate new evidence on violence against women and child sexual violence. - Support locally led research in low- and middle-income countries. - Address priority evidence gaps in the field. - Strengthen research capacity and evidence-based policy development. - Promote ethical and impactful research approaches.

Eligibility Criteria

- The lead applicant must be based at an LMIC-based university, research institution, or non-governmental organisation. Individuals unaffiliated with an institution, including independent consultants, or affiliated to a for profit company are not eligible to apply. - The proposed dataset must be ethically sourced, and the applicant must confirm they hold the necessary approval and permission to use it for the proposed analysis. - The lead applicant must not hold another active SVRI research grant or have previously received an SVRI grant. However, institutions that held a past SVRI grant which is no longer active may apply. Note that preference will be given to organisations that have not yet received an SVRI grant. - Researchers based in any low- or middle-income country are eligible; there are no further country restrictions. Grant Value Individual grants will range between USD 30,000 and USD 50,000. SVRI has a total funding envelope of USD 400,000 for this round, so we expect to make between 8 and 13 grants, depending on the budgets requested.

Funding organisation: Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI)

Grant announcement listed on NGOBOX. Applications are made to the funding organisation — see the official announcement.