Table 3 Comparison of ODA-funded programmes for global health and development research initiated in donor countries
Programme/department name | Netherlands | Norway | Sweden | Switzerland | United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Science for Global Development (WOTRO) | Global Health and Vaccination Research (GLOBVAC) | Norway—Global Partner (NORGLOBAL) | Program for Development Research | Research on Global Issues for Development (r4d) | Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) | Newton Fund | |
Managing research funding body | Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research | Research Council of Norway | Research Council of Norway | Swedish Research Council | Swiss National Science Foundation | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Research Councils, academies, space agency and funding councils | UKRI, United Kingdom academies and Met Office |
Programme budget in local currency | ~ EUR 70 million 2013–2020 ~ (EUR 10 million annually)a | NOK 65 million annually 2018–2020 | ~ NOK 569 million 2016–2023 (~ NOK 90–100 million annually)b | ~ SEK 183 million annually | CHF 97.6 million over 10 years (CHF 9.76 million annually) | GBP 1.5 billion over 5 years (GBP 300 million annually) | GBP 735 million 2014–2021 (GBP 105 million annually) |
Average yearly budget in USD (2017 rate) | ~ 12 million | 7.9 million | ~ 11–12 million | ~ 22.3 million | 10 million | 405 million | 142 million |
Percentage of country’s 2018 ODAc | ~ 0.21% | 0.19% | ~ 0.29% | ~ 0.36% | 0.32% | 2.06% | 0.72% |
Period of operation | WOTRO division founded in 1964 | Period 1: 2006–2011 Period 2: 2012–2020 | Period 1: 2009–2014 Period 2: 2016–2023 | Programme established in late 1970s | Programme period 2012–2022 | Programme period 2016–2021 | Programme period 2014–2021 |
Eligibility | Some calls require lead applicants from the Netherlands; others invite lead applicants from LMICs | Norwegian institutions must be project owners. Principal investigator can be from outside Norway | Norwegian research institutions must be primary applicants | Grants must be administered by a Swedish institution | Researchers at Swiss or LMIC institutions are eligible but Swiss institution must be lead applicant | Varies by call/delivery partner | Projects require a lead in the United Kingdom and a lead in the partner country |
Type of partnership with ODA-receiving country researchers | Required | Encouraged | Required | Varies by call for project grants; required for network grants | Required | Varies by call | Required and developed at government level |