Themed calls - FAQ

Developing your research proposal

What is meant by ‘Health Technology’?

Health Technology is an internationally recognised term that covers any method used by those working in health services to promote health, prevent and treat disease and improve rehabilitation and long-term care. "Technologies" in this context are not confined to new drugs or pieces of sophisticated equipment. For more details see our what is HTA page.

How often are 'themed calls' run?

We only run one 'themed call' per year and each year is a different theme so Diagnostic Tests and Test technologies will not be run again any time soon.  However our Clinical Evaluations and Trials funding stream welcomes applications throughout the year http://www.hta.ac.uk/funding/clinicaltrials/index.shtml

What would be seen as a reasonable timescale for a project submitted to this call?

There are no limits on the duration of projects that the HTA will look to fund. Each proposal will be assessed and the timescales, amongst other things, looked at. The Board may decide that the timings can be reduced (or increased) for some proposals before they will agree to fund them. In short, the Board will not be put off by a proposal simply because it will run for a long time.

We advise applicants to be candid about the amount of time and money they think their project will require.

What is the contact information for the Themed Call Team?

You can either e-mail us on htatcall@soton.ac.uk or call us on Tel: 023 8059 6704.

What does it mean when my proposal is 'transferred'?

To help researchers take advantage of the fact that several NIHR programmes are managed by the same coordinating centre (NETSCC), we may on occasion, transfer an application from one programme to another.  We will coordinate the transfer of applications between programmes by contacting our colleagues in the relevant programme.

A transfer between NETSCC-managed programmes takes place where a proposal is rejected by the receiving programme as being out of remit but is, after discussions between the relevant Programme Directors, identified as being within remit of another programme. This may take place at any stage between initial remit check and consideration of the outline proposal by the relevant Board.

Transferring a proposal from one programme to another does not imply that it will be funded by the receiving programme – that will be a decision for the relevant funding committee at which the transferred proposal is considered. If your proposal is transferred you will be notified by NETSCC of the next steps.

 

Obesity

Where can I locate further information about the obesity themed call?

For further information on the obesity themed call please visit the NETSCC website.

Pandemic Flu

Where can I locate further information about the pandemic flu themed call?

For further information on the pandemic flu themed call please visit the NETSCC website.

Unanswered questions

I have some questions not answered here – what should I do now?

Take a look at the FAQ pages for the funding stream you are interested in as further information is available on those pages.  If you are still unable to find the answer to your question then please contact us using the following details:

For HTA commissioned calls: please email your query to htacommissioning@soton.ac.uk

For HTA Clinical Evaluation and Trials: please email your query to htacet@soton.ac.uk

For HTA Themed Calls: please email your query to htatcall@soton.ac.uk 

 

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