SVRI Research Grant

Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI)

An annual research grant for work on violence against women and violence against children in low- and middle-income countries, requiring feminist, intersectional and rights-based approaches and safe, ethical engagement of affected communities.

Indicative award

$40k–$100k (total award)Published range of $40,000–$100,000 per award, over a project duration of 12–18 months.

Timing

Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Jul, AugNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.The 2026 cycle closed 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm South African Time. The grant runs annually with calls typically opening mid-year; no future deadline date was published at time of check.

Who can apply

Any faculty rank, Early-career faculty, Postdoctoral, Mid-career & senior

Eligibility

Proposals must be led by an organisation, university or research institution based in a low- or middle-income country; all LMIC countries qualify. Applications are submitted through Proposal Central and are accepted in English, French and Spanish. A high-income-country institution cannot be the lead applicant.

SSWR clusters

Topics

violence against women · violence against children · child sexual violence · technology-facilitated gbv · gbv in higher education

Apply at

https://www.svri.org/svri-research-grant/svri-research-grant-2026/

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Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.

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SVRI Research Grant

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