{"id":5869,"date":"2018-03-04T15:01:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T19:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plataformalac.org\/?p=5869"},"modified":"2018-03-04T15:01:33","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T19:01:33","slug":"2018-robert-carr-research-award-call-for-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plataformalac.org\/en\/2018\/03\/2018-robert-carr-research-award-call-for-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 ROBERT CARR RESEARCH AWARD \u2014 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: icaso.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Dr. Robert Carr passed away suddenly at the age of 48 in early 2011, a loss that stunned people working in the HIV field. In the months after his death, ICASO worked with partners to establish the Robert Carr Memorial Lecture at the biannual International AIDS Conference, as a tribute to his legacy. The lecture provides a platform for individuals and organizations that have advanced human rights as part of the global response to AIDS. Robert was particularly passionate about the need for cross-disciplinary research to inform policy and advocacy efforts. It is this passion that ICASO, Human Rights Watch (HRW), the International AIDS Society (IAS), and the Center for Public Health and Human Rights (CPHHR) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health wished to honor by establishing the Robert Carr Research Award at AIDS 2014, and continued at AIDS 2016 with the added support of Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC) and the Global Form on MSM and HIV (MSMGF).\u00a0 As a group, we are carrying forward the award and memorial lecture this year at AIDS 2018 in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n

The Robert Carr Research Award celebrates Robert\u2019s vision of collaboration between community organizations, academic researchers, and advocates to advance human rights-based policies and practices in countries where communities disproportionately affected by HIV continue to face discrimination, social rejection, violence and imprisonment\u2013often by government officials and agencies. Robert\u2019s commitment to translating findings from research collaborations between community and academic partners into tangible policy development and advocacy efforts is the driving force behind this prize. This year\u2019s winners will be announced at the 22nd<\/sup>\u00a0International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in July 2018.<\/p>\n

Nominations open to the public<\/h3>\n

For the first time, the award partners are pleased to have nominations\u00a0open to the public<\/u>. This means that anyone can submit a nomination, either of a project they have been directly involved with or not, which they would like to see recognized for outstanding collaboration between community and academic partners.<\/p>\n

The deadline for nominations is 31 March 2018<\/strong>. The nomination system will be open from today, 1 February 2018. The nomination must explain how the study meets the criteria listed below, and must be submitted through the online form.<\/p>\n

The online nomination form is available\u00a0HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Eligibility Criteria<\/h3>\n

To be eligible for the Award, the research project must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n