Organisation Name:
World Health Organization (WHO) – HRP
Application Deadline:
30 September 2026
About Organisation
The World Health Organization (WHO) is the United Nations specialized agency responsible for international public health. Working with governments, health institutions and partners worldwide, WHO promotes health, protects populations from health threats and advances equitable access to healthcare. Its Human Reproduction Programme (HRP) focuses on research and evidence related to sexual and reproductive health and rights. HRP works with researchers, policymakers, health professionals and communities to strengthen evidence-based approaches to reproductive health challenges. Through research, technical guidance and international collaboration, WHO and HRP contribute to global efforts addressing reproductive health, rights, healthcare systems and inequalities affecting people across different countries and communities.
About the Grant
The Signals of Change SRHR opportunity is a global public consultation rather than a conventional grant programme. Led by HRP and its UN co-sponsors, the initiative forms part of a foresight and research prioritization process covering 2026–2036. Participants are invited to identify emerging trends, disruptions and societal changes that could influence sexual and reproductive health and rights over the next decade. Contributions will help inform a future-oriented research agenda and published report expected in 2027. The consultation considers issues including climate change, digital transformation, migration, discrimination, health systems, legal frameworks, misinformation, demographic change and evolving social conditions.
Who can Apply?
The consultation is open globally to individuals and organizations with relevant knowledge, experience or perspectives on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Participants may include health workers, civil society organizations, youth groups, community organizations, researchers, universities, governments, policymakers, UN agencies, humanitarian organizations, funders, technology organizations, media professionals and people with relevant lived experience. Formal academic evidence is helpful but not mandatory. Practice-based knowledge, community experience and field examples are also welcome. Special interest is given to perspectives from health workers, communities, young people and rights movements that may be underrepresented in conventional research and policy discussions.
How to Apply?
Participants should submit information about emerging signals of change that could shape SRHR over the next decade. Consider how economic, social, environmental, technological, political and health-system changes may affect sexual and reproductive health and rights. Provide relevant evidence where available, while also drawing on practical experience and lived perspectives. Complete the required descriptive information, including name, contact email, country and sector, and submit your contribution through the official consultation process.
Application Deadline
The application deadline is 30 September 2026
Last Date To Apply
For more information, please visit the grant website here.
