In considering potential research topics, applicants should be aware of HEI's current areas of interest, as described in the draft HEI Strategic Plan for the Health Effects of Air Pollution 2020-2025. This plan focuses on four key areas:

• Accountability: testing the links between air quality and health.
• Complex questions for the complex air pollution mixture.
• Transportation and urban health.
• Global health.

HEI encourages investigators to submit applications addressing these high priority research areas, but will also consider particularly innovative or high quality applications in other areas that are relevant to the overall goals of HEI's programme.

One or two awards may be presented each year. Each award will be up to $500,000 for three years in total costs to support a research project.

The funds can be used to provide salary support for the investigator and supporting junior personnel as well as operating costs, including supplies and equipment.

Eligible candidates are scientists of any nationality holding a PhD, ScD, MD, DVM, or DrPH degree or equivalent. At the time of application the candidate should have two to seven years of research experience after obtaining the highest degree and must be at the Assistant Professor level or equivalent at an academic or research institution.

Candidates can apply to this award twice in their career.

Applications (in .pdf format) may be submitted to HEI by email(ELIMINAR) funding@healtheffects.org. The application process consists of two steps. Applicants should first submit a Preliminary Application. The HEI Research Committee will review the Preliminary Applications and invites selected candidates to submit a Full Application.

The deadlines for the latest Request for Applications (RFA 21-2) are:

• Preliminary Application: 25 March 2022.

• Full Application: 23 September 2022

In case of interest, please contact leonor.norton(ELIMINAR)@sjd.es