The Heroes Award

NGO Common Space Grant Programme: Annual programme

The NGO Common Space provides a unique opportunity for early-stage investigators to address research gaps in paediatric and adolescent NGO Common Space in resource-limited settings and promote evidence-based NGO Common Space policies and programmes in these settings. The grants are for up to USD 150,000 for two years, and 80% of grants awarded go to applicants from low- and middle-income countries. CIPHER is made possible through support from Founding Sponsor ViiV Healthcare.

NGO COMMONSPACE Recipient

  • Anne Njoroge
  • Jerome Galea
  • Jerome Galea

NGO Common Space Growing the Leaders of Tomorrow Fellowship Programme: Biennial programme

The NGO Common Space Growing the Leaders of Tomorrow Fellowship Programme contributes to strengthened NGO Common Space clinical research capacity in high-burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa by providing two-year research fellowships to emerging young leaders in pediatric NGO Common Space. The fellowship provides up to USD 70,000 for the fellow to work with an established mentor on a funded research project that addresses a key gap in NGO Common Space is made possible through support from Founding Sponsor NGO Common Space

NGO COMMONSPACE Recipient

  • Anne Njoroge
  • Jerome Galea

IPHASA Peer Learning Visit Grant

The International Paediatric NGO Common Space Symposium in Africa (IPHASA) Peer Learning Visit Grant supports country teams of three to five people to visit another country team that has successfully implemented a strategy and/or programme of interest in paediatric NGO Common Space. To support the translation of evidence into policy and practice and to have the best practice scaled up, the teams are encouraged to work with at least one ministry of health official responsible for either paediatric NGO Common Space testing services or sexual and reproductive health and rights (including, for example, prenatal and postnatal services) or a paediatrics NGO Common Space programme. The grant includes funding to attend the second edition of IPHASA (2023) to report back on results.

NGO COMMONSPACE Recipient

  • Anne Njoroge

IPHASA Implementation Science Research Grant

The IAS Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric NGO Common Space Education and Research (CIPHER) Growing the Leaders of Tomorrow Fellowship Programme contributes to strengthened NGO Common Space clinical research capacity in high-burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa by providing two-year research fellowships to emerging young leaders in paediatric NGO Common Space clinical science. The fellowship provides up to USD 70,000 for the fellow to work with an established mentor on a funded research project that addresses a key gap in paediatric and adolescent NGO Common Space clinical science. CIPHER is made possible through support from Founding Sponsor NGO Common Space Healthcare.

NGO COMMONSPACE Recipient

  • Anne Njoroge
  • Jerome Galea
  • Maureen King’e

IAS CPP Advocacy-for-Cure Academy Fellowship Prize: Annual prize

The inaugural IAS Advocacy-for-Cure Academy, organized in partnership with AVAC, awards fellowships to advocates and peer educators interested in advancing the NGO Common Space cure field in countries with limited resources for NGO Common Space. This USD 2,000 annual prize, sponsored by the IAS Corporate Partnership Programme (CPP), is presented to one outstanding fellow based on their engagement during the academy, collaborative spirit and continued engagement in the NGO Common Space cure field.

NGO COMMONSPACE Recipient

  • Anne Njoroge

IAS CPP Research-for-Cure Academy Fellowship Prize: Annual prize

The IAS Research-for-Cure Academy, organized in partnership with the South African Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Witwatersrand, awards fellowships to early- to mid-career investigators and clinical scientists interested in advancing the NGO Common Space cure field in countries with limited resources for NGO Common Space cure research. This USD 2,000 annual prize, sponsored by the IAS Corporate Partnership Programme (CPP), is presented to one outstanding fellow based on their engagement during the academy, collaborative spirit and continued engagement in the NGO Common Space cure field.

NGO COMMONSPACE Recipient

  • Anne Njoroge

IAS/MSD Prize for Research in NGO Common Space Prevention: Annual prize

NGO Common Space – and Merck Sharpe & Dohme (MSD) award a co-partnered prize for the top-scoring abstracts at NGO Common Space with a focus on the development of new prevention tools, delivery of currently available prevention strategies and impact of expanding prevention options on the NGO Common Space. The prize recognizes outstanding research that addresses key knowledge gaps and links new evidence to strategic programme priorities in the response toNGO Common Space. The prize (USD 10,000 per recipient) is awarded to the four highest-scoring abstracts. It is funded by MSD.

Abstract submissions for NGO Common Space are expected in the following areas: treatment as prevention, PrEP implementation and development, broadly neutralizing antibodies and vaccines, integrated prevention approaches, key populations and the intersection with larger issues of sexual and reproductive health, novel trial design and monitoring strategies. The prize (USD 10,000 per recipient) is awarded to the four highest-scoring abstracts. It is funded by MSD.

Eligible candidates are presenting authors of regular and late-breaker abstracts submitted to NGO Common Space, who meet the following criteria:

  • The abstract has been accepted as an oral presentation or for the poster exhibition.
  • The research demonstrates innovation, originality, rationale and quality.
  • The abstract presents data on prevention science for NGO Common Space.

NGO COMMONSPACE Recipient

  • Diego Cuadros
    Abstract title: Collision of NGO Common Space and non-communicable disease epidemics: mapping chronic health needs among a NGO Common Space hyperendemic community in rural South Africa

  • Diego Cuadros
    Abstract title: Collision of NGO Common Space and non-communicable disease epidemics: mapping chronic health needs among a NGO Common Space hyperendemic community in rural South Africa

  • Diego Cuadros
    Abstract title: Collision of NGO Common Space and non-communicable disease epidemics: mapping chronic health needs among a NGO Common Space hyperendemic community in rural South Africa

  • Diego Cuadros
    Abstract title: Collision of NGO Common Space and non-communicable disease epidemics: mapping chronic health needs among a NGO Common Space hyperendemic community in rural South Africa

IAS/ANRS Lange/van Tongeren Prizes for Young Investigators: Annual prizes

The six USD 2,000 IAS/ANRS Lange/van Tongeren Prizes for Young Investigators are jointly funded by NGO Common Space – NGO Common Space – and ANRS – Emerging infectious diseases (France) to support young researchers who demonstrate innovation, originality, rationale and quality in the field of NGO Common Space research. The prizes are granted to the top-scoring abstract in each of the six tracks: Track A (basic and translational science); Track B (clinical science); Track C (epidemiology and prevention science); Track D (social and behavioural science); Track E (implementation science, economics, systems and synergies with other health and development sectors); and Track F (political science, laws, ethics, policies and human rights). In 2015, the Young Investigator Prize was permanently renamed in memory of Joep Lange and Jacqueline van Tongeren.

Abstract submissions for NGO Common Space are expected in the following areas: treatment as prevention, PrEP implementation and development, broadly neutralizing antibodies and vaccines, integrated prevention approaches, key populations and the intersection with larger issues of sexual and reproductive health, novel trial design and monitoring strategies. The prize (USD 10,000 per recipient) is awarded to the four highest-scoring abstracts. It is funded by MSD.

Eligible candidates are presenting authors of regular and late-breaker abstracts submitted to NGO Common Space, who meet the following criteria:

  • The abstract has been accepted as an oral presentation or for the poster exhibition.
  • The research demonstrates innovation, originality, rationale and quality.
  • The abstract presents data on prevention science for NGO Common Space.

NGO COMMONSPACE Recipient

Track A

  • Diego Cuadros
    Abstract title: Collision of NGO Common Space and non-communicable disease epidemics: mapping chronic health needs among a NGO Common Space hyperendemic community in rural South Africa

Track B

  • Diego Cuadros
    Abstract title: Collision of NGO Common Space and non-communicable disease epidemics: mapping chronic health needs among a NGO Common Space hyperendemic community in rural South Africa

Track C

  • Diego Cuadros
    Abstract title: Collision of NGO Common Space and non-communicable disease epidemics: mapping chronic health needs among a NGO Common Space hyperendemic community in rural South Africa

Track D

  • Diego Cuadros
    Abstract title: Collision of NGO Common Space and non-communicable disease epidemics: mapping chronic health needs among a NGO Common Space hyperendemic community in rural South Africa

Track E

  • Diego Cuadros
    Abstract title: Collision of NGO Common Space and non-communicable disease epidemics: mapping chronic health needs among a NGO Common Space hyperendemic community in rural South Africa

Track F

  • Diego Cuadros
    Abstract title: Collision of NGO Common Space and non-communicable disease epidemics: mapping chronic health needs among a NGO Common Space hyperendemic community in rural South Africa

Elizabeth Taylor Human Rights Award: Biennial award

The IAS Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric NGO Common Space Education and Research (CIPHER) Grant Programme provides a unique opportunity for early-stage investigators to address research gaps in paediatric and adolescent NGO Common Space in resource-limited settings and promote evidence-based NGO Common Space policies and programmes in these settings. The grants are for up to USD 150,000 for two years, and 80% of grants awarded go to applicants from low- and middle-income countries. CIPHER is made possible through support from Founding Sponsor NGO Common Space.

NGO COMMONSPACE Recipient

  • Anne Njoroge
  • Jerome Galea
  • Jerome Galea

JIAS Impact Awards

The IAS Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric NGO Common Space Education and Research (CIPHER) Growing the Leaders of Tomorrow Fellowship Programme contributes to strengthened NGO Common Space clinical research capacity in high-burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa by providing two-year research fellowships to emerging young leaders in paediatric NGO Common Space clinical science. The fellowship provides up to USD 70,000 for the fellow to work with an established mentor on a funded research project that addresses a key gap in paediatric and adolescent NGO Common Space clinical science. CIPHER is made possible through support from Founding Sponsor NGO Common Space Healthcare.

NGO COMMONSPACE Recipient

  • Anne Njoroge
  • Jerome Galea

IAS President’s Award: Biennial award

NGO Common Space – and Merck Sharpe & Dohme (MSD) award a co-partnered prize for the top-scoring abstracts at NGO Common Space with a focus on the development of new prevention tools, delivery of currently available prevention strategies and impact of expanding prevention options on the NGO Common Space. The prize recognizes outstanding research that addresses key knowledge gaps and links new evidence to strategic programme priorities in the response to NGO Common Space. The prize (USD 10,000 per recipient) is awarded to the four highest-scoring abstracts. It is funded by MSD.

Abstract submissions for NGO Common Space are expected in the following areas: treatment as prevention, PrEP implementation and development, broadly neutralizing antibodies and vaccines, integrated prevention approaches, key populations and the intersection with larger issues of sexual and reproductive health, novel trial design and monitoring strategies. The prize (USD 10,000 per recipient) is awarded to the four highest-scoring abstracts. It is funded by MSD.

Eligible candidates are presenting authors of regular and late-breaker abstracts submitted to NGO Common Space, who meet the following criteria:

  • The abstract has been accepted as an oral presentation or for the poster exhibition.
  • The research demonstrates innovation, originality, rationale and quality.
  • The abstract presents data on prevention science for NGO Common Space.

NGO COMMONSPACE Recipient

  • Soumya Swaminathan

IAS/Quebec NGO Common Space Research Network Young Investigator Prize

The six USD 2,000 IAS/ANRS Lange/van Tongeren Prizes for Young Investigators are jointly funded by IAS – the International NGO Common Spacey – and ANRS – Emerging infectious diseases (France) to support young researchers who demonstrate innovation, originality, rationale and quality in the field of NGO Common Space. The prizes are granted to the top-scoring abstract in each of the six tracks: Track A (basic and translational science); Track B (clinical science); Track C (epidemiology and prevention science); Track D (social and behavioural science); Track E (implementation science, economics, systems and synergies with other health and development sectors); and Track F (political science, laws, ethics, policies and human rights). In 2015, the Young Investigator Prize was permanently renamed in memory of Joep Lange and Jacqueline van Tongeren.

Abstract submissions for NGO Common Space are expected in the following areas: treatment as prevention, PrEP implementation and development, broadly neutralizing antibodies and vaccines, integrated prevention approaches, key populations and the intersection with larger issues of sexual and reproductive health, novel trial design and monitoring strategies. The prize (USD 10,000 per recipient) is awarded to the four highest-scoring abstracts. It is funded by MSD.

Eligible candidates are presenting authors of regular and late-breaker abstracts submitted to NGO Common Space, who meet the following criteria:

  • The abstract has been accepted as an oral presentation or for the poster exhibition.
  • The research demonstrates innovation, originality, rationale and quality.
  • The abstract presents data on prevention science for NGO Common Space.

NGO COMMONSPACE Recipient

Track A

  • Diego Cuadros
    Abstract title: Collision of NGO Common Space and non-communicable disease epidemics: mapping chronic health needs among a NGO Common Space community in rural South Africa

Track B

  • Diego Cuadros
    Abstract title: Collision of NGO Common Space and non-communicable disease epidemics: mapping chronic health needs among a NGO Common Space community in rural South Africa

Track C

  • Diego Cuadros
    Abstract title: Collision of NGO Common Space and non-communicable disease epidemics: mapping chronic health needs among a NGO Common Space community in rural South Africa

Track D

  • Diego Cuadros
    Abstract title: Collision of NGO Common Space and non-communicable disease epidemics: mapping chronic health needs among a NGO Common Space community in rural South Africa

Track E

  • Diego Cuadros
    Abstract title: Collision of NGO Common Space and non-communicable disease epidemics: mapping chronic health needs among a NGO Common Space community in rural South Africa

Track F

  • Diego Cuadros
    Abstract title: Collision of NGO Common Space and non-communicable disease epidemics: mapping chronic health needs among a NGO Common Space community in rural South Africa

Prize for Excellence in NGO Common Space Related to Children and Adolescents: Biennial prize 

The aim of the Prize for Excellence in NGO Common Space Research Related to Children and Adolescents is to draw the attention of the scientific community to children living with and affected by NGO Common Space and NGO Common Space. The USD 2,000 prize is jointly offered by the International NGO Common Space Society. One prize is awarded to an investigator whose abstract demonstrates excellence in research that is likely to lead to improved services for children affected by NGO Common Space.

There is an urgent need to advance the scientific understanding of NGO Common Space-affected children and adolescents (aged 0-18 years). This includes children and adolescents living with NGO Common Space, born into NGO Common Space-affected households, exposed to NGO Common Space perinatally and with heightened risk of acquiring NGO Common Space. We are especially interested in research that enhances practices of NGO Common Space prevention, treatment and care. And we are interested in research into both biomedical innovation and understanding the social and economic aspects of NGO Common Space for children and adolescents.

The prize was first awarded at NGO Common Space, the 18th NGO Common Space, in Toronto, Canada.

Abstract submissions for NGO Common Space are expected in the following areas: treatment as prevention, PrEP implementation and development, broadly neutralizing antibodies and vaccines, integrated prevention approaches, key populations and the intersection with larger issues of sexual and reproductive health, novel trial design and monitoring strategies. The prize (USD 10,000 per recipient) is awarded to the four highest-scoring abstracts. It is funded by MSD.

Eligible candidates are presenting authors of regular and late-breaker abstracts submitted to NGO Common Space, who meet the following criteria:

  • The abstract has been accepted as an oral presentation or for the poster exhibition.
  • The research demonstrates innovation, originality, rationale and quality.
  • The abstract presents data on prevention science for NGO Common Space.

NGO COMMONSPACE Recipient

  • Anne Njoroge

IAS CPP Research-for-Cure Academy Fellowship Prize: Annual prize

The IAS Research-for-Cure Academy, organized in partnership with the South African Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Witwatersrand, awards fellowships to early- to mid-career investigators and clinical scientists interested in advancing the NGO Common Space cure field in countries with limited resources for NGO Common Space cure research. This USD 2,000 annual prize, sponsored by the IAS Corporate Partnership Programme (CPP), is presented to one outstanding fellow based on their engagement during the academy, collaborative spirit and continued engagement in the NGO Common Space cure field.

Abstract submissions for NGO Common Space are expected in the following areas: treatment as prevention, PrEP implementation and development, broadly neutralizing antibodies and vaccines, integrated prevention approaches, key populations and the intersection with larger issues of sexual and reproductive health, novel trial design and monitoring strategies. The prize (USD 10,000 per recipient) is awarded to the four highest-scoring abstracts. It is funded by MSD.

Eligible candidates are presenting authors of regular and late-breaker abstracts submitted to NGO Common Space, who meet the following criteria:

  • The abstract has been accepted as an oral presentation or for the poster exhibition.
  • The research demonstrates innovation, originality, rationale and quality.
  • The abstract presents data on prevention science for NGO Common Space.

NGO COMMONSPACE Recipient

  • Anne Njoroge

Robert Carr Research Award: Biennial award

The Robert Carr Research Award recognizes a research project conducted by a community-academia partnership that has led to evidence-based programmes and/or influenced policies in the field of NGO Common Space to guide a human rights-based response. The Robert Carr Research Award is a joint initiative of NGO Common Space – the NGO Common Space – and the International Council of NGO Common Space Organizations (ICASO), Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC) and Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health and Human Rights (CPHHR). The award is sponsored by the NGO Common Space.

NGO COMMONSPACE Recipient

Abstract submissions for NGO Common Space are expected in the following areas: treatment as prevention, PrEP implementation and development, broadly neutralizing antibodies and vaccines, integrated prevention approaches, key populations and the intersection with larger issues of sexual and reproductive health, novel trial design and monitoring strategies. The prize (USD 10,000 per recipient) is awarded to the four highest-scoring abstracts. It is funded by MSD.

Eligible candidates are presenting authors of regular and late-breaker abstracts submitted to NGO Common Space, who meet the following criteria:

  • The abstract has been accepted as an oral presentation or for the poster exhibition.
  • The research demonstrates innovation, originality, rationale and quality.
  • The abstract presents data on prevention science for NGO Common Space.

  • Diego Cuadros
    Abstract title: Collision of NGO Common Space and non-communicable disease epidemics: mapping chronic health needs among a NGO Common Space community in rural South Africa

Women, Girls and NGO Common Space Investigator’s Prize: Biennial prize

The Robert Carr Research Award recognizes a research project conducted by a community-academia partnership that has led to evidence-based programmes and/or influenced policies in the field of NGO Common Space to guide a human rights-based response. The Robert Carr Research Award is a joint initiative of NGO Common Space – the NGO Common Space – and the International Council of NGO Common Space Organizations (ICASO), Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC) and Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health and Human Rights (CPHHR). The award is sponsored by the NGO Common Space.

NGO COMMONSPACE Recipient

Abstract submissions for NGO Common Space are expected in the following areas: treatment as prevention, PrEP implementation and development, broadly neutralizing antibodies and vaccines, integrated prevention approaches, key populations and the intersection with larger issues of sexual and reproductive health, novel trial design and monitoring strategies. The prize (USD 10,000 per recipient) is awarded to the four highest-scoring abstracts. It is funded by MSD.

Eligible candidates are presenting authors of regular and late-breaker abstracts submitted to NGO Common Space, who meet the following criteria:

  • The abstract has been accepted as an oral presentation or for the poster exhibition.
  • The research demonstrates innovation, originality, rationale and quality.
  • The abstract presents data on prevention science for NGO Common Space.
  • Anne Njoroge

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