Grant Presentation: Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research (CIPHER) Grant Programme Linda-Gail Bekker, South Africa

CIPHER Grant Programme Aim For early-stage investigators For targeted paediatric HIV research in LMICs Grants Up to US$75,000 for up to two years ($150,000 maximum) First round launched at AIDS 2012 US$ 1.3 million awarded to 9 grantees in 2013 and 2014

CIPHER grantee Suvaporn Anugulruengkitt Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Adverse events of 6-week zidovudine / lamivudine / nevirapine antiretroviral prophylaxis regimen for prevention of HIV mother-to-child transmission among high risk neonates in Thailand

CIPHER grantee Heather Bailey University College London, UK HIV-positive youth in Ukraine: characteristics, outcomes and models of service provision

CIPHER grantee Jackson Mukonzo Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, Uganda Optimization of pediatric antiretroviral therapy during co-treatment of HIV-associated cancers

CIPHER grantee Irene Njuguna University of Washington Global Assistance Program, Kenya Financial incentives to increase pediatric HIV testing

CIPHER grantee Birkneh Tadesse Hawassa University, Ethiopia Improving treatment of HIV infected Ethiopian children through better detection of treatment failure

to be awarded at AIDS 2016 Applications open 1 October 2015 CIPHER is pleased to launch its largest round of PAEDIATRIC HIV RESEARCH GRANTS US$ 1.2M