Opportunity profile: Embedding inclusivity in women’s health

When writing a Wellbeing of Women grant application, diversity of perspective is essential

Top tips

• Involve patients when crafting your bid and ensure that your representation of women is inclusive and diverse.
• Wellbeing of Women is keen to fund taboo topics and research into conditions affecting quality—not just quantity—of life.
• The charity favours research with the potential for clinical impact within five years of project completion, but this can include fundamental research.
• Have your lay section read by a layperson.
• Grants should be multidisciplinary; consider what expertise is needed to give the research the best chance of success.

Wellbeing of Women covers the breadth of women’s reproductive health, which it breaks down into the three main areas of fertility; gynaecological and reproductive health; and gynaecological cancers.