How funders can shape epistemically just practices in grantmaking: an implementation science-oriented call

Noa E M Kolpa; Roel Kamerling; Sreeparna Chattopadhyay; Emmanuel Ojo; Mulatu Biru; Igna Bonfrer; Bregje de Kok; Godelieve van Heteren; Kitty W M Bloemenkamp; Beatrijs Stikkers-Muller; Degu Jerene; Ajay Bailey; Koiwah Koi-Larbi; Tessa Roseboom; Wieger Voskuijl; Isabelle L Lange; Veronique Filippi; Indah K Murni; Titus K Beyuo; Manouk A W van de Klundert; Saba Hinrichs-Krapels; Joyce L Browne

doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00403-6

How funders can shape epistemically just practices in grantmaking: an implementation science-oriented call

Noa E M Kolpa^*
, Roel Kamerling
, Sreeparna Chattopadhyay
, Emmanuel Ojo
, Mulatu Biru
, Igna Bonfrer
, Bregje de Kok
, Godelieve van Heteren
, Kitty W M Bloemenkamp
, Beatrijs Stikkers-Muller
, Degu Jerene
, Ajay Bailey
, Koiwah Koi-Larbi
, Tessa Roseboom
, Wieger Voskuijl
, Isabelle L Lange
, Veronique Filippi
, Indah K Murni
, Titus K Beyuo
, Manouk A W van de Klundert

Saba Hinrichs-Krapels, Joyce L Browne

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	181-183
Journal	The Lancet. Global health
Volume	14
Issue number	2
Early online date	11 Nov 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00403-6
Publication status	Published - Feb 2026

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Kolpa, N. E. M., Kamerling, R., Chattopadhyay, S., Ojo, E., Biru, M., Bonfrer, I., de Kok, B., van Heteren, G., Bloemenkamp, K. W. M., Stikkers-Muller, B., Jerene, D., Bailey, A., Koi-Larbi, K., Roseboom, T., Voskuijl, W., Lange, I. L., Filippi, V., Murni, I. K., Beyuo, T. K., ... Browne, J. L. (2026). How funders can shape epistemically just practices in grantmaking: an implementation science-oriented call. The Lancet. Global health, 14(2), 181-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00403-6

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