Technology provider window for frontier technology livestreaming. Department for International Development, GB
https://www.gov.uk/international-development-funding/technology-provider-window-for-frontier-technology-livestreaming

Sustainable development grants. Commonwealth Foundation.
http://commonwealthfoundation.com/grants/

STFC/Cern business incubation centre grants
Science and Technology Facilities Council, GB and other funders
https://www.cernbic.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/home.aspx?requestUrl=https://www.cernbic.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/What-is-on-offer.aspx

Visiting international fellowships. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, IN.
https://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/1486564/

Individual Grants Programme: Scientific Networks
https://www.dfg.de/en/research_funding/programmes/individual/scientific_networks/index.html

ENERGY Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF)
http://itfenergy.com/calls-for-proposals/

Scholarships for development-related postgraduate courses. Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – German Academic Exchange Service, DE
scholarships for development-related postgraduate courses. These offer graduates from developing countries the opportunity to undertake a postgraduate degree at a university in Germany. Courses are offered in the following fields at a variety of institutions:
•economic sciences and business;
•administration and political economics;
•development cooperation;
•engineering and related sciences;
•mathematics;
•regional planning;
•agriculture and forest sciences;
•environmental sciences;
•medicine and public health;
•veterinary medicine;
•social sciences and education;
•media studies.
https://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/1348622/

JANE M KLAUSMAN WOMEN IN BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP

https://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/1437850/

Postdoctoral scholarship programme for foreign researchers. Swiss Government, CH

Rockefeller Foundation, US. The selection committee particularly supports meetings that support basic survival needs such as food, water and housing; global health; climate and environment; urbanisation; social and economic security. http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/our-work/bellagio-center/conferences/#international-conferences

Global call for research concept notes: climate-smart livestock systems

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) are investing an initial CAD13.5 million to lead, through IDRC, a fund for climate-smart livestock systems (CSLS) in Africa. The focus of the fund will be to develop new climate-smart livestock technologies and business models to improve animal productivity, promote climate adaptation and lower emission intensity for smallholder livestock farmers in climatic hotspots in Africa. 

Budget: Grant funding of up to a maximum of CAD1,500,000 per project

https://idrc-crdi.ca/en/funding/global-call-research-concept-notes-climate-smart-livestock-systems

December 2023

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Leading House (LH) Africa is inviting applications for Consolidation Grant. This grant is available to researchers who have more than 5 years of post-doctoral research experience and are affiliated with a Swiss Institution of Higher Education. The goal of this instrument is to further develop, consolidate and expand relations and foster new collaborations between Swiss researchers and partners in Africa.

Proposals are expected from the following disciplines:

• Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
• Biological sciences
• Medicine

https://www.swisstph.ch/en/research/leading-house-africa/open-calls

31 October 2023

DAAD CALLS for APPLICATION (PhD in Germany)

Are you interested in a doctorate in Germany? Apply now for Ph.D. opportunities offered by DAAD!
Those who have finished their Master’s degree with above average credentials are eligible to apply for funding for a Ph.D. project at a state or state-recognised institution of higher education or a non-university research institute in Germany under this programme.

See more at: https://www.daad-kenya.org/en/find-funding/scholarship-database/?type=a&origin=64&q=&target=64&status=4&subject=0&onlydaad=1

30 October 2023

Study Scholarships in The Field of Arts

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) invites applications for its study scholarships for graduates in performing arts. These enable non-German graduates in the field of performing arts to continue their education in Germany with a postgraduate or continuing course of study. Scholarships may be used for a master’s or postgraduate degree leading to a final qualification or a complementary course that does not lead to a final qualification, undertaken at a state or state-recognised German university of the applicant’s choice. Projects in the performing arts may cover drama, theatre directing, theatre dramaturgy, musicals, performance studies, dance and choreography.

See more at: https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/?status=&origin=&subjectGrps=&daad=&q=study%20scholarship&page=1&detail=50109971

15 October 2023

Study Scholarships in The Field of Music

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) invites applications for its study scholarships for graduates in the field of music for graduates from selected countries. These enable non-German graduates in the field of music to continue their education in Germany with a postgraduate or continuing course of study. Scholarships may be used for a master’s or postgraduate degree leading to a final qualification or a complementary course that does not lead to a final qualification, undertaken at a state German college of music of the applicant’s choice.

See more at: https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/?status=&origin=&subjectGrps=&daad=&q=study%20scholarship&page=1&detail=57135743

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Leading House (LH) Africa is inviting applications for Research Partnership Grant II. This grant is available to researchers who have between 3 and 5 years of post-doctoral experience and who are affiliated with a Swiss Institution of Higher Education. The goal of this instrument is to further develop, consolidate and expand relations and foster new collaborations between Swiss researchers and partners in Africa.

Proposals are expected from the following disciplines:

• Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
• Biological sciences
• Medicine

https://www.swisstph.ch/en/research/leading-house-africa/open-calls

8 September 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa Women Researchers Programme

Programme promoted by the Office of the Vice President for International Relations and Development Cooperation of the University of Alicante, in collaboration with the Ministry of Participation, Transparency, Cooperation and Democratic Quality, of the Valencian Government. The grants are aimed at women researchers in the predoctoral or postdoctoral stage who, being nationals of one of the countries established in this call, need to complete their training by carrying out short-term research stays at the UA. for the development of their doctoral thesis or research.

See more at: https://sri.ua.es/en/cooperacion/convocatorias/m-africa/women-researchers-sub-saharan.html 

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Leading House (LH) Africa is calling for applications for Research Partnership Grant I from advanced PhD students and early postdoctoral researchers affiliated with a Swiss Institution of Higher Education. The goal of this instrument is to further develop, consolidate and expand relations and foster new collaborations between Swiss researchers and partners in Africa.

Proposals are expected from the following disciplines:

• Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
• Biological sciences
• Medicine

https://www.swisstph.ch/en/research/leading-house-africa/open-calls

Women in STEM2D Scholars Award
The Johnson & Johnson Scholars Award Program aims to fuel development of female STEM2D leaders and feed the STEM2D talent pipeline by awarding and sponsoring women at critical points in their careers, in each of the STEM2D disciplines:

• Science; M.D., Ph.D.
• Technology; Ph.D.
• Engineering; Ph.D.
• Math; M.S., Ph.D.
• Manufacturing; Ph.D.
• Design; M.A., M.S., MDes, MArch, MFA, MLA, Ph.D.

https://www.jnj.com/wistem2d-university-scholars

Royal Academy of Engineering
The Royal Academy of Engineering invites applications for the Africa prize for engineering innovation. The innovation can be any new product, technology or service, based on research in engineering:

• Agricultural Technology
• Biotechnology
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science
• Design Engineering
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Information, Communication and Technology (ICT)
• Materials Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Engineering

https://www.raeng.org.uk/global/sustainable-development/africa-prize/apply

 East African Community scholarship programme – universities
Inter-University Council for East Africa , UG
https://iucea.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=540

TWAS-ICCBS Postgraduate Fellowship Programme
The World Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, invites applications for its postgraduate fellowship programme. This enables young scientists from developing countries other than Pakistan to pursue research leading to a PhD in the chemical and biological sciences at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences in Pakistan, as part of a sandwich degree in their home country.
Click https://www.scholarships.at/out/default.aspx?TemplateGroupID=5&PageMode=3&GrainEntryID=13935&HZGID=14816&LangID=2

Ernst Mach grant Worldwide. Austrian Exchange Service, AT
Enables students and young researchers in the natural sciences, technical sciences, human medicine or health sciences, agricultural sciences, social sciences, humanities or arts to undertake a research or study stay in Austria.
Click https://www.scholarships.at/out/default.aspx?TemplateGroupID=5&PageMode=3&GrainEntryID=13935&HZGID=14816&LangID=2

Africa AI Research Award 2022 Innovation Funding Call for Early Career Reseachers

Data Science Africa (DSA) and Deep Learning Indaba (DLI) are collaborating in the implementation of a research funding initiative spanning the African continent whose objective is to strengthen the pipeline of African AI research by increasing funding pathways. This funding call invites Early Career Researchers in Africa to submit research proposals seeking funding. We are particularly looking to support Early Career Academic Researchers with:

• a PhD for the 3 – 5 years and ideally teaching at a university in Africa;
• a nationality or permanent residency of any African country in the last 5 years;
• a strong background in machine learning, artificial intelligence or data science research, or in any discipline of science;
• a research idea that has sustainable development goals in mind
• a research idea that will be conducted at universities or research institutions in Africa;
• a research project idea that could reach deliverable outputs by early December 2023.

Click here  http://www.datascienceafrica.org/dsa-research-award-2022-early-career/

 TWAS collaborative grants for interdisciplinary research.
Funders Link:  https://twas.org/opportunity/twas-research-grants-programme-interdisciplinary-research-collaborative-grants
Supports collaborative projects jointly carried out by two PIs in the science and technology lagging countries identified by TWAS. Grant support is intended to:
•reinforce and promote interdisciplinary scientific research in developing countries; •strengthen developing countries’ endogenous capacity in science; •enable scientists from developing countries to tackle complex problems through collaborative research project.

Africa AI Research Award 2022 Innovation Funding Call for Junior Reseachers

Data Science Africa (DSA) and Deep Learning Indaba (DLI) are collaborating in the implementation of a research funding initiative spanning the African continent whose objective is to strengthen the pipeline of African AI research by increasing funding pathways. This funding call invites Junior Researchers (MSc and PhD students) in Africa to submit research proposals seeking funding. We are particularly looking to support Junior Researchers with research projects:

•    that are conducted at universities or research institutions in Africa;
•    that have a strong machine learning, artificial intelligence or data science component, in any discipline of science;
•    that have sustainable development goals in mind;
•    that could reach deliverable outputs by the early April 2023.

Click  http://www.datascienceafrica.org/dsa-research-award-2022-junior-researchers/

International climate initiative – small grants. The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
Funder link:  https://www.international-climate-initiative.com/en/project-funding/information-for-applicants/iki-small-grants

Small grants funding initiative covers: threats caused by climate change and biodiversity loss. Projects must address one of the following thematic fields
•mitigating greenhouse gas emissions;

•adapting to the impacts of climate  change;

•conserving natural carbon sinks and forestry;

•conserving biological diversity.

International development fund.  
Funders Link:  https://microbiologysociety.org/grants/international/international-development-fund.html
Applications for international development fund of Microbiology Society assists microbiologists in countries with low-income or lower-middle-income economies.
Grants cover: purchase of consumables or small pieces of equipment

•support for national microbiological facilities such as culture collections which underpin microbiology;

• small project to assist in technology transfer from countries with upper-middle- and high-income economies to countries with lower-middle or low-income economies.

Economy and society international award – scholarships.
Funders Link:  https://www.centesimusannus.org/en/activities/economy-and-society-international-award/
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The Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation economy and society international award – scholarships. These enable young researchers to undertake advanced research courses relating to the study and application of new models of socio-economic development.
Applicants must be under the age of 35 and must have obtained a master’s degree or equivalent between 1 August 2015 and 31 December 2020.

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology:
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) have partnered to offer early-career female scientists from the African Continent, mobility fellowships of 6 to 12 months at the ICGEB laboratories in Trieste (Italy), New Delhi (India) and Cape Town (South Africa), to perform research work on biotechnology and related fields, including Health (Infectious Diseases and Non-Communicable Diseases), Sustainable and Effective Agriculture, Industrial Biotechnology and Renewable Energy.
For more information, click  https://www.icgeb.org/activities/fellowship/WE-STAR/

Kinship Conservations Fellowships
Kinship Fellows join a community of practitioners, where they continue to network and collaborate to address environmental challenges. The global network of 282 Fellows in 58 countries across 7 continents is collaborative, innovative, and dedicated to effective conservation. Fellows bring home new ideas, tools, and inspiration. Their success benefits their organizations and the greater conservation community. For more information, click  https://www.kinshipfellows.org/program/become-a-fellow/apply-for-the-2022-fellowship

Kinship Conservations Fellowships

Kinship Fellows join a community of practitioners, where they continue to network and collaborate to address environmental challenges. Click here for more information

MSc Physics at ICTP-EAIFR 2021/2022;
Applications for the UR MSc Physics program run by ICTP-EAIFR are open. The first year of our MSc program gives students a basic training in Physics similar to what they would typically have at the end of the first year in graduate school in the US. Students can then choose a field of specialization in their second year (Condensed Matter Physics, High Energy Physics, and Geophysics). A number of our students have carried out cutting edge research in their second year (thesis year) and have gone on to PhD programs in the USA, in Europe and to teaching positions in Africa.
For further information, visit https://ur.ac.rw/IMG/pdf/physics02064320210813162006.pdf
Prospective students can apply here: https://e-applications.ictp.it/applicant/login/9013
AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Programme
More details about this opportunity are available at: https://www.africalics.org/phd-vfp-2022/

Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI)
Theme: Ethics and Integrity in Research and Innovation for Development 

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Visiting fellowship. East Africa Social Science Translation Collaborative, US.
http://www.easst-collaborative.org/opportunities.ht

Frances M. Culbertson Travel Grant. USD 2000
Sponsors: American Psychological Association (APA)

Infrastructure for research. Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Sciences | Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, SE. 

Activities supported:

• establishing new research environments;
• creating platforms where cooperation between the research community and other institutions is developed;
• making important archive and library collections available;
• setting up databases.

https://www.rj.se/en/research-funding/infrastructure-for-research/

UNESCO/KEIZO OBUCHI RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAMME

Japanese Funds-in-Trust for thé Capacity-Building of Human Resources, thé Government of Japan

Announcement Letter

Fellowship Application Form

Information sheet

Guidelines to apply

German-African cooperation projects in infectiology. German Research Foundation (DFG) | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DE
https://www.dfg.de/en/research_funding/international_cooperation/international_funding/countries_regions/cooperation_africa/index.html

SDG Partnership facility (SDGP)

(Updated August 2019) With the SDG Partnership facility (SDGP), the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with RVO.nl, aims to contribute to the achievement of various sustainable development goals in developing countries.

https://www.larive.com/sdg-partnership-facility/

GCRF Digital Innovation for Development in Africa (DIDA)

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), are pleased to invite applications for Digital Innovation for Development in Africa (DIDA)

https://www.ukri.org/research/global-challenges-research-fund/gcrf-digital-innovation-for-development-in-africa-dida/

Sustainable development goals partnership facility. Netherlands Enterprise Agencvy (RVO) | Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland, NL.

Project focus areas:

• creating better labour conditions and efficient working procedures;
• reducing malnutrition;
• promoting economic growth in the agricultural and fisheries sector;
• creating sustainable and ecologically sound food chains;
• increasing private investments in developing countries.

https://english.rvo.nl/subsidies-programmes/sdg-partnership-facility-sdgp

EASST Funding & Research Opportunities

EASST is a network of East African universities and research institutions, with a mission to promote rigorous evaluation of social and economic development programs in the region. Scroll down for research and funding opportunities for East African scholars!  view EASST opportunities

Development research collaboration grants in Danida priority countries.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark | Udenrigsministeriet, DK.

Support strategic research cooperation projects that generate new knowledge relevant to the needs and strategies of priority countries including

Kenya.

• sustainable economic development;
• gender equality and development;
• humanitarian assistance and development;
• climate change resilience;
• state building and governance.

https://dfcentre.com/research/calls-for-applications/

Knowledge frontiers – international interdisciplinary research projects. British Academy, GB.
https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/programmes/knowledge-frontiers-international-interdisciplinary-2019

Research fellowship in applied development finance. Global Development Network, INT.http://www.gdn.int/eib-gdn-call

PhD training fellowships for women scientists. Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World, INT and other funders.
https://owsd.net/career-development/phd-fellowship

International award for advancements in green chemistry.
https://iupac.org/iupac-zhejiang-nhu-international-award/

OWSD Early Career Fellowship. Organization for Women in Science For the Developing World 

Offered to women who have completed their PhDs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects and are employed at an academic or scientific research institute in one of the listed Science and Technology Lagging Countries (STLCs).

The OWSD Early Career fellows will be supported to establish an environment at their institution where they can maintain an international standard of research and attract scholars from all over the world to collaborate.

Eligible STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) include:
Agricultural Sciences, Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences, Biological Systems and Organisms, Chemical Sciences, Computing and Information Technology, Engineering Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Medical and Health Sciences, Neurosciences, Physics and Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology.

Click here for more details

OWSD Early Career Fellowship
Organization for Women in Science For the Developing World

Click here for more details

Research grants programme in basic sciences.TWAS Research Grants Programme in Basic Sciences (Groups)
https://twas.org/opportunity/twas-research-grants-programme-basic-sciences-groups

Network grants- Swedish research links programme. Swedish Research Council | Vetenskapsradet, SE. 

Support development of long-term research cooperation between Swedish scientists and scientists within selected low-income to middle income countries. 

https://www.vr.se/english/calls-and-decisions/calls/calls/2018-11-07-network-grant-for-international-collaboration-swedish-research-links.html

APPEAR academic partnership funding. Austrian Exchange Service, AT
https://appear.at/en/about-us/general-information/

Call for applications for the IMU Simons African Fellowship Programme
The programme supports research sabbaticals for mathematicians from African countries employed in Africa to travel to an internationally known mathematical centre of excellence/ university worldwide for collaborative research. Applications close on 1 June.
https://www.mathunion.org/cdc/grants/research-travel-grants/imu-simons-african-fellowship-program

RSA membership research grant. Regional Studies Association, GB. http://www.regionalstudies.org/funding/page/rsa-MeRSA-Grant

Grant for the best initiative relating to an optimal nutritional care approach. Medical Nutrition International Industry, INT. http://www.medicalnutritionindustry.com/mni-grant

PhosAgro/UNESCO/IUPAC research grants in green chemistry. UNESCO, INT and other funders
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/science-technology/basic-sciences/chemistry/green-chemistry-for-life/how-to-apply/

World habitat awards. Building and Social Housing Foundation, GB
https://www.world-habitat.org/world-habitat-awards/

COMING SOON: Project grants for humanities and social sciences. Swedish Research Council | Vetenskapsrådet, SE
https://www.vr.se/forskningsfinansiering/sokabidrag/vetenskapsradetsutlysningar/aktuellautlysningar/projektbidraginomhum anioraochsamhallsvetenskap.5.6b078ee51581835cea274b55.html

Seed awards in science. Wellcome Trust, GB
https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding/seed-awards-science

Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa: Doctoral Dissertation Completion Fellowship
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/next-generation-social-sciences-in-africa-doctoral-dissertation-completion-fellowship/

International fellowships. New Europe College Institute for Advanced Study, EUR
http://www.nec.ro/fellowships/nec-international/call-for-applications

Visiting fellow in the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance. Princeton University, US
https://puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/apply/application.xhtml?listingId=3921

Innovation prize for Africa. African Innovation Foundation, CH.
• agriculture and agribusiness;
• environment, energy and water;
• health and wellbeing;
• Information communication technologies;
• manufacturing and service industry.
http://innovationprizeforafrica.org

Sustainable cities. National Geographic Society, US
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/grants/what-we-fund/rfp/sustainable-cities

URBACT III call for proposals. Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, EU
http://urbact.eu/open-calls-networks

Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
http://www.raeng.org.uk/grants-and-prizes/international-research-and-collaborations/africa-prize/how-to-apply

PhD fellowships. African Economic Research Consortium, KE
Application Deadlines: The PhD thesis research awards applications have two deadlines per year: January 31 for the June award and July31 for the December award.
http://aercafrica.org/index.php/training/collaborative-phd-programme/phd-fellowships

Fellowships. http://awardfellowships.org

African Union Research Grants II Open Call for Proposals
http://au.int/en/AURG

PhD fellowships. Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa, KE.
http://cartafrica.blogspot.co.ke/2015/06/call-for- applications-carta-phd.html

IDRC research awards.
International Development Research Centre, INT. https://www.idrc.ca/en/content/idrc-research-awards-2018

Call for Proposals – Policy Analysis on Growth and Employment (PAGE II)
http://www.pep-net.org/call-proposals

Research and development grants to individuals. Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, US.

            http://www.grahamfoundation.org/grant_programs?mode=individual#

Fine Arts Grants to Individuals
http://www.grahamfoundation.org/grant_programs?mode=individual

International Geoscience Programme (IGCP): Proposal http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/earth-sciences/international-geoscience-programme/proposal-submission/

International geoscience programme – young scientist projects
UNESCO, INT
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/earth-sciences/international-geoscience-programme/proposal-submission/

Research women’s fellowship. Microsoft Corporation, US
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/academic-program/womens-fellowship-program/

DLR Environment, Energy and Health Challenge
http://www.copernicus masters.com/index.php?kat=challenges.html&anzeige=dlr.html

Scholarships for entrepreneurial research. University of Gothenburg | Göteborgs universitet, SE.
http://es.handels.gu.se/english/units/institute-for-innovation-and-entrepreneurship/the-broman-foundation/?languageId=100001&disableRedirect=true&returnUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fes.handels.gu.se%2Favdelningar%2Finstitutet-for-innovation-och-entreprenorskap%2Fbromanska-stiftelsen-for-forskning-och-foretagande%2F

Frontiers of knowledge awards.
Recognise world-class research and artistic creation in a series of basic, natural, social and technological sciences.
http://www.fbbva.es/TLFU/tlfu/ing/microsites/premios/fronteras/presentacion/index.jsp

Food & Business Applied Research Fund (ARF)
A consortium applying for the ARF should consist of at least two partners that integrate different kinds of knowledge and execute a project as an effort of co-creation:
http://www.nwo.nl/en/funding/our-funding-instruments/wotro/food–business-research/food–business-global-challenges/food–business-applied-research-fund-arf.html

Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) – AREF Research Development Fellowships 2016
http://www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/aref/2016/04/04/aref-research-development-fellowship-2016/

SAMSUNG global research outreach – academic research collaboration platform. Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, KR.
http://www.sait.samsung.co.kr/saithome/Page.do?method=main&pagePath=01_about/&pageName=gro_overview

PhD Scholarship at the University of Gibraltar.
Fully-funded Commonwealth PhD Scholarship, open to citizens of any Commonwealth country Research areas: Marine Science and Climate Change, Maritime Studies, Mediterranean Studies, Brexit and Gibraltar
www.unigib.edu.gi/apply-gcs/

Tecniospring Fellowship Programme
Amount Upper €129,280EUR Lower €80,000EUR http://www.catalonia.com/en/our-services/rdtechinnovation/tecniospring/call-for-proposals.jsp

Africa food prize. Yara International, NO. This recognises an individual or institution whose contributions to African agriculture are forging a new era of sustainable food security and economic opportunity for all Africans.
http://yara.com/sustainability/how_we_engage/africa_engagement/africa_food_prize/

Feed the future partnership with partners for food solutions – Global Development Alliance special call for concept papers Agency for International Development (USAID), US
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=293101

ACU TITULAR FELLOWSHIPS (2017)

• George Weston Limited Fellowship: tenable in the fields of agriculture, forestry, food science and food technology
• Gordon and Jean Southam Fellowship: open to applicants working at Canadian member universities
• Hong Kong Jockey Club Fellowship (inward): tenable at any ACU member institution in Hong Kong
• Hong Kong Jockey Club Fellowship (outward): open to applicants working at any ACU member institution in Hong Kong
• Jacky McAleer Memorial Fellowship: tenable in the field of information technology
• Swansea University Fulton Fellowship: tenable at Swansea University in the UK
• University of Manitoba Fellowship: tenable at University of Manitoba in Canada
• University of Oxford Fellowship: tenable at University of Oxford in the UK
• Wighton Fellowship in Engineering: open to staff of engineering departments of ACU member institutions in low and middle-income countries
• Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Fellowship: tenable in the field of accounting

Fellowships which are not tied to a specific subject area are tenable in any of the following fields: education, health and related social sciences, information technology, STEM subjects, sustainable development, and university development and management.

Full details of all fellowships and the link to the application form can be found on www.acu.ac.uk/titular-fellowships. We hope you will share this opportunity with your colleagues.

Nokia visiting professor awards. Nokia Foundation, FI
Distinguished foreign professors to work in Finland. The objective is to support the scientific development of information and telecommunications technologies.
http://nokiafoundation.com/scholarships_and_applying.html

Academic writing residency. Rockefeller Foundation, US
Applicants have to be academics at mid to senior-level positions with a record of significant achievement in:
•advance health; •revalue ecosystems; •secure livelihoods;
•transform cities.
https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/our-work/bellagio-center/residency-program/academic-writing-residency/

Alain Bensoussan fellowships. European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics, FR
Enables early-career scientists to conduct research at leading European centres outside their own country. Research must align with the following topics: computer applications, computer systems organisation, computing methodologies, computing milieux, data, hardware, information systems, mathematics, mathematics of computing, software, theory of computation and other related disciplines.
https://fellowship.ercim.eu/information

Call for Proposals – Funding Innovation
http://common-fund.org/call-for-proposals/

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES CALL: Robotics Competition, Coordination and Support
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/ict-28-2017.html

Project Management. Sponsored Research Program Website
http://www.pmi.org/learning/academic-research/sponsored-research-program.aspx

EXTENDED DEADLINE: Building resilience – education opportunities in fragile and crisis affected environments
•safe learning environments;
•teaching and learning;
•research, data management and evidence building;
•conflict sensitiveness.

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online services/index.cfm?ADSSChck=1491991859023&do=publi.detPUB&searc
htype=AS&orderbyad=Desc&orderby=pub&aoet=36538&nbPubliList=15&page=1&aoref=154521&ccnt=7573876,7573877,7573879&d
ebpub=&userlanguage=en

Call for African Researchers. Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS)
http://minds-africa.org/News.html

International fund for cultural diversity. UNESCO, FR
Promote sustainable development and poverty reduction in developing countries by supporting projects that foster the emergence of a dynamic cultural sector. Activities should facilitate the introduction or elaboration of policies and strategies that protect and promote the diversity of cultural expressions as well as the reinforcement of institutional infrastructures supporting viable cultural industries.
https://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/1182562/

Call for Proposals – Research Networks – Humanities
http://ufm.dk/en/research-and-innovation/funding-programmes-for-research-and-innovation/calls/2016/danish-council-for-independent-research-call-for-proposals-autumn-2016

Strategic innovation programme – research, development and innovation projects in process industrial IT and automation. Vinnova , SE and other funders
http://www.vinnova.se/en/

Productivity improvement in the private and public sectors. http://www.gdn.int/html/page11.php?MID=3&SID=24&SSID=95&SCID=117

Mobilising local knowledge to improve competitiveness strategies programme.Global Development Network, IN
http://gdn.int/html/page2.php?MID=3&SID=24&SSID=5&SCID=72&SSCID=163

Grants4Leads. Bayer, DE
https://www.grants4leads.com

CODESRIA National Working Groups: Call for Proposals
http://www.codesria.org/spip.php?article2527&lang=en

01 Mar 2017

World Habitat Awards
https://www.bshf.org/world-habitat-awards/how-to-enter/

Project grants. Engineering Information Foundation, US.
https://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/246216/

Art Funding: Artists’ Contacts – Promoting Intercultural Exchange Within the Fine Arts
Supports projects in the fields of contemporary art, architecture, design, photography and media art. The focus is on the exchange and substantive cooperation between German actors and cultural practitioners from transition and developing countries. It subsidizes working stays as well as working tours.

http://www.ifa.de/en/visual-arts/art-funding/artists-contacts.html

01 Feb 2017 (Forecast)

CALL: SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY – RESILIENT AND RESOURCE-EFFICIENT VALUE CHAINS: Earth Observation Services for the Monitoring of Agricultural Production in Africa http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/sfs-43-2017.html

Biomedical Resource and Technology Development Grants
Sponsor: Wellcome Trust; Amount £1,500,000GBP
Grant offers up to five years of support.
https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding/biomedical-resource- and- technology-development-grants

Science, Technology, and Public Policy Fellowships: Agricultural Innovation in Africa (AIA)
http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/project/44/science_technology_and_public_policy.html?page_id=348

Visiting Research Fellowships. University of Cambridge- Center for African Studies.
http://www.african.cam.ac.uk/fellowship/casfellowship

Research in sustainable solid waste management. Environmental Research and Education Foundation, US.
Projects related to sustainable waste management
•waste minimisation;
•recycling; •landfilling.
•waste conversion to energy, biofuels, chemicals or other useful products including waste-to-energy, anaerobic digestion, composting, and other thermal or biological conversion technologies;
•strategies to promote diversion to higher and better uses such as organics diversion, market analysis, optimised material management and logistics;
https://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/794105/

Fourth Call For Proposal. Global Agriculture and Food Security Program
http://www.gafspfund.org/content/call-proposals

Research Grants and Support. Nestle Foundation for the Study of Problems of Nutrition in the world.
http://www.nestlefoundation.org/e/research.html

International Law Fellowship Programme
United Nations (UN)
The Fellowship Programme is intended to enable qualified professionals, in particular government officials and teachers of international law from developing countries and countries with emerging economies, to deepen their knowledge of international law and of the legal work of the United Nations and its associated bodies.
http://www.un.org/law/ilfp/

New voices fellowship. Aspen Institute, US
Earth Sciences: This enables a standout development professional to experience a media skills, communication and leadership programme related to global development.
andidate must be nominated by a mentor, supervisor or professor, where possible, and be from the developing world. This fellowship is not intended for journalists or those trained and working in communications.
http://www.aspennewvoices.org

27 Nov 2016( Forecast)

Man and biosphere young scientists awards. UNESCO, FR.

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/man-and-biosphere-programme/awards-and-prizes/mab-young-scientists-awards/

African leaders of tomorrow scholarship programme
Scholarships for young citizens of sub-Saharan African countries to pursue a master’s degree in public administration, public policy or public finance at a Canadian university.
https://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/1685954/

Growing research capability to meet the challenges faced by developing countries. Research Councils UK, GB and other funders.
Partnership building between UK research organisations and researchers and other partners (NGOs, governments and business) in developing countries is an essential part of this call although co-funding from partners is not mandatory.
http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/funding/gcrf/growingcapability/

International geoscience programme – young scientist projects. UNESCO, FR
Funding aims to foster international cooperation between young geology researchers from developing and developed countries early in their careers. http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/earth-sciences/international-geoscience-programme/proposal-submission/

Visiting senior fellowship program. National Gallery of Art, US
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/research/casva/fellowships.html

30 Sep2016 (Forecast)

16 Sep 2016

MRC/DFID African research leader scheme
Strengthen research leadership across sub-Saharan Africa on key global health issues pertinent to the region.
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/browse/mrc-dfid-african-research-leader-scheme-2016-17/

Developing world scholarships. Royal Society of Chemistry, GB
Enable investigators from developing world countries to visit the UK or Ireland to acquire new analytical science knowledge, or experience of analytical science teaching, learning or training methods. Value GBP 5,000
http://www.rsc.org/Membership/Networking/InterestGroups/Analytical/developingworldscholarships.asp

Financial services for the poor initiative Innovations for Poverty Action, US and other funders
https://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/1550205/

Research grants II. African Union, ET. https://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/1019726/

Understanding the energy-health-natural disasters nexus in the urban context in Africa. International Council for Science, FR and other funders. https://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/1779339/

Science award for electrochemistry. Volkswagen Aktiengesellshaft, DE and other funders.
http://www.science-award.com/en/sae/conditions_science-award.htm

06 Aug 2016

31 Jul 2016

31 Jul 2016

31 Jul 2016

Research innovation awards on international development. Arts and Humanities Research Council, GB
https://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/1763888/

Commonwealth scholarships in South Africa
Government of Canada – Gouvernement du Canada, CA
https://www.acu.ac.uk/scholarships/commonwealth-scholarships/

Africa prize for engineering innovation. Royal Academy of Engineering, GB. https://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/1417764/

Pathfinder awards. Wellcome Trust, GB. https://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/1160046/

14 Jun 2016

01 Jun 2016

Research grants programme in basic sciences.TWAS, IT. (Researcher Age Limit- 45years) http://twas.org/opportunities/research-grants

31 May 2016

31 May 2016

12 May 2016

20 May 2016

Skoll awards for social entrepreneurship. Skoll Foundation, US. http://www.skollfoundation.org/about/skoll-awards/

01 Mar 2016

28 Feb 2016

08 Jan 2016

Research in sustainable solid waste management. Environmental Research and Education Foundation, US. Specific Topics:

• Waste minimization
• Recycling
• Waste conversion to energy, biofuels, chemicals or other useful products. This includes, but is not limited to, the following technologies:
  • Waste-to-energy
  • Anaerobic digestion
  • Composting
  • Other thermal or biological conversion technologies
• Strategies to promote diversion to higher and better uses (e.g. organics diversion, market analysis, optimized material management, logistics, etc.)
• Landfilling

https://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/794105/

01 Jan 2016

FURS Research Grants within the field of urban and regional studies. Applications must be received by 31 January each year.
http://www.ijurr.org/foundation-for-urban-and-regional-studies/research-grants/

01 Feb 2016

Special project award. Bayer, DE. Supports research projects in the field of haemophilia. http://www.bayer-hemophilia-awards.com/awards/

17 Nov 2015

20 Nov 2015

New frontiers of hydrocarbons prize. Eni, IT The Eni Award was created to develop better use of renewable energy, promote environmental research and encourage new generations of researchers.
http://www.eni.com/eni-award/eng/bandi.shtml

Small grants. International Visegrad Fund, SK. Projects in cultural cooperation, scientific exchange and research, education, youth exchange, cross-border cooperation and promotion of tourism.
https://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/1251591/

Smithsonian Mpala (KENYA) postdoctoral fellowship. Smithsonian Institution, US.
http://www.smithsonianofi.com/fellowship-opportunities/mpala-postdoctoral-fellowship/

03 Dec 2015

14 Dec 2015 (Forecast)

31 Dec 2015