Funding News & Opportunities No 2 of 2023

POLICY BRIEFS

The December 2022 edition of the University of Nairobi policy brief series has been published. You can access the series through the following link: https://uonresearch.uonbi.ac.ke/basic-page/policy-briefs

The Office of Associate Vice-Chancellor, RIE is currently receiving policy briefs for the Quarter I edition to be published in March/April 2023. Kindly send your policy briefs to Director, Research & Enterprise through the following email: policybriefs@uonbi.ac.ke

GRANT PROPOSAL WRITING TRAINING

The Office of the Associate Vice-Chancellor, RIE has organized a Grant Proposal Writing training scheduled for Thursday, February 16, 2023. The training targets Academic Staff who have not been trained in Grant Proposal writing before. This is therefore to request interested staff members to register for the training using the link below. Few slots are available and participants will be selected on a first-come basis.

Register here https://forms.gle/6EsciYvochY5i2CXA

Funding Opportunities

The following new funding opportunities have been added to the funding Opportunities Portal.  Please contact our office if you need any assistance in the preparation of your proposals.  Also, note that some of the opportunities have very tight deadlines.

 Opportunities are available for:

1.      Research and Innovation Grants

2.      Awards

3.      Fellowships and Scholarships

1.  RESEARCH AND INNOVATION GRANTS

 Thematic Area: Multi-Disciplinary

 Title: ICGEB Research Grants

Funder: International Center for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (ICGEB)

Url:  https://www.icgeb.org/activities/grants/

Deadline: April 30, 2023

Title: Call for Mini-Grant Proposals

Funder: The University of Nairobi (Kenya) and the University of Johannesburg (South Africa)

Url: https://edt.ubuntunet.net/call-for-mini-grant-proposals/

Dateline: February 28, 2023

Title: Grants to support innovation pilots in developing country contexts

Funder: US Agency for International Development

UrL: https://www.usaid.gov/div/about

Dateline: RollingTitle: Climate Impacts Awards: Unlocking urgent climate action by making the health effects of climate change visible

Funder: Wellcome

UrL: https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/climate-impacts-awards

Deadline: April 13, 2023

Thematic Area: Health

Title: Mental Health Award: Finding the right treatment, for the right people, at the right time for anxiety and depression

Funder: Wellcome

UrL: https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/mental-health-award-finding-right-treatment-right-people-right-time-anxiety

Deadline: June 7, 2023

Thematic Area: Climate, Environment

Title: Title: Commonwealth Climate Resilience Challenge Grants

Funder: Association of Commonwealth Universities

UrL: https://www.acu.ac.uk/funding-opportunities/for-university-staff/grants/commonwealth-climate-resilience-challenge-grants/

Deadline: March 13, 2023

2.      AWARDS

Title: Wellcome Career Development Awards

Funder: Wellcome

UrL: https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/career-development-awards

Dateline: April 4, 2023

Title: Wellcome Discovery Awards

Funder: Wellcome

UrL: https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/discovery-awards

Dateline: April 4, 2023

3.     SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIP

Title: Arturo Falaschi PhD Fellowships

Funder: International Center for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (ICGEB)

Url: https://www.icgeb.org/fellowships/arturo-falaschi-phd-fellowships/

Deadline: March 31, 2023

Title: Arturo Falaschi Short-term Postdoctoral Fellowships

Funder: International Center for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (ICGEB)

Url: https://www.icgeb.org/fellowships/arturo-falaschi-short-term-postdoc-fellowships/

Deadline: March 31, 2023

Title: Smart Fellowships – March 2023

Funder: International Center for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (ICGEB)

Url: https://www.icgeb.org/fellowships/smart-fellowships-9-22/

Deadline: March 31, 2023

Title: Arturo Falaschi Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023

Funder: International Center for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (ICGEB)

Url: https://www.icgeb.org/fellowships/arturo-falaschi-postdoctoral-fellowships-2022/

Deadline: March 31, 2023