RIE NEWS, FUNDING AND OPPORTUNITIES NO. 24 (2020)
Dear University Community,
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION BLOG
Blogs added this week:
- The Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic and its Role as an Agent of Social Change
- Are alcohol-based hand sanitizers (rubs) being used properly?
The Office of RIE created the Research and Innovation Blog, https://uonresearch.org/blog/. All articles should be sent as a Word Document to madaragot@uonbi.ac.ke copied to dvcrie@uonbi.ac.ke. All images should be embedded in the document AND also sent as separate attachments. NOTE THAT BLOG CONTRIBUTIONS ARE REQUESTED FROM UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI FACULTY ONLY.
RESEARCH WEEK 2020 (October 12-16)
Research Week 2020 is going virtual. Dates are the same, LAST TWO DAYS TO submit abstracts for all conferences. Visit https://uonresearch.org/researchweek2020 for more details. Follow us on twitter @RPEUoN for regular updates. Already we have over 300+ abstracts, 30+ Keynote speakers. Do not be left out.
RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED
Several of our researchers have been successful in winning research grants.
If you have recently been awarded a grant, get in touch (dvcrie@uonbi.ac.ke cc: madaraogot@uonbi.ac.ke) so that we can feature you here.
FUNDING
Many of these are not new, but still open. Good luck.
1. Research/Innovation Grants
Research/Innovation Grants - Africa Ecology Research Grants
Location: United Kingdom
Company: British Ecological Society
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/ecology-research-grants/
Research/Innovation Grants - Emergency Awards: Rapid Investigation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Location: United States
Company: National Institutes of Health
Research/Innovation Grants - NIHR Global Health Research Units
Location: United Kingdom
Company: National Institutes of Health Research
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/nihr-global-health-research-units/
Research/Innovation Grants - MRC/DFID African Research Leader Scheme 2020
Location: United Kingdom
Company: Medical Research Council
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/mrc-dfid-african-research-leader-scheme-2020/
Research/Innovation Grants - Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Impacts and Responses for Women and Girls
Location: Canada
Company: Partnership for Economic Policy
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/climate-change-in-sub-saharan-africa-the-impacts-and-responses-for-women-and-girls/
Research/Innovation Grants - Urban Links Africa Open Call
Location: United Kingdom
Company: Urban Links Africa
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/urban-links-africa-open-call/
Research/Innovation Grants - Enduring Impacts: Archeology of Sustainability
Location: United States
Company: National Geographic
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/enduring-impacts-archeology-of-sustainability/
Research/Innovation Grants - Big Cats Conservation
Location: United States
Company: National Geographic
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/big-cats-conservation/
Research/Innovation Grants - AI for Earth Innovation
Location: United States
Company: National Geographic
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/ai-for-earth-innovation/
Research/Innovation Grants - Open Call Cultural and Artistic Responses to Environmental Change
Location: Netherlands
Company: Prince Claus Fund
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/open-call-cultural-and-artistic-responses-to-environmental-change/
Research/Innovation Grants - PhD Sandwich Programme
Company: International Atomic Energy Agency Africa Division
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/phd-sandwich-programme/
Research/Innovation Grants - Francis H. Brown African Scholarship
Location: United States
Company: Leakey Foundation
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/francis-h-brown-african-scholarship/
Research/Innovation Grants - Nutrition in Secondary Cities
Location: Switzerland
Company: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/nutrition-in-secondary-cities/
Research/Innovation Grants - Agro-biodiversity for Food Security and Nutrition
Location: Switzerland
Company: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/agro-biodiversity-for-food-security-and-nutrition/
Human Rights in Food Systems
Location: Switzerland
Company: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/human-rights-in-food-systems/
Research/Innovation Grants - Third Call for Global Health Research Groups Remit and Guidance
Location: United Kingdom
Company: National Institutes of Health
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/third-call-for-global-health-research-groups-remit-and-guidance/
Research/Innovation Grants - Biodiversity Information Development (BID) Grant
Location: Denmark
Company: Global Biodiversity Information Facility
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/biodiversity-information-development-bid-grant/
Research/Innovation Grants - Joint Global Health Trials Call 11
Location: United Kingdom
Company: Medical Research Council
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/joint-global-health-trials-call-11/
Research/Innovation Grants - RFP Big Cats Conservation
Location: United States
Company: National Geographic
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/rfp-big-cats-conservation/
Research/Innovation Grants - Knowledge Frontiers: International Interdisciplinary Research 2021
Location: United Kingdom
Company: The British Academy
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/knowledge-frontiers-international-interdisciplinary-research-2021/
Research/Innovation Grants - Global Effort on COVID-19
Location: United Kingdom
Company: National Institute for Health Research
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/global-effort-on-covid-19/
Research/Innovation Grants - Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund Grant
Company: Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/mohamed-bin-zayed-species-conservation-fund-grant/
Research/Innovation Grants - Antimicrobial Stewardship in Africa and the Middle East
Location: United States
Company: International Society for Infectious Diseases
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/antimicrobial-stewardship-in-africa-and-the-middle-east/
Research/Innovation Grants - Moses Mapesa Research Grant on Natural and Cultural Heritage
Location: South Africa
Company: African World Heritage Fund
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/moses-mapesa-research-grant-on-natural-and-cultural-heritage/
Research/Innovation Grants - Call for Submission of ICT Innovations to Mitigate COVID-19 Pandemic
Location: Kenya
Company: Ministry of ICR, Innovation and Youth Affairs
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/call-for-submission-of-ict-innovations-to-mitigate-covid-19-pandemic/
Fellowships/Scholarships - TWAS-CSIR Postgraduate Fellowship Programme (Deadline Extended)
Location: Italy
Company: The World Academy of Sciences
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/twas-csir-postgraduate-fellowship-programme/
Research/Innovation Grants - 2020 Research Grants
Location: United States
Company: Merck
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/2020-research-grants/
Travel Grants - Travel Award for International Skills and Knowledge Exchange
Location: United Kingdom
Company: Biochemical Society
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/travel-award-for-international-skills-and-knowledge-exchange/
Research/Innovation Grants - Collaborative Research on Cancer in Kenya
Location: Kenya
Company: National Research Fund
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/collaborative-research-on-cancer-in-kenya/
Research/Innovation Grants - NIH: Availability of Administrative Supplements and Revision Supplements on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Location: United States
Company: Natinal Institutes of Health
Research/Innovation Grants - The IFREE Small Grants Program
Location: United States
Company: International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/the-ifree-small-grants-program/
Research/Innovation Grants - AHRC Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Urgency Grants pilot
Location: United Kingdom
Company: UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/ahrc-global-challenges-research-fund-gcrf-urgency-grants-pilot/
Research/Innovation Grants - Small Conservation Grants (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Location: Belgium
Company: Jana Robeyst Trust Fund
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/small-conservation-grants-sub-saharan-africa/
Research/Innovation Grants - Small Research Grants on Education
Location: United States
Company: Spencer Foundation
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/small-research-grants-on-education/
Research/Innovation Grants - USAID Development Innovation Ventures Programme
Location: United States
Company: USAID
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/usaid-development-innovation-ventures-programme/
Research/Innovation Grants - Exploration Grants
Location: United States
Company: National Geographic
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/exploration-grants/
Research/Innovation Grants - Field Conservation and Research Work Small Grants
Location: Belgium
Company: Jana Robeyst Trust Fund
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/field-conservation-and-research-work-small-grants/
2. Research Infrastructure
None added in the past week, but review those available on the portal.
3. Awards and Prizes
Awards/Prizes - The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Location: United Kingdom
Company: Royal Academy of Engineering
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/the-africa-prize-for-engineering-innovation/
Awards/Prizes - The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Location: United Kingdom
Company: Royal Academy of Engineering
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/the-africa-prize-for-engineering-innovation/
4. Fellowships and Scholarships
Fellowships/Scholarships - Research Training Fellowship for Developing Country Scientists
Location: India
Company: Government of India
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/research-training-fellowship-for-developing-country-scientists/
Fellowships/Scholarships - World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program
Location: United States
Company: World Bank Group
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/world-bank-group-africa-fellowship-program/
Fellowships/Scholarships - 2020 Call for Applications: Intra-Africa Mobility Grants for Junior Researchers (supported by BMBF and AvH)
Fellowships/Scholarships - Schwarzman Scholarship Programme for Masters in Global Affairs
Location: China
Company: Tsinghua University
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/schwarzman-scholarship-programme-for-masters-in-global-affairs/
Fellowships/Scholarships - TWAS-SN Bose Postgraduate Fellowship Programme (Deadline Extended)
Location: Italy
Company: The World Academy of Sciences
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/twas-sn-bose-postgraduate-fellowship-programme/
Fellowships/Scholarships - PhD Visiting Fellowships 2021
Location: Denmark
Company: Aalborg University
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/phd-visiting-fellowships-2021/
Fellowships/Scholarships - UEA-Copenhagen joint PhD Scholarship in Religion and Social Change in Africa
Location: United Kingdom
Company: University of East Anglia
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/uea-copenhagen-joint-phd-scholarship-in-religion-and-social-change-in-africa/
Fellowships/Scholarships - Flinders University : Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (International)
Location: Australia
Company: Flinders University
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/flinders-university-australian-government-research-training-program-scholarship-international/
Fellowships/Scholarships - The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers
Location: United States
Company: New York Public Library
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/the-dorothy-and-lewis-b-cullman-center-for-scholars-and-writers/
Fellowships/Scholarships - The African Academy of Sciences International Research Management Staff Development Programme
Location: Kenya
Company: Africa Academy of Sciences
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/the-african-academy-of-sciences-international-research-management-staff-development-programme/
5. Consultancies
Consultancies - Situational Analysis for the Baringo Resilience Project
Location: United Kingdom
Company: Self-Help Africa
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/situational-analysis-for-the-baringo-resilience-project/
Consultancies - Provision of Consultancy Services to Evaluation the Insurance Regulatory Authority's Actuarial Scholarship Programme
6. Global Development Awards
None added in the past week, but review those available on the portal.
7. Student and Staff Mobility
None added in the past week, but review those available on the portal.
8. Sponsored Training
None added in the past week, but review those available on the portal.
9. Travel Grants
None added in the past week, but review those available on the portal.
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