RIE NEWS, FUNDING AND OPPORTUNITIES NO. 22 (2020)
Dear University Community,
KENYA POLICY BRIEFS
Volume 1 Issue 2 is NOW Published. Please visit the site for more information.
SUBMIT YOUR POLICY BRIEFS for the September 2020 and January 2021
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION BLOG
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.
Blogs added this week:
1. Puzzle of Africa’s Low COVID-19 Cases https://uonresearch.org/blog/puzzle-of-africas-low-covid-19-cases/
2. COVID-19: Was it Wise to Open the Kenyan Economy? https://uonresearch.org/blog/covid-19-was-it-wise-to-open-the-kenyan-economy/
RESEARCH WEEK 2020
Research Week 2020 is going virtual. Dates are the same, only 14 days left to submit abstracts for all conferences. Visit https://uonresearch.org/researchweek2020 for more details. Follow us on twitter @RPEUoN for regular updates.
RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED
Several of our researchers have been successful in winning research grants. You can read up on recent grants awarded below:
- New Project to Enhance Ground-Level Health Worker Capacity to Plan and Respond to COVID-19 among Vulnerable Populations
- Understanding Guineafowl-fish-Arrowroot integrated farming for improved Food Security and Nutrition in Kenya
- From Waste Bottle to Effective Health Care: Manufacturing Low Cost Microscopes for the Tele-Microscopy Diagnosis
FUNDING
Newly added funding opportunities. Categories are:
1. Research and Innovation Grants
2. Research Infrastructure Grants
3. Awards and Prizes
4. Fellowships and Scholarships
5. Consultancies
6. Student and Staff Mobility
7. Sponsored Training
8. Travel Grants
1. Research and Innovation Grants
Research/Innovation Grants - Call for Research Proposals (papers): Preventing social conflict and promoting social cohesion in forced displacement contexts
Location: United States
Company: World Bank
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
ARUA Center of Excellence for Non-Communicable Diseases - Mini-Grants 2020-2021
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Global Challenges Research Fund has awarded the University of Nairobi on behalf of the ARUA Center of Excellence for Non-Communicable Diseases (ACE-NCD) a capacity building grant. Part of the funds is to provide mini-grants in support of scoping studies and pilot studies that lead to strengthening research collaboration among researchers in the ACE-NCD universities, and strengthen proposals submitted by ACE-NCD teams to conduct cutting-edge research that addresses one of the thematic areas listed below. Under this call activities must be undertaken and funds must be spent before March 31, 2021.
ACE NCD Universities are the Makerere University, University of Ghana, University of Ibadan, University of Nairobi, and University of the Witwatersrand.
Example activities include focused research workshops to develop sustainable strategies and partnerships for future activities, with clearly identified outcomes; preliminary data collection, analysis or research-focused proof of concept.
It is expected that the outcomes of mini-grant activities will inform more substantive funded research into and impact on addressing NCDs in Africa., https://uonresearch.org/acencdminigrant/
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 Engiineering
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/the-africa-prize-for-engineering-innovation/
4. Fellowships and Scholarships
None added in the past week, but review those available on the portal.
5. Consultancies
Consultancies - A Study of the Regional Economic Communities of EAC, SADC and ECOWAS
Location: Sweden
Company: Dakonia
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/a-study-of-the-regional-economic-communities-of-eac-sadc-and-ecowas/
Consultancies - Impact Evaluation of the Water Efficient Maize for Africa Project
Location: Kenya
Company: AATF
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/impact-evaluation-of-the-water-efficient-maize-for-africa-project/
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/
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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