RESEARCH AND INNOVATION BLOG
RIE has created a Research and Innovation Blog at https://uonresearch.org/blog/ . We are now transitioning to accept articles covering all areas of interest. Articles should be sent to madaragot@uonbi.ac.ke copied to dvcrie@uonbi.ac.ke.
All images can be embedded in the document, but should also be sent as separate attachments - NOTE THAT BLOG CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FROM FACULTY ONLY.
Blogs added this week:
- COVID-19: Can Herbal Medicine provide the much needed cure? https://uonresearch.org/blog/covid-19-can-herbal-medicine-provide-the-much-needed-cure/
- The Forgotten policy: Corona and Gender Mainstreaming in Economic Policies https://uonresearch.org/blog/the-forgotten-policy-corona-and-gender-mainstreaming-in-economic-policies/
- COVID-19 is a Complex Social Problem, Change the Approach https://uonresearch.org/blog/covid-19-is-a-complex-social-problem-change-the-approach/
- Transportation in Kenya: The Weak Link in the Fight Against COVID-19 https://uonresearch.org/blog/transportation-in-kenya-the-weak-link-in-the-fight-against-covid-19/
Webinars added this Week
These webinars run by the Committee on Fiscal Studies is part of the Office of the DVC RIE Webinar Series on COVID 19
- Coping with Natural Disasters During the COVID-19 Pandemic. https://uonresearch.org/blog/coping-with-natural-disasters-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
- Health Diplomacy and the Fight Against COVID-19 https://uonresearch.org/blog/health-diplomacy-and-the-fight-against-covid-19/
RESEARCH WEEK 2020
Preparations are in full swing for the 3rd Annual Research Week 2020, featuring 13 conferences covering nearly all disciplines in the University. Visit, https://uonresearch.org/researchweek2020 for more details. Follow us on twitter @RPEUoN for regular updates.
FUNDING
In this issue we have provided a complete listing of opportunities that are still open. Please let us know if you need any assistance.
Opportunities are available for:
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 - Disaster and Climate Change Preparedness in East Africa Round
Location: United Kingdom
Company: British Council
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/disaster-and-climate-change-preparedness-in-east-africa-round/
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 Britiish Academy
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/knowledge-frontiers-international-interdisciplinary-research-2021/
Research/Innovation Grants - COVID-19 Global South Artificial Intelligence and Data Innovation Program
Location: Canada
Company: IDRC
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/covid-19-global-south-artificial-intelligence-and-data-innovation-program/
Research/Innovation Grants - Catalyzing Change for Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems
Location: Canada
Company: IDRC
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/catalyzing-change-for-healthy-and-sustainable-food-systems/
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 - COVID-19 AFRICA RAPID GRANT FUND
Location: South Africa
Company: National Research Fund
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/covid-19-africa-rapid-grant-fund/
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 - COVID-19 Student Action Fund
Location: United States
Company: Clinton Foundation
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/covid-19-student-action-fund/
Fellowships/Scholarships - Mobility for Innovative Renewable Energy Technologies
Location: Kenya
Company: Moi University
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/mobility-for-innovative-renewable-energy-technologies/
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/
Research/Innovation Grants - First call for proposals of the Global Research Alliance Graduate Research Grants
Location: Uganda
Company: RUFORUM
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/first-call-for-proposals-of-the-global-research-alliance-graduate-research-grants/
Research/Innovation Grants - Exploratory Research Grants
Location: United Kingdom
Company: Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/exploratory-research-grants/
Research/Innovation Grants -2020 Research Grants
Location: United States
Company: Merck
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/2020-research-grants/
Research/Innovation Grants - NORHED II 2021-2026: Projects on Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research
Location: Norway
Company: Norwegian Agency For Development Cooperation (NORAD)
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/norhed-ii-2021-2026-projects-on-capacity-development-in-higher-education-and-research/
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 - Collaborative Interventions to Control Desert Locusts Invasion in Kenya
Location: Kenya
Company: National Research Fund
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/collaborative-interventions-to-control-desert-locusts-invasion-in-kenya/
Research/Innovation Grants - Patrice L. Engle Dissertation Grant Grant in Early Childhood Development
Location: United States
Company: Society for Research in Child Development
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/patrice-l-engle-dissertation-grant-grant-in-early-childhood-development/
Research/Innovation Grants - Large Research Grants on Education
Location: United States
Company: Spencer Foundation
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/large-research-grants-on-education/
Research/Innovation Grants - MIT Challenge: Health Security and Pandemics
Location: United States
Company: MIT
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/mit-challenge-health-security-and-pandemics/
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 - Context Matters Research Grants
Location: Canada
Company: CODE
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/context-matters-research-grants-2/
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/
2. Research Infrastructure
None added in the past week, but review those available on the portal.
3. Awards and Prizes
Awards/Prizes - The COVID-19 Detect and Protect Challenge
Company: United Nations Development Programme
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/the-covid-19-detect-and-protect-challenge/
Awards/Prizes - MIT Challenge: Maternal and New Born Health
Location: United States
Company: MIT
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/mit-challenge/
Awards/Prizes - MIT Challenge: Sustainable Food Systems
Location: United States
Company: MIT
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/mit-challenge-sustainable-food-systems/
Awards/Prizes - MIT Challenge: Good Jobs & Inclusive Entrepreneurship
Location: United States
Company: MIT
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/mit-challenge-good-jobs-inclusive-entrepreneurship/
Awards/Prizes - MIT Challenge: Learning for Girls and Women
Location: United States
Company: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/mit-challenge-learning-for-girls-and-women/
Awards/Prizes - Africa Food Prize
Location: Kenya
Company: Africa Green Revolution Forum
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/africa-food-prize/
Awards/Prizes - MIT COVID-19 Global Challenge
Location: United States
Company: MIT
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/mit-covid-19-global-challenge/
4. Fellowships and Scholarships
Fellowships/Scholarships - Postdoctoral Research Fellowship – Multidisciplinary researcher in the implementation of renewable energy in African food value chains
Location: South Africa
Company: Stellonbosch University
Fellowships/Scholarships - AIMS NEI Fellowship Program for Women in Climate Change Science
Location: Rwanda
Company: African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/aims-nei-fellowship-program-for-women-in-climate-change-science/
Fellowships/Scholarships - PhD Scholarships available to support 3-4-year doctoral training in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Location: Kenya
Company: Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology
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/
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 - Centre for the Study of African Economies Visiting Fellowships
Location: United Kingdom
Company: Oxford University
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/centre-for-the-study-of-african-economies-visiting-fellowships/
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 - Carnegie Africa Diaspora Fellowship Program: Call for Institutions to Host a Scholar
Location: United States
Company: Institute of International Education
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/carnegie-africa-diaspora-fellowship-program-call-for-institutions-to-host-a-scholar/
Fellowships/Scholarships - 2020 Call for Applications: Intra-Africa Mobility Grants for Junior Researchers (supported by BMBF and AvH)
5. Consultancies
Consultancies - RFP for Provision of Consultancy Services for the Development of a Corporate Social Responsibility Policy and Strategy
Location: Kenya
Company: NEMA
Consultancies - Consultancy on Women Human Rights Defending Organisations
Location: Kenya
Company: Protection International
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/4010/
Consultancies - Consultancy for Board Evaluation Service for KENGEN Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme
Location: Kenya
Company: KENGEN Retirements Benefits Scheme
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/consultancy-for-board-evaluation-service-for-kengen-staff-retirement-benefits-scheme/
Consultancies - Consultancy Service to Estimate National Parameters and Commodity Specific Conversion Factors
Location: Kenya
Company: National Treasury
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/consultancy-service-to-estimate-national-parameters-and-commodity-specific-conversion-factors/
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
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/
KENYA POLICY BRIEFS
In the middle of 2019, the Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise mooted publishing the Kenya Policy Briefs as a strategic vehicle to bridge the gap between research output from academia and Kenyan policymakers. Although three months late, the electronic submission, review, and dissemination platform is now fully operational and online, and the first issue, Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2020, has now been published. https://uonresearch.org/journal/
We initially planned to publish twice a year (January and June). To facilitate timely dissemination of research results, we have enhanced the publication schedule to three times a year (January, May and September). The May issue is already under preparation and shall be published in the coming weeks. We therefore invite you to submit manuscripts for the September issue through the online system. The January 2021 Issue (Volume 2, Issue 1) shall be dedicated to research-based policy briefs on the COVID-19 pandemic that has, in many ways, permanently changed how we work and go about our daily lives.
We welcome you on this journey and encourage you to share and tweet this information through your networks.
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